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The Riviera has landed - finally a couple of snapshots


JefferySmith

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Looks Great, Jeff! I see you took the "E" off the pick-guard. Or, did it just fall off?

(Mine was loose, but that's no big deal, to fix..or remove.) Have you had much

chance to "wring her out?" I finally got to play mine, last evening, at "stage volume,"

and just about "peed my pants," at the tones I was getting...through my Fender

Hot Rod Deluxe. I'm very pleased, with this purchase. Hope you, and the others,

will be, too!

 

CB

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This Riviera reminds me very much of my first guitar, a Harmony H76 like this one (except mine had a pickguard):

 

h75.jpg

 

I thought and still think that the three switches is the way to go. Infinite control and mixing.

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This Riviera reminds me very much of my first guitar' date=' a Harmony H76 like this one (except mine had a pickguard):

 

[img']http://www.broadwaymusicco.com/h75.jpg[/img]

 

I thought and still think that the three switches is the way to go. Infinite control and mixing.

 

My best friend's younger brother, still has his Harmony H76! And, it still sounds pretty darn good,

too!

 

CB

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As you know i'm not crazy about P 90s' date=' but that guitar could change me!!HNGD. Stan.[/quote']

 

Stan, it is a very nice guitar. If there were an Elitist model of it, I'd probably go for it. I always kicked myself in the butt for not getting the 3-P90 Zephyr. I'm just not a jazz box kind of guy. And I'm not really a Bigsby guy. But, as CB mentioned, there are a lot of different sounds that this guitar can make. I'm liking it better than I thought I would. I've been fiddling with Musser Rings, and they do well on this guitar. I may not even lower the action.

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Thanks CB that clears it up. Stan.

 

is a rather noisy video on YouTube showing a guy playing with Musser rings. They allow playing slide on single strings as well as freeing up the fingers for regular playing.

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