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  • čas přidán 25. 10. 2022
  • Wow!!! Paul Rivera came by with 2 Fender Amps that he went through and Norm bought here at #NormansRareGuitars!!! What do you think?
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Komentáře • 88

  • @uncleremus64
    @uncleremus64 Před rokem +29

    Norm. Glad to see you looking so good!

  • @micemr76
    @micemr76 Před rokem +7

    Paul is a legend in the amp arena..sure hope guys like him are teaching the new generations, cause guys like him have a lifetime of knowledge

  • @AMPSHOWS
    @AMPSHOWS Před rokem +3

    Paul and I go back to the old LA Guitar Show days, where he exhibited at my Hollywood Rosevelt show. He is just the nicest guy! His amps are top shelf too.

  • @vayabroder729
    @vayabroder729 Před rokem +2

    Great to see Norm looking lighter and good. Great video with Mr. Rivera. Thanks!

  • @danduntz9112
    @danduntz9112 Před rokem +4

    I’ve got a Rivera era fender concert and it’s got all the tones and sounds that I need, but….it would be nice to have Paul go through my amp to update what needs to be updated.

  • @craigjones7954
    @craigjones7954 Před rokem +8

    With Brandon expertly playing Led Zep in the background .. made a great sound backdrop!

    • @briangisler1981
      @briangisler1981 Před rokem

      Can you please tell me the name of that Led Zeppelin song he’s playing? I can’t remember The name of it. I want to learn it.. Thank you..

  • @11calman
    @11calman Před rokem +5

    Yep, I have a Paul Rivera made Fender amp from Japan (About 1986 I think) & here in 2022 it's still going strong, love it

  • @robertbrown9767
    @robertbrown9767 Před rokem +5

    2 Legends of Guitar and Amp, the knowledge these 2 men contain is unreal! It's good to see Norm up and about looking well! Doing what he loves to do. And thank you Mr. Rivera for taking the amp to the next level of tonal bliss!

  • @AdamEmerson1420
    @AdamEmerson1420 Před rokem +8

    Norm looking awesome glad he is recovering and I love the Super Reverb !!!

  • @BillyBongwaters
    @BillyBongwaters Před rokem +2

    Fantastic..Hearing Zep...talking about the Great Aspen Pittman...and Paul and Norm.....great stuff

  • @stevehughes1510
    @stevehughes1510 Před rokem +3

    Yep two legends, what can you say. Thanks for these great videos because otherwise we'd never see or hear from people like Paul talking candidly about their craft. Cheers Norm, much appreciated!!

  • @doster59
    @doster59 Před rokem +1

    What a wonderful video! Thanks for sharing that conversation. I could listen to both of you talking guitars/music for an hour or two. I wish you would do longer interviews, they are fascinating.

  • @richfiryn
    @richfiryn Před rokem +1

    Brandon just casually playing some Led Zep in the background is pretty cool too.

  • @paulcroce7303
    @paulcroce7303 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for sharing ,your looking well Norm! Luv the channel 👍

  • @donaldandrews8820
    @donaldandrews8820 Před rokem

    I heard that amp in one of your videos the other day and was instantly transported back to 1972 and my high school rock band (I played bass) and our Lead Guitarist had a Twin Reverb and to this day after playing in bands and being a Bouncer in Bars at The Jersey Shore in the late 70’s and Later working as a Security Supervisor in a Casino in AC and guarding big acts that Twin was still one of the best amps I ever heard and this amp brought me right back to the sound of that Twin. What a great sounding amp and Thanks for the Memory !

  • @MilitaryAIWorks100
    @MilitaryAIWorks100 Před rokem +1

    Wish you guys were open today! I don’t get out here very often!

  • @joanpahls4520
    @joanpahls4520 Před rokem

    Very nice video. So glad you're feeling better Norm you look wonderful

  • @kendallcovell9386
    @kendallcovell9386 Před rokem

    What a legend! Paul is so humble too.

  • @fredlyons4538
    @fredlyons4538 Před rokem +1

    I have a sidekick reverb 65 designed under Paul when he worked for fender, it’s incredible!

  • @TwangThang57
    @TwangThang57 Před rokem +1

    Nice! My ‘82 PRII has been my main driver since the late 80s!!

  • @scottlalexander510
    @scottlalexander510 Před rokem

    Love my 1983 Fender Super Champ!! Thanks, Paul.

  • @redbarchetta8782
    @redbarchetta8782 Před 9 měsíci

    My first amp was a Silver Faced Fender just like that. The memories.

  • @aminahmed2220
    @aminahmed2220 Před rokem +1

    What a fantastic video norm and paul and Brandon and jen

  • @DojoOfCool
    @DojoOfCool Před rokem +1

    All the decades I played and amps I owned and sold only one do I regret selling and alway wished I could get back that was my 65 BF Princeton that I had Paul Rivera do his mod magic to. This was back when Paul was working out of his garage and a friend of mine introduced me to Paul. I also had an old original Echoplex that was trashed in an accident and Paul rebuilt it new case and all and it sounded great. Paul is the best.

  • @tonyshoe3131
    @tonyshoe3131 Před rokem +1

    More videos like this please.

  • @kmajor44
    @kmajor44 Před rokem

    Amps look great and that Super is majestic.

  • @paulc519
    @paulc519 Před rokem +2

    I have a paul rivaria 4×10 concert amp,sounds great!! Very heavy,I belive it to be 82,83? Good to see you looking great Norm!!

  • @klausrusswurm3506
    @klausrusswurm3506 Před rokem

    I Wish you the best Norm, Rivera Amps are so good , great. 🎸🎼🎸🎼👍👏🙂

  • @jeffsquires6620
    @jeffsquires6620 Před rokem +2

    Great tremolo, sounds incredible. Possibly the best I have heard.

  • @ToddTheJoker
    @ToddTheJoker Před rokem

    Love to have the Champ, I have a Fender Champ clone and they sound so good. Also good to see Norm back at it!

  • @guitarzan2626
    @guitarzan2626 Před rokem +2

    I have a Rivera era super champ, its a great amp.

  • @kelsodelroy
    @kelsodelroy Před rokem

    I played a black beauty les paul custom out of that super reverb when I visited norms. It sounded so damn good that it sent me amp shopping to chase that sound

  • @Bluegeek1
    @Bluegeek1 Před rokem

    Rivera Era Amps are some of the berry best!

  • @MichtersRyefan
    @MichtersRyefan Před rokem +1

    I know a guy that has a shit ton of Rivera amps and all kinds of parts over the years. he has a room stacked near all the way to the ceiling in some places. idk if he has sold any off over the years. but last time I was in there he had so much. it was insane.

  • @jasonaustin3270
    @jasonaustin3270 Před rokem

    Complete repair by one of the best

  • @alkennedy1124
    @alkennedy1124 Před rokem +1

    Hello Paul Rivere nice to see you at norm , a person we have only hard about ,now we can put a face to the name ,,,!!! Thank you sr , and thank you norm and branden and all your team at norms rare guitars and records. Thanks BigAl California praise Jesus Christ grace grace grace amen 🙏

  • @Wileylikethehawk
    @Wileylikethehawk Před rokem

    I missed out on one of his fenders a while ago and I am kicking myself.

  • @toadstkr
    @toadstkr Před rokem

    This guy is a master those amps I’m sure are incredible and will last and last

  • @no59do56
    @no59do56 Před rokem

    Wow. 1973. Going back. 1968. Amp guru

  • @umberto1949
    @umberto1949 Před rokem

    WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @knaggs71
    @knaggs71 Před rokem

    Wow Paul is a legend….👍🏼

  • @idleave
    @idleave Před rokem

    I’d say the amps are beautiful like that

  • @aGabay
    @aGabay Před rokem +3

    You should start selling his amps :)

  • @AnthonyBurrito1313
    @AnthonyBurrito1313 Před rokem

    I am going to snag that Super

  • @VictorVectorMusic
    @VictorVectorMusic Před rokem +1

    They look (and sound) great to me. Nothing like real relics, even better when fully gone through like these.

  • @tedgoff4559
    @tedgoff4559 Před rokem

    Paul you should check out Weber Speakers from Kokomo IN.

  • @chrisstonebraker6319
    @chrisstonebraker6319 Před rokem +1

    HEY NORMAN LOVE YOU

  • @Strat642001
    @Strat642001 Před rokem +1

    I still kick myself for letting a Rake head slip through my fingers. Rivera builds fantastic stuff!

  • @JoeyResly
    @JoeyResly Před rokem

    Amps look pretty good to me

  • @ix-Xafra
    @ix-Xafra Před rokem

    I miss my Super Reverb!

  • @docamosroxie8686
    @docamosroxie8686 Před rokem

    Yamaha G series is Paul designs and are great clean SS amps.....cheap too

  • @scottdunn2178
    @scottdunn2178 Před rokem

    Fun Fact;
    Warren DeMartini used a Paul Rivera modded Fender Champ to record his solos on Out Of The Cellar/Invasion Of Your Privacy 🎸

  • @sassycat
    @sassycat Před rokem

    Can Paul work on my Super Reverb and Super Champ?

  • @nancychace8619
    @nancychace8619 Před rokem

    Interesting. Afraid I am amp illiterate - need to learn. Have often thought of dusting off the cobwebs to start playing again after a very long sabbatical. It would take some doin'. Always played acoustic, but would be fun to try some electric. I'd have to get an amp, or find some way to hear myself. Yikes! What are some good set-ups to get started?
    Thanks for sharing. Glad Norm is hanging in there. Take it easy.

  • @billjackson6385
    @billjackson6385 Před rokem

    Let's hear the amp. How much....

  • @michaelchadwick6424
    @michaelchadwick6424 Před rokem

    I used to own a Champ II. Loved it and traded it and regretted it ever since. Alas, young and stupid at the time (early 80's).

  • @kevinhill4012
    @kevinhill4012 Před rokem

    👌

  • @ianharris8706
    @ianharris8706 Před rokem

    Yamaha G100 ll Paul????

  • @drdoscacciato6555
    @drdoscacciato6555 Před rokem

    Hey a Chubster 40 for years. I am not a fan of the quality(had a lot of issues with the potentiometers) and not a fan of their service. I sent emails and called on the phone and left messages and never heard back from their service dept.

  • @majortwang6211
    @majortwang6211 Před rokem

    🎯

  • @thommeyer6356
    @thommeyer6356 Před rokem

    I disagree Norm...I think the Champ and Super Reveb are absolutely gorgeous. As I get older, like the amps, I'm starting to fray around the edges and feel a kinship with older equipment. I just wish someone would come along and replace some of my parts, so I worked as well as these amps! 😎🎼🎶🎸🎵👍 Love ya Norm!

  • @stratolestele7611
    @stratolestele7611 Před rokem +1

    With the breadth of work Paul's done, I pictured him to be older! Kudos. He clearly started young!
    Edit - I had a Rivera Fandango about 20 years ago (bought it new online). I ended up returning it, but nothing to do with its quality. It was just so beastly that it was too much for me at the time. I would love to have one now. Quality was stellar and man oh man, was it ever powerful. Felt like 120w, not 55w. Fantastic amp. Built like a tank.

  • @ericbgordon1575
    @ericbgordon1575 Před rokem

    Is Paul Rivera both a Fender supplier and.a competitor?

  • @Anne6621
    @Anne6621 Před rokem

    oh heck i Love the look

  • @drzecelectric4302
    @drzecelectric4302 Před rokem

    Aspen Pittman! RIP

  • @mattmasonoklahoma
    @mattmasonoklahoma Před rokem

    bring back the champ II!

  • @stes3061
    @stes3061 Před rokem

    Lost weight norm Everything ok?

  • @briangisler1981
    @briangisler1981 Před rokem

    Please, Please Tell me the name of that Led Zeppelin song he is playing.. I want to learn it..

    • @mattrogers1946
      @mattrogers1946 Před rokem +1

      Ten Years Gone, from Physical Graffiti...
      It's a pretty easy song to play, in dropped D tuning.

    • @briangisler1981
      @briangisler1981 Před rokem +1

      @@mattrogers1946 Thank you so, sooo much.. it’s definitely some beautiful guitar work. Can’t wait to learn it..

    • @mattrogers1946
      @mattrogers1946 Před rokem +1

      @@briangisler1981 Might need to invest in a B Bender for the electric parts. Good luck, one of the first songs I learned to play.

  • @zankyalbo2208
    @zankyalbo2208 Před rokem

    I had one of his 4x10" Concerts and of course sold it in a fit of stupidity.

  • @nationalduo4945
    @nationalduo4945 Před rokem +4

    Not great looking amps ? I beg to differ….

  • @rickjason215
    @rickjason215 Před rokem

    They are really new amps, that look old. He changed pretty much everything.

  • @dezionlion
    @dezionlion Před rokem +2

    So you basically ruined fender amps, thanks Paul!

  • @slackthompson6984
    @slackthompson6984 Před rokem

    legend

  • @jimsmith4611
    @jimsmith4611 Před rokem

    Heard a Rivera amp and loved it but can't afford it unfortunately..

  • @GuitarlosCarlos
    @GuitarlosCarlos Před rokem +4

    I USE CAPS SO I CAN SEE
    HEY! EARLIER I WAS AGAIN THINKING NORM SHOULD FEATURE HIS AMPS PRESENTED BY JOHN TUCCI
    NORM HAS LOTS OF COOL AMPS
    I HEARD ABOUT PAUL RIVERA AS FAR BACK AS 1970, A GREAT AMP GUY
    I'VE GOT OVER 40 COOL AMPS
    CARLOS GUITARLOS 90042 USA

    • @Ottophil
      @Ottophil Před rokem

      You can change font sizes. No reason to use caps as an excuse

    • @stratolestele7611
      @stratolestele7611 Před rokem

      @@Ottophil have some respect

  • @gordonhuskin7337
    @gordonhuskin7337 Před rokem +1

    wants to keep original tone, proceeds to replace all the things that attribute to said tone. lmao

    • @mattrogers1946
      @mattrogers1946 Před rokem +1

      While I'm no expert, swapping the PT in an old amp like this is sacrilegious...

  • @StevesSlideandJazz
    @StevesSlideandJazz Před rokem +1

    $10K?