Sweetwater Rivera Modified Fender '68 Fender Custom Deluxe Reverb (shipping includes 100% full insurance and expidited shipping)

This is an ultra rare Sweetwater exclusive Paul Rivera modified Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb with Stage II mods in 100% brand new condition with COA.This amp was purchased new, tested and then placed into a roadcase and was stored untouched since the day I received it.

- This amp has the volume and headroom of a 50 watt amp ! -

It the 3rd Deluxe Reverb he modified for Sweetwater and is ultra exclusive as he only modified a handful of these -serial no. PRS2M7H00003( PRS2M:Paul Rivera Stage 2 Modified)

Rivera moved the tremolo Speed and Intensity knobs to the rear panel to make way for all the enhancements on the front. Also around back is an added Hum Adjust control that balances out the preamp tube filaments for minimum hum to compensate for different brands. This is important, as vintage amps have AC filaments whereas most modern amps have DC filaments. Rivera also upgraded the 12" speaker, installing an Eminence Legend EM12, which is a clone of the speaker used in Rivera's original modded amps. The EM12 adds headroom, letting you crank the amp's power section for overdrive with smoother, cleaner sustain without bottoming out the speaker. To accommodate the speaker upgrade, Rivera reinforces the front baffle to support the additional weight and to ensure the amp performs perfectly, just like the original Rivera-modded '68 Deluxes. All things considered, the Rivera '68 Deluxe with Stage 2 Modifications is pretty sweet — a must-have hot-mod amp for the guitarist who will not compromise on tone.

"These highly valued collector amps modified by Paul Rivera himself are being made for a limited time.  Exclusively sold through Sweetwater Music worldwide."

Paul Rivera started modifying amps in 1968
Most of his mods were from 1968-1981 before he worked for Fender 1984 and then later created Rivera branded amplifiers in 1986.
His mods were used on many amps used by the top LA session guys.

During that era and through the late 80’s his tone mods allowed for a studio player to get clean and lead tones all with one amp and were used on thousands of famous soundtracks.

These new Fender 68′ Deluxe reissues modified by Paul Rivera are recreations of these legendary tones. These features were also brought to his Fender designs and now Rivera amp designs.

These mods are what Paul Rivera called “Stage 2” which include:

Front Panel:

-Channel 1 now independent from “lead” channel 2, making it a true 2 channel amp. (use AB switch to switch between Channels)
-Increased headroom, less flubby on both Channels.
-Channel 2 can become a Lead/Overdrive Channel
-Treble “Pull Bright” to spanken up and Middle “Pull Notch” for Blackface tones are added to both channels. This allow for each channel to have 4 different clean tones combinations.

-Channel 2 gets a 6 position FAT switch for thickening mids and increases harmonics,
Increased Gain and Added Master &“Pull for Boost” for added overdrive/sustain. Master allows for overdrive at lower volumes.

Presence (affects both channels) added for shimmer control of the power amp.

REAR PANEL:
-Speed and Instensity are relocated in rear to allow space for added controls in the front.
-Hum Adjust control is added-for balancing the pre-amp tube filaments for minimum hum to compensate for different brands. This is important since vintage amps have AC filaments vs most modern amps with DC filaments.

Speaker upgrade:
The 12inch speaker is upgraded from the stock Celestion V type to a Eminence Legend EM12.  We’ve also reinforced the baffle for the added weight.  The Eminence was created to clone the original Electro-voice EVM12L
originally installed in Paul Rivera’s modded Fenders. This speaker allows you to crank the amp up to get power amp overdrive with smooth clean sustain without bottoming out the speaker.  Also adds headroom and volume.  The EM12 or the original EVM12L’s were one of the few speakers that could handle a tube amp played wide open while staying tight and warm.