Art Sims Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 This is my first post here. I put a clip on Youtube with an Epi Riviera that I bought new back in 1963. Back then Epiphones were made at the Kalamazoo factory and those were some fine guitars. I liked the Riviera model and it's been a workhorse for a lot of years, still all original except for the Bigsby tailpiece and no "E" on the pickguard. I see there’s also been an "elite" line for some years, which I haven't played any of, but from looking at posts made, they must be really fine guitars. Tried to link to the clip but something didn't work right. Not sure what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Sims Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 Trying again with the link. What happened before was that two videos opened at once. I must have messed up the link somehow. Here I've tried again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Sims Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 Same thing happened again. If anyone is interested in seeing the link I guess you can close one of the two videos that open. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny_2_owls Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Beautiful guitar Art...simply stunning! Nice playing too. That is pretty much my dream guitar! You're lucky to have such a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Very fine playing and a beautiful guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 that is a very fine guitar, can you post some pic's ? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeko Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Smooth. Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchie1281734003 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 That was superb Art! Welcome to the forum, and what a fine vintage Riviera you have there, too. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Nice playing, and I LOVE old (Kalamazoo) "Riviera's!" The "Elitist" versions (6 & 12-string) were great, too! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Sims Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Thanks everyone, for all the kind remarks about playing and about the Riviera. I’m enjoying reading posts and threads and seeing a lot of nice guitars on the board. Crust, I don't have a photo right now but will get out the old camera and see what comes out. Thanks again. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eor Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 art, that was a joy to behold. the mini'd sheraton is my favorite guitar and i've often dreamt of having an old one, to see what the fuss is about. the riviera would have been the (slightly more) attainable version of that dream, but the secret seems to be out on them, as well. prices are way higher than i seem to remember (or like). what kind of amp and recording method did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diverden Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Very nice. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Sims Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Thanks guys for those comments. eor, The Sheraton is indeed a fabulous guitar. I think Neil Levang played one on the Lawrence Welk show. I’ve seen several old shows where he played a red Epipone which I think was a Sheraton. When I bought my Riviera back in 63’ the cost was $410 (including a vibrato tailpiece I ordered with it but I didn’t like that tailpiece very much). But the guitar turned out to be a pretty good investment, I think. I would imagine the “elite” line offers a very fine Sheraton model. My recording setup is rather simple. I usually go direct into a mixer, an old Roland VS840, actually a recording device that used zip disks, but what I use of it is the mixer part and feed the line out into a DVD deck which is where my sound is recorded. Lot’s of experimenting behind my choice of doing things that way. Others seem to do real well with an amp and microphone but going direct seems to get the best sound for me diverden, That’s an amazing guitar collection you have. I see several vintage guitars there. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dporto Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Sweet guitar, beautiful tone and great playing! It don't get a whole lot better 'n that... BRAVO! (BTW, the link worked fine for me...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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