Growler Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Limited-Edition-Riviera-Custom-P93-Electric-Guitar?sku=516284 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubstar Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I wish that came in lefty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epinder Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I wish that came in lefty... I agree with you 100% and I've got some cash burnin' a hole in my pocket as I've just sold a guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardog Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccccccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o8jedi Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Why are the pickups on top of the pickguard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerdlap Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccccccccccccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I want that. And it's only $500? If this is what happens when Epiphone rasies prices on every other model, I don't mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookelputz Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 This may be an outgrowth of the Wildcat's popularity. What I don't understand is why it goes on clearance as a brand new model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Damn!!! That's very tempting. I see Music 123 and MF have them, but Sweetwater doesn't. Makes me wonder if they werre made for MF-M123, exclusively? Has anyone seen any ads or promotion on this "new" model??? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulsaslim Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I might be living under a bridge this time next year but I had to order this one. I've been kicking myself in the *** for not ordering a Riv ever since they've been discontinued. I simply couldn't resist it. Thanks a lot for turning me on to it. I never could find it on the MF website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Gee...thanks a lot.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardog Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I might be living under a bridge this time next year but I had to order this one. I've been kicking myself in the *** for not ordering a Riv ever since they've been discontinued. I simply couldn't resist it. Thanks a lot for turning me on to it. I never could find it on the MF website. YOU HAVE TO POST PICS AND MAYBE A VID, SO WE CAN HEAR IT. I AM MINUTES FROM ORDERING AND GETTING IN TROUBLE WITH THE WIFE. NEED MORE INFO BEFORE I BEG FOR MERCY!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulsaslim Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Will post pics when I get it. Just ordered it this morning. I have been haunted by the Riviera ever since I neglected to order one when MF blew them out at $399 a couple of years ago. Of course, those Rivs had minis & no Bigsby. Maybe getting this one will purge the bad feeling I've had since. I've discovered that being broke is easier than being haunted by the feeling that you should've done something when you had the chance. Since this geet is obviously a 'limited edition' I knew I had to pull the trigger now, money or no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn F Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Oh, man! Drool!!!!!! I haven't seen that available in Europe, unfortunately. If it shows up here, I'm a gonna grab one. That is one great looking (and, I am sure, sounding) guitar! Cheers, Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicester35 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Limited-Edition-Riviera-Custom-P93-Electric-Guitar?sku=516284 Oh that's lovely. That is really quite beautiful. I just wish I had the cash to buy that right now, but it's not feasible this month... What goes on with these special editions? I have never seen one of these before, and now they are on clearance. The regular Epi website is useless, it just shows the basic range (you won't see the '66 G-400 there for example.) I wish I could begin to understand their business practices...they bring out an unusual, beautiful new guitar, then discontinue it and sell it off cheap... Very, very peculiar. Anything different or even a little bit out of the ordinary never seems to stand a chance for long. I guess the stock-in-trade is just everyday LPs, G-400s, Dots and Casinos (even the Casino with a Bigsby didn't hang around for too long...given the price Epi probably pays for those made-under-license Bigsbys, why couldn't they have made it a permanent option?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwillow777 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 That is a sweet guitar, unfortunately by the time I can afford it it will be gone. I wished Epi would put Bigsbys on more of their models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 GAS! But I can't! I've run out of places to hide them. The wife would murder me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1Picker Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I'm with Slim...that thing is too gorgeous for me to pass up and not regret it later. And I've been doing so well at keeping the GAS in check the last few months. I threw in a set of gold Dunlop Straplok's and some strings to go with it (my preference is Gibson Vintage Reissue 11's). Ahhh, yes...a new playmate for my Dot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Had a look at the MF photos....looks nice, but doesn't seem to have the "arch" that the Casino, Sheri, and previous Riviera does??? Might be just the lighting... Otherwise, it seems nice. Not sure about "3" P-90's...(2 would have been enough...IMHO), but it will be interesting to hear from those of you that go ahead and get one. Very tempting!!! Maybe they'll "run out." and I won't have to be tempted, anymore? LOL! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENT E Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I might be living under a bridge this time next year but I had to order this one. I've been kicking myself in the *** for not ordering a Riv ever since they've been discontinued. I simply couldn't resist it. Thanks a lot for turning me on to it. I never could find it on the MF website. I bagged one of those Riv's during that blowout, and never looked back! This could be a way of salving the wounds after Gibsons re'issue of the new 330. I saw that in red, damn near blew myself up with GAS. The thought had even crossed my mind to throw dogears on my Dot or the Riv'. After coming back to reality, the thought of modding one of those gits was absurd, being I have a Casino, plus a WildKat already... Anyway, this P-93 is way cool looking, but the gold hardware is a turn-off to me. Epiphone is not well known for their gold plating durability. My Gretsch Gent is the only axe left in my collection with gold plating, after selling off my old Sherri. Already replating that once, and seeing that the pups not only sounded like crap, but were made the same way, I dumped it. It still is a pretty guitar though, hope you enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabar Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Sweet! The last surviving Riviera and Zephyr Blues Deluxe must have hooked up, with this as their progeny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpiEric Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Why are the pickups on top of the pickguard? I wondered that myself at first glance' date=' but in the more closeup photos, the pickguard is actually cut out around the dogears. closeup Still an interesting way of doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmidnight Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 SOB! Just when I thought the WildKat had cured my guitar gas=p~ Like some of the rest...can't justify it to the wife, but damn it is purty! I am thinking maybe a change up in wiring and a 5 way switch is in order on it tho and then would have a tone monster 4sure! Capt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabar Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Or just change the wiring so each pup has its own volume control with a master tone. BTW, those of you who ordered this, please tell us how it is. The description says hollow body, but the "Riviera" name would imply a semi. Which is it, I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookelputz Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I wonder how many of the guitars I don't play would I have to trade in to get one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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