Early Rivera modded amp ??

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I received a Fender Deluxe Reverb amp yesterday with an expected
treat: it appears to have been modified by "P.E. Rivera" circa 1977.
It's got a six position knob plugged into the [2] input on the reverb
channel, a master volume (on a DR!?) and the tremelo speed/depth knobs
are collapsed into a single "2-story" knob.
It's got Fane 80w speaker in it--and TONE FOR DAYS. I A/B'ed it all
day long against a very excellent '68 DR (with original AB763 circuit
and V30)--the modified DR absolutely killed the '68 DR. Hands down,
no question. Part of this is the Fane speaker, I think--such
sparkle!--but some of it sure seems to be the amp. I dimed the master
volume, and when I matched preamp volume, etc., with the '68 volume,
etc., the "Rivera" just blew the '68 away for tone and clarity. All
settings.
The amp's apparently been on a big stage sometime in the past 25
years; it's stencil-marked like equipment is for correct placement on
stage and onto equipment trucks.
Anybody know anything about early Rivera modded amps? How can I
verify this?
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Disclaimer: This post simply contains some of my personal opinions.
ObURL: http://home.earthlink.net/~huddler Updated: 12/30/1999

Hi Richard,

Seeing as it is nearly 17 years since your post, hopefully this makes it through to you! Do you still have your Deluxe Reverb? If so, would you be interested in selling it? Thanks for your time.

Regards,

Mike

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Cool thread. Too bad it is so old.
I have a silver face Deluxe Reverb that was modified by Rivera back in his Valley Arts Days. 6 way switch, pull boost, stacked tremolo, etc.
still has the Valley Arts Guitar sticker on the back panel. It is definitely a lot meaner than an original Deluxe.
I bought it quite a number of years ago and had no idea what it was. Glad I didn’t have it converted back to stock.
It has been 100% reliable since I’ve owned it. Actually, it has been my most reliable amp.

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Hi this sounds interesting, are there any pictures of these mods, it's good to know various mods and try them out. I dare the Dumble amps took off from where the Rivera amps started. Good to see the Rivera amps are still affordable.

Thanks.