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  1. Hi Ian - should be a standard size. I've seen a few conversions to a stoptail on both the originals and subsequent reissues.
  2. @Hype - I'm getting one shipped out this week......will let you know if any differences.
  3. Hi @mimmo - the neck on the original and the reissue look / feel about the same to me. Not too thin and not too chunky like a baseball bat.....somewhere in the middle. The originals do not come up for sale very often so it could be a long time before you find one for sale on the used market. Not sure what these are selling for now but expect to pay a premium price. If you really want one, an option could be to buy the new reissue and sell this in future if you eventually manage to find an original Matsumoku model to replace it with. Took me many years to find one - good luck with your search.
  4. @Hype - this was posted on the Epiphone UK Instagram page.
  5. There was a Murphy Lab aged USA Casino shared on Epiphone's social media channels last week.
  6. This has 355 appointments as opposed to a 345. Could be wrong, but a few things don't look right to me on this one..... I would email Gibson customer services the serial number (along with the picture) and ask if they can help verify it for you before you fork out any $$$.
  7. That's a good question. I have no idea what the going rate is for these, so guess we will need to see what happens over the coming months once the reissues are more readily available. I think for most people the reissue would be more than enough for them, but then there will always be others who will want an original. For me personally, I would rather pay the extra for an original in this example. The early 80's Matsumoko Epiphones are superb .
  8. Took delivery of the Riviera last week. A bit different compared to the original, but a really nice guitar nonetheless. If you are an Oasis fan then I think that you will be really happy with the reissue. @indiekiduk - Have you secured a pre-order yet? More will be available soon although unfortunately you might need to wait a little bit. UK stores I was speaking to said they will be taking a delivery of these each month until at least next spring.
  9. Original had the headstock volute - glad it's in there 👍
  10. +1.....looks essentially like a slightly modified version of last year's royal tan / sparkling burgundy Riviera reissue.
  11. Hi - there will be other members better qualified on this, but to me this looks like a Korean made Epiphone Sheraton from circa 1986 - 1988 (most likely the Samick factory). My understanding is that the 'Epiphone by Gibson' headstock logo was only available during this particular time period.
  12. @indiekiduk - 355 and Riviera now listed on the official Gibson / Epiphone websites.
  13. No, but the 355 is being launched tomorrow.....general assumption is that the Riviera will be released / communicated at the same time.
  14. Hi - my recommendation would be to purchase an aftermarket / reproduction pickguard and manually swap from the current long version to the short version. As an example..... Electric Guitar Pickguards | fox-guitars.com
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