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Rivera Pubster 25 25 Watt Tube Head

Item ID: Pubster25HD

1-channel, 25W Tube Guitar Amplifier Head with Foot-switchable Boost, Effects Loop, Line Output, and Spring Reverb

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Tube Head for All Seasons

Rivera built the Pubster 25 guitar amp head to sound immense at lower volumes in your home or studio - and to have the juice to gig out with. With a duo of euphonic 6V6s in the engine room, the Pubster spits out tasty, all-tube tone that'll stand up to your drummer and strip the paint off club walls while it's at it. Amp guru Paul Rivera has been on the bleeding edge of guitar amplifier design for several decades, and he knows what you're looking for in an amp. Sporting a single channel and a foot-switchable boost with its own master control, the Rivera Pubster 25 is ready to rock your world.



Rivera Pubster 25 Guitar Amp Head at a Glance:
  • The ideal amount of power
  • This baby is Built
  • Paul Rivera, guitar amp design legend

The ideal amount of power
The Rivera Pubster 25 guitar amp head packs 25 tube watts. Rivera - in their wisdom - have determined that 25 tube watts is ideal. Ideal for what, you ask? Well, you want an amp that sounds huge at legal volumes at home. For recording, the days of miking up a full stack at full volume are long gone. And for gigs - unless you're playing stadiums - we'd have to agree that 25 tube watts does seem to be ideal.

This baby is Built
What you have in the Rivera Pubster 25 is a guitar amp head that goes fluidly from bedroom to studio to club gig without so much as breathing heavy. And like all Rivera products, it'll last you a long time. Ruggedly constructed, this puppy boasts a welded steel chassis and nickel-plated steel corners. And inside, you'll find an oversized transformer and military-grade components throughout. The Pubster 25 head can take whatever you dish out.

Paul Rivera, guitar amp design legend
Paul Rivera founded Rivera R&D in Southern California in the mid '70s. Known for his brilliant mods, he was soon designing amps and complete effects rack systems for top acts such as Toto, Van Halen, and Lee Ritenour. In the early '80s, Paul designed the legendary Super Champ for Fender. Rivera amps and cabinets are hand-build right here in the USA, in Rivera's Burbank, CA factory.

Rivera Pubster 25 Guitar Amp Head Features:
  • 25W, all-tube single-channel guitar amp head
  • Two 12AX7s and a pair of 6V6s serve up glassy cleans and massive overdrive
  • Foot-switchable boost (with master control)
  • Separate Boost Level Adjust lets you dial in the perfect amount of gain
  • Master control for the Boost acts like a second channel
  • Accutronics 3-spring reverb (with pan for warm rich spaciousness)
  • Effects loop; line output
  • Rugged construction, with welded steel chassis and nickel-plated steel corners
  • Oversized transformer and and military-grade components
  • Matches up with Rivera open-back Venus 2x12 or Venus 1x12 cabinet
  • Made in Burbank, CA USA

Nail the rock tones you hear in your head with the Rivera Pubster 25 head!
Specification Detail
Type Tube
Number of Channels 1 (with Foot-switchable boost)
Power 25 Watts
Effects No
Reverb Yes
EQ 3-band
Amp Modeling No
Number of Models 0
Number of Tubes 4
Preamp Tubes 2 x 12AX7
Power Tubes 2 x 6V6
Inputs 1 x TS
Outputs 1 x TS
Footswitch I/O Yes
Effects Loop Yes
Manufacturer Part Number Pub25 Top/Blk

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Rivera Pubster 25 25 Watt Tube Head

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