Upiory Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Hi, Everyone! Just here to celebrate the purchase of my sixth Epiphone, fourth of the hollow family. I absolutely love Epiphone's hollow and semi-hollows. I already have Korean-made: Sheraton, Casino, and Broadway. The Riviera was born in the Peerless Plant and has the normal cherry finish. It will need a new pickguard, however. Anyone know where I can get one? I'm thinking of installing large P-90s in her, but I'll wait to see how she sounds stock first. I don't want too much sound overlap between the Casino/Sheraton/Riviera. I will try and learn to post pictures in the next week or so. I'm old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 http://www.wdmusic.com/pickguard_epr_7200.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweed2 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Might want to wait on the pickguard until you decide on the pickups. What type are on the one you bought? Usually, when I think of a Riviera, I think of P90s (P93), but I'm remembering that not all have them. I would think that with a Casino already, P90s on the new one might be redundant. Maybe Filtertrons, or something different to fill out your arsenal? Congratulations on the new guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upiory Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Thanks! The Riviera comes equipped with standard-sized humbuckers--I imagine a variation of the 'classic' Alnico V's. I was thinking of installing either a Rebel P-90 or a more traditional humbucker. Most likely I'll go budget and try Tonerider or Guitar Fetish. If anyone's interested I had great luck with Heywood P90's from the Hoagland Brothers. Great quality set for $120 which really upgraded the sound on an Agile Goldtop. The one thing that made me leery about the recommended pickguard supplier was their caveat that the guards only fit Kalamazoo-produced Epiphones pre-1970. Is this right? I should call them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweed2 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I've had good luck with Pickguard Heaven. They've done 3 for me and all have fit well. I'm reworking the PUs on my Casino and had things not worked out with Vinrage Vibe (and they did work out very well), I was going to try the Heywoods. A friend has them and was very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 HNGD Upiory, sounds like a nice addition to your collection. Info on how to post pics can be found at the top of the DO-IT-YOURSELF thread pinned to the top of the Epiphone Lounge section of the forum (thanks to animalfarm). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crust Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I "wanked" today http://www.divshare.com/download/14099717-4e8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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