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Epiphone Riviera
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:34 pm
by stilwel
This is rapidly becoming one of my favorite guitars.
It's a mid 90's Epi Riviera. I've upgraded absolutely everything.
Tuners
Bigsby
Gibson P94 pickups (humbucker sized P90's)
Dunlop Straplocks
Pickguard (aftermarket 335-style guard)
goldtop knobs
new T.O.M. bridge
all new wiring, pots, switch, jack
Here's a very dark video of me using the guitar this morning.
I apologize for the crap vid quality, but the audio is good.....right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBnuGmNr7WA

Re: Epiphone Riviera
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:38 pm
by northern_dirt
Yummy
Re: Epiphone Riviera
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:20 pm
by hound of winter
nice, i love the finish. they don't do the bursts like that anymore. is it fully hollow, or is their a center block?
Re: Epiphone Riviera
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:54 am
by Tonebender
Very Nice!
Looks like my Casino, with nearly all the same upgrades, Bigsby, TOM, tuners.

Re: Epiphone Riviera
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:55 am
by stilwel
hound of winter wrote:
nice, i love the finish. they don't do the bursts like that anymore. is it fully hollow, or is their a center block?
Yeah, I love the sunburst too.
The Riviera is semi-hollow. The Epi Casino is similar but it's fully hollow and has chrome covered P90's.
I owned both at the same time last year, but opted to keep the Riviera.
The Casino was too prone to feedback, due to it's hollow body. Plus it's light weight bugged me.
Re: Epiphone Riviera
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:06 am
by Angel221
Here's my Riv. Do you think it can be a candidate for a bigsby?

Re: Epiphone Riviera
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:11 am
by stilwel
Looks like it's a 12-string Riviera.
I've never seen a 12-string Bigsby before, and that might be weird anyway.
You could do it I guess, and remove the octave strings, thus making it a 6-string, but why mess with a cool 12-string?
If you really want a Riv with a Bigsby, I suggest getting a 6-string model.
Re: Epiphone Riviera
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:13 am
by sjn
constantly retuning that thing with a bigsby would be a challenge, go riviera with a POG!