Stage IV
A 20-watt 6V6 combo built to recreate Paul Rivera's classic modified blackface tones, with footswitchable channel switching, reverb, and vintage optical tremolo.
About this amp
Released for Rivera’s 35th anniversary, Stage IV revives the modification level Paul Rivera originally applied to Fender Deluxe Reverbs in the 1970s-80s - the amps that shaped the LA/Nashville studio sound and later became the template for Rivera-era Fender amps. A clean blackface-voiced Channel 1 pairs with a flexible, bluesier Channel 2, plus footswitchable spring reverb and an optical vintage-style tremolo. Handcrafted in Burbank, California.
Specs
| Wattage | 20W |
|---|---|
| Power Tubes | 2x 6V6 |
| Preamp Tubes | 5x 12AX7A |
| Channels | 2, footswitchable |
| Reverb | Footswitchable Accutronics 3-spring |
| Tremolo | Optical circuit, footswitchable, rear Speed/Intensity controls |
| Effects Loop | Send/return |
| Speaker | 12" Eminence EM12 |
Quick answers
- How much does the Stage IV cost?
- Rivera Amplifiers sells through dealers and doesn't publish a price.
- Is the Stage IV still available?
- Yes. Rivera Amplifiers lists it as a current model that's available to order.
- Who makes the Stage IV?
- Rivera Amplifiers, building gear since 1976. Where it's built: Hand-built in the USA. It's listed here as a tube combo amp.