unreal77 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hi! As many of you know, I am looking like crazy for a Riviera P93... On Ebay, soundscheap inc, has 2 with some cracking on the neck. Should I go for it or no... They say the guitars tune and play fine... I just dont know about a crack on a neck... Enlighten me please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Its under the fretboad, so that cant be good. I would contact a luthier and get a quote for that type of neck repair. It might be expensive. I'm pretty sure the fretboard has to come off for that type of crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Summerisle Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Engine blocks...exhaust manifolds...guitars...furniture...plumbing...surgery...the possibilities are endless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 That crack would cost more to fix, than the P-93 costs, new. Wait...there will be others, in time. It's a Great guitar, but people get "bored!" LOL! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unreal77 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Thanks. Yeah I guess I'll have to "tone down" the urge for a Riviera. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Summerisle Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 If you are keen on a p90 equipped Riviera, wouldn't another option be to pick up a regular Riviera - like this one I found on the 'bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Epiphone-Riviera-Semi-Hollow-Electric-Guitar-w-HSC-VGC_W0QQitemZ130283246089QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item130283246089&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A570%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50 ...and stick a set of P90s in it? I'm guessing that as Rivieras are routed for mini-hums, they'll take a P90 (such as a Lindy Fralin) just fine. Would be more expensive than tracking down a P93 though, I admit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I wouldn't pull the board for that crack. In fact, you may have to bid against me. The first repair job I did was for a guy with a cort lp that had a similar crack. It ran from beneath the nut down the length of the board/neck an inch or so... then farther into the neck wood. When he got it back you couldn't see the crack except that the paint was gone.. and he had his buddy the body shop guy spray it for him. Looked perfect. On that, I would probably repair the crack, without even having to mess the finish up. That company sells a lot of cracked headstock/neck epis.. and they generally go for around two hundred. on that guitar, that wouldn't quite be stealing it. because of the front and rear blems in the finish. but those would largely be fixable, too.. reduced not perfect.. at least, I'M not good enough to make them disappear. I'm watching! TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 oops just noticed there are two of them quite similar though. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unreal77 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Yeah there are two. But, it looks fixable? Thanks, im watching too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 They both look fairly easily fixable to me. If the truss rod is unaffected.. I'd buy either one of them. I've done that repair a few times though, so I feel pretty confident. Just too broke to buy 'em all. I watched three go by that I wanted. les pauls. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casinogino Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I'm watching!TWANG So am I.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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