Ricochet Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Saw this on the Ishibashi site. I've never seen this type of top and finish on a Riviera before. An LE for the Japanese market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningham26 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 isn't that just the valensi sig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 isn't that just the valensi sig? Really? That would make sense' date=' since I don't know who this Valensi character is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningham26 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Haha he is the guitarist for the strokes and a very big riviera fan. since the strokes inception he's pretty much stuck with using a modded natural riviera with p94 pickups. so much so that epi now makes a signature version of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 This one, Rich: http://www.epiphone.com/default.asp?ProductID=274&CollectionID=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 This one' date=' Rich: http://www.epiphone.com/default.asp?ProductID=274&CollectionID=1 [/quote'] Tnx Ron, maybe it's the pic but the one on the Epi site doesn't look like it has a tigerstripe maple top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Epi's stock photos suck - they should fire their ad agency. It's amazing how much nicer they are in person than on the Epi, MF, GC, & SW web sites. Almost don't look like the same guitars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 Epi's stock photos suck - they should fire their ad agency. It's amazing how much nicer they are in person than on the Epi' date=' MF, GC, & SW web sites. Almost don't look like the same guitars...[/quote'] If that's true I think they should! I can't believe it's the same guitar. The one on the Epi site is meh, bland looking. The guitar in the pic above is dropdead gorgeous and gives me GAS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarpBoy Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Saw this on the Ishibashi site. I've never seen this type of top and finish on a Riviera before. An LE for the Japanese market? Yup, that's the Valensi alright. Although that's a pretty fancy top. Mine has a nice quilt on top, although not as intense as that flame. I think these guitars might be made at the Peerless factory; they have a unique factory code (22) and are made in Korea. Very nice looking guitar, that one. Those P94s are wonderful pickups, by the way. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JefferySmith Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Really? That would make sense' date=' since I don't know who this Valensi character is... [/quote']I feel your....pain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 I feel your....pain? LOL... I've heard mention of the Strokes and Nick Valensi but never put the two together... my bad I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svet Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 It could be an Elitist. Perhaps not as the color of the sticker is wrong. IT sure is pretty though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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