AFIII Rivera M100 vs Axe Fx Super Reverb

[SalazarMcMantis]

Hey guys, a few months back I bought an early 90s Rivera M100 4x10 combo to scratch my Slave to The Grind itch. Yes it is amazing for that, it has a very thick and fuzzy channel 1 while channel 2 is the "fender" cleaner channel. I didn't spend much time on channel 2 or with the 4x10 for that matter, until a few days ago I started wondering maybe what Fender it took inspiration from, seeing as Paul Rivera was known for modding Fenders and was a designer at Fender back in the day. I've also been on a Dead Kennedys kick lately so the Super Reverb was the amp I really wanted to see if I could copy, also seeing as both a Super Reverb and my M100 are both 4x10. While they're not identical I was pretty happy with how close I could get.

Dry tones are just the Rivera stock and then the Axe Fx model with no additional EQ and no settings beyond the basic controls. For the delay tone I have a FET boost with very minimal boost going into the mono tape delay before the amp. All clips are into the same Dyna-Cab 2x10 Super_6G4 IR.

First is the Rivera, second is the Axe Fx Super Reverb vibrato model.

 

[FPFL]

I'm curious about the M100 dirt sounds and how to get them on the AF or FM. Specifically the Slave to the Grind tones.
How were you doing that?

 

[SalazarMcMantis]

I'm curious about the M100 dirt sounds and how to get them on the AF or FM. Specifically the Slave to the Grind tones.
How were you doing that?

Unfortunately I was not able to replicate the lead channel in the Axe III, honestly I couldn't get very close beyond just another high gain tone. I really hope they add it someday as it was very unique and sounded great. I sold the amp a few months ago for a JCM800. It was a great amp but I've always wanted a JCM800 and couldn't have both.