Rivera Los Lobottom cabinet

[pri0531]

Has anyone had any experience with the bass extender module or the sub 1. *They may be one of the same. *I would assume that the UV777PBK would sound great through it. *Any info would be greatly appreciated. *

[daven]

Attempt #2

I've been intending to post a review on this ever since I bought a Sub-1 a few weeks ago, but have been waiting for the "new gear honeymoon period" to expire. The botttom line is that the Rivera subs are sonic crack for guitarists: instantly addicting.

I have the single 12 version, ported cabinet, EV speaker (I think), 300 watt Carver power amp built into the cab. Built in crossover to filter out *mids and highs, effects loop, separate inputs for low level (effects/line level) input and a speaker level input. You can hook it up to just about any amp with or without a loop and still use outboard gear because you can send a signal back to the host amp's loop.

I use it mostly with a Lexicon Signature 284 amp (all six mighty watts of tube power), into a Mesa Rectifier 2X12 cab and also with a Boogie DC-3 1X12 combo. The results are stunning, kind of like AB'ing a normal stereo with a full surround sound system, much more three-dimensional sound. Guitars are a UV777PBK, an RG 7621 (both stock), and an ESP MKII deluxe with EMG's. *It works great at all volumes from bedroom on up, but i tend not to use the sub late at night to preserve my relationship with the neighbors (apartment living sucks). The DC-3 did not work well with seven strings, it just couldn't handle the bass. Now, I may even reconsider selling it as it just screams with the sub-1 and has punchier, tighter bass than a half stack.

I hate to sound like a Rivera advertisement, but as one off those guys who has spent way too much money on gear searching for that tone I hear in my head, I've never been happier with any gear purchase. I think that any seven string player owes it to themself to check this out. Works great with sixes too though. *You might discover that one of these will give you the sound you're looking for with the gear you already own and save you a lot of money in the long run.

The other day my wife stuck her head in the back room to see what new CD I was cranking and found only me and my UV. She couldn't believe that I could play that well or sound so professional. Better sound = more inspired playing.

Dave

[pri0531]

That might just be what I need. *I will be running it with a 5150 Combo and a UV777PBK & several *jems. *The effects will be a sonic maximizer, Midiverb 4 and an eq. *If I undertand correctly I will hook up the Lobottom to the effects loop. *Where in the chain of the effcts loop does the Lobottom go? *Thanks for the information.
Out,
Gregory *

[daven]

Gregory,

I think there are several ways you could go depending on your order of effects and which ones, all or part, *you want running through the sub. You could take the line out from the amp to the sub, or if you want only some effects like the midiverb, but not the eq, you could run off the effects loop from the midiverb if it was pre-eq in your signal chain and the ex went back to the amp. *I'm saying this because the cross-over in the sub might render a lot of the eq useless, or even unnecessry with the sub. *You also have the option of hooking all your effects up to the sub amp and running them back to the FX in on the host amp. *It would really depend on your order of FX and whether or not they each have separate line outs or not. *Personally, I use very few effects, a DS1 for a boost and a wah which are both pre-amp input. I can really only say that there seem to be several options with your gear, and the numerous input/output options on the sub offer several more, one or more of which should sound great. You would have to experiment to find out what combinations work best for the sound you're after.

Let me know if you have any other questions or you get a chance to try one out, I think you'll be impressed.

Dave

[Andy J Dampier]

I've wanted some kind of Sub-unit for my rig for a while now, and that was before I craved a 7-string.

I joined a band yesterday, that tunes down to Bb. Now, if any of you have ever done that, "Wait, I tune to E, gimme a minute....or more..." with ANY Floyd Rose equipped guitar, you know THAT'S a pain...

I just used a Legacy half stack for the practice, and that actually didn't bottom out one bit. Just to make the sound even bigger though, I'll wait til' I get some priorities settled, then go for a Lobottom or make my own sub-cab.

Thanks for the great review!

Andy