Rivera Amplifiers are legendary not only for some of the best tone on the planet, but also for rugged construction and long life. The Clubster puts 45 watts of EL-34 power through a 12" Celestion Seventy/80 speaker. The amp uses two 12AX7 preamp tubes - reliable and easily accessible for service. Built with a full plywood cabinet, welded zinc-plated steel chassis, audiophile-quality components, and military-grade construction. Comes with a footswitchable Accutronics 3-spring mechanical reverb and a 2-function footswitch.
Around back, an effects patch loop is provided along with an external speaker jack and a line output for recording or P.A. feeds. The power cord is detachable and easy to replace.
Clubsters have two completely independent preamp channels, each with its own EQ. section. Channel 1 is a high-gain channel with 3-band EQ and a switchable gain boost, and Channel 2 is a clean channel with 2-band EQ and enough gain and headroom to overdrive the power amp when needed - or keep it sparkly clean.
Dialing up clean and distortion tones has never been easier. From Mississippi Delta Blues to Birmingham Steel Rock to Nashville Clean, your tone is home with the Clubster amp.
The Clubster is a professional amp suitable for serious working musicians, yet it is quite affordable. Casuals like a wedding or party could not be any easier, due to the compact size, low weight, and abundance of fine tone.
For recording, Clubsters do the job well. Utilizing good miking technique in recording situations, this small package of excellent tone will lay down great sounding tracks. You can also use the Clubster to power an external Rivera 412 cabinet, allowing you to record stack sounds easily.
Channel 2 controls: Volume (pull switch for channel selection), treble (pull switch for bright), bass
Common front-panel inputs and controls: 1/4" High Gain input, 1/4" Low Gain input, 1/4" footswitch input, reverb control, presence control, standby switch, power on/off switch
Rear-panel inputs and outputs: 1/4" effects loop send, 1/4" effects loop return, 1/4" line output, 1/4" external speaker output
Preamp tubes: Two 12AX7A
Output tubes: Two EL34
Output power: 45 watts RMS into 8 ohms
Speaker: 12" Celestion Seventy/80
Footswitch functions: Channel switching, reverb on/off (footswitch is included)
Posted by Roadapple from Salt Lake City, UT on Dec 1, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Classic rock and blues
Great tone, plenty of volume. Very solidly built, as are all Riveras. One question though....Why someone would build an amp that sounds this good and then not include foot switchable boost is a mystery. The boost sounds great, but you have to pull a knob out to use it??? Duhhhhh...
Rivera already makes the footswitch, why not wire it up? CRAZY thing to do to save $5! You can switch the reverb, a function that is rarely used by any guitar players. They either leave it on or don't use it.
Overall, a great buy for the money. This amp flat out rocks. One suggestion... Don't expect a cheap guitar to sound good through this amp. It will sound cheap. But plug in a good quality guitar and it will SING! Great sustain, throaty, punchy...
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Posted by JB from west coast on Nov 27, 2007
Experience w/product: I have used it
Reviewer's Background: hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: rock
Excellent amp equipped w/ EL34's and a 12" Celestion. Two independent channels w/ independent EQ's. Extremely well built. 12" Speaker. This amp has a lot of great tones and a very nice gain channel which is great for classic rock. The only thing I wish it had is a footswitch button for the boost. You have to manually pull the knob. In summary, a high-quality, great sounding & light-weight amp that has got me eyeing Riveras now. You can't go wrong with this amp.
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I have owned this amp for about a year...
Posted by big daddy55 from Columbus, IN on Jan 11, 2007
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: active musician, hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: rock,country,indie
I have owned this amp for about a year and after a crate v50 and a fender twin I found a keeper with the rivera clubster. It is as clean an amp as you could ask for with plenty of head room for a 45 watter. The "dirty" side is ok but I play mostly thru the clean side. It is great for a moderate size venue without having to mic. I wouldn't hesitate to by another or to recommend it to a friend.
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Great Amp! Great Value!
Posted by MrJonesey from Mid-Michigan on Dec 4, 2006
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Blues, Rock
I bought mine about a year ago. I wanted a Marshall combo at about the same price range, but was turned off when I read about the fan noise issue. When I plugged in I was asolutely blown away. I couldn't believe I could get an amp this nice for the price. My buddy who plays a Fender is also very jealous.
The only problem is that it doesn't come with a cover. I accidently damaged the volume knob while transprting it to a buddy's house to jam. Rivera backed their product 100% and I only had to pay for the service.
It also doesn't come with an owners manual and the only packaging was a piece of cardboard on top with recommended settings. But the money tehy save on the little extras make it more than worth it for the pass along price.
By the way, there are a couple of cool sites on-line which offer some additional recommended settings and info.
It has an absolutely incredible tone. I have not experienced gear envy with anyone I have performed with.
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