Rivera Suprema Jazz Combo - USA 2012

The Rivera Suprema Jazz Combo stands as one of Rivera’s most focused clean amplifiers, built for players who value articulation, dynamic detail and enormous headroom. Paul Rivera’s long relationship with high tier amp design, beginning with his influential Fender work in the eighties, is evident in the Suprema series. These amps deliver the fluid cleans and broad tonal shaping that many jazz and studio players rely on today.

This 2012 example is finished in black tolex, remains completely original and is in excellent condition. The Suprema Jazz was conceived as a premium clean platform, offering the feel of a powerful blackface style amp with added refinement, clarity and flexibility. Rivera’s build quality is immediately noticeable with a tight cabinet, robust wiring and premium component choices designed for long term reliability.

The control panel provides an unusually wide palette for a single channel amplifier. The front end begins with high gain and low gain inputs followed by Volume, Treble, Middle, Bass and Reverb controls. Each EQ band includes additional voice shaping, with pull bright on Treble and pull notch on Middle to open or tighten the midrange response. After the EQ section the amp offers Master, Focus and Presence controls, with pull fat on Focus for added warmth and density. This layout allows the player to move seamlessly from thick and velvety comping tones to bright, articulate voicings with excellent note separation.

Tonally, the Suprema Jazz delivers a smooth, even and highly musical clean sound with impressive definition at any playing level. The low end remains controlled and full, the midrange has a natural warmth and the top end stays sweet without drifting into harshness. It sits somewhere between the openness of a Twin and the precision of a high end boutique jazz combo. The amp responds beautifully to touch, making it equally suitable for traditional jazz, chord melody, fusion and studio work.

A refined and versatile clean amp from one of the most respected builders in modern amplifier design.

Specs:

Model: Rivera Suprema Jazz Combo

Year: 2012

Power: Approx 50 watts

Power Tubes: 6L6

Preamp Tubes: 12AX7

Inputs: High gain, Low gain

Speaker: Celestion G12T-75

Controls: Volume, Treble (pull bright), Middle (pull notch), Bass, Reverb, Master, Focus (pull fat), Presence

Features: Footswitch jack, extensive tone shaping, high headroom clean platform

Cabinet: Black tolex, open back combo