Rivera Knucklehead 55

Dogma Hollow · Post by **Dogma Hollow** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:33 pm

Just nabbed this off eBay.

I had a Knucklehead Reverb 100 several years ago, which I liked but was way too overpowered and the gain wasn't very natural to my ears. The older Riveras have a much more natural sound to my ears.

Only shit part is waiting for it to get here. There should be a word for the time between when a musician buys a piece of gear he/she likes and the time when they actually get it and let it rip the first time. Like "period of musical oblivion" or something. Oh well, it'll be here in a week.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:04 pm

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mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:44 am

I'd say that time frame is usually called the "shit...I hope my stuff on ebay sells so I can get this thing paid off the credit card before the wife finds out" time period.

Dogma Hollow · Post by **Dogma Hollow** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:41 am

mickie08 wrote:I'd say that time frame is usually called the "shit...I hope my stuff on ebay sells so I can get this thing paid off the credit card before the wife finds out" time period.

Heh, true! Fortunately since Guitar Center has started listing all their used stuff online, I managed to squeak out a smokin' deal on the rest of the gear I bought, so I hit exactly what I told her I'd be spending before selling anything. So if I can unload my Hot Rod Deville (after replacing the K1 relay) for $450 or so, I'll look pretty damn good.

Besides, she eats up most of our discretionary income with her damn hayburners...I mean horses...so she can't really complain about me dropping a few hundy here and there on gear.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:44 pm

I had a Rivera 55 12.

Never really liked the dirt and the cleans were just okay. I ended up trading it back to the guy who traded for it because he thought it was the greatest thing in the world. Hope ya' like it.

Dogma Hollow · Post by **Dogma Hollow** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:49 pm

I've notice that's really common with Riveras. It's either love or meh.