Epiphone Riviera Semi-hollowbody Review
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Semi-hollowbody Electric Guitar with Maple Body, Maple Top, Mahogany Neck, Laurel Fingerboard, 2 Mini Humbucking Pickups, and Frequensator Tailpiece - Royal Tan
MSRP:
$699.00
$699.00
Used Price:
$489.30
$489.30
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$629.10
$629.10
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Specifications |
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| Brand | Epiphone | ||
| Category | Semi-hollowbody Guitars | ||
| Number of Strings | 6, | ||
| Left-/Right-handed | Right-handed, | ||
| Body Type | Semi-hollowbody, | ||
| Body Shape | Riviera Doublecut, | ||
| Body Material | Maple, | ||
| Body Finish | Gloss, | ||
| Color | Royal Tan, | ||
| Neck Material | Mahogany, | ||
| Neck Shape | Rounded C, | ||
| Radius | 12", | ||
| Fingerboard Material | Indian Laurel, | ||
| Fingerboard Inlay | Pearloid Parallelograms, | ||
| Number of Frets | 22, Medium Jumbo, | ||
| Scale Length | 24.724", | ||
| Nut Width | 1.693", | ||
| Nut Material | Graph Tech NuBone, | ||
| Bridge/Tailpiece | Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Frequensator Tailpiece, | ||
| Tuners | Epiphone Vintage Deluxe, | ||
| Neck Pickup | Epiphone PRO Mini Humbucker, | ||
| Bridge Pickup | Epiphone PRO Mini Humbucker, | ||
| Controls | 2 x volume, 2 x tone, 3-way toggle pickup switch, | ||
| Strings | .010-.046, | ||
| Case/Gig Bag | Sold Separately, | ||
| Manufacturer Part Number: | EORRTNH1, | ||
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Epiphone Riviera Semi-hollowbody Reviews
Competes with Gibson
Austin
2 years ago
Just got it today and so far it's the best semi hollow under $1,000. The look, feel, quality, and most importantly sound of this guitar far surpasses any guitar in it's price range. I'll go a step further and say it competes with guitars 2-3x its price range. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.
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Potown
2 years ago
Great guitar love the mini hum-buckers. It arrived quickly and well packed. The ice tea finish is beautiful!
Great Guitar
Gregory Rooks
2 years ago
This guitar is very close to my original.
Beautiful!
T. Gann
2 years ago
I absolutely love this guitar. You can't beat the quality you get for this price. Don't overthink it. Just get it!
Epiphone did its homework!
Phil
2 years ago
I'm a luthier, so as soon as I play tested my Riviera, I took it apart. To my surprise, it is close to vintage spec in its construction. It has kerfed spruce (I think) between the maple body block and the outer plates. It has some form of mahogany for the neck and an extended tenon, not as long as vintage, but close. The body finish, though poly, is quite thin. Maybe the biggest… read more surprise was the pickups. They are good enough to keep. The neck pickup reads at about 6k and keeps the neck tone nice and clear, true to mini humbucker timbre. The bridge pickup reads at about 7.5k. That gives it some bark as a bridge pickup and balances well with the neck pickup. My criticisms are that the neck is more c shaped than slim taper (I may be the only guitar player alive who loves the slim taper neck profile, because I have small hands). The fret work and truss rod adjustment needed work to get good action. The guitar needed a professional fret levelling to play its best. The tangs of two frets hadn't been trimmed enough and they cracked the binding, but not badly. Finally, the bridge hardware buzzes. I'll replace it with a much better bridge. All told though, it is a great guitar for the money. It's a pretty great guitar period. It looks wonderful and sounds really good. With some professional setup, which most people do with their new guitars anyway, it has the potential to be a very good instrument. I happen to have some spare vintage mini humbuckers that I'm going to swap in. Between the setup and the vintage pickups, I'll be reasonably close to vintage without spending an arm and a leg.
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