how do the Nick Valensi Riviera p-94 and Wilshire 66' Reissue differ?

[vertigos]

How similar is the Nick Valensi Riviera p-94's sound to the Wilshire 66' Reissue's sound?

[Bookkeeper's Son]

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

[gypsyseven]

i don't get you...of course do they sound different.two complete different guitars...

[bloozeguy]

As a wise man once told me: "Now, hooooooold on thar, BabaLouie!"

Yeah this seems to be something of a silly question at first glance (my q: Are there any really silly questions?). BUT, in my experience with the Wilshire 66 (a couple test drives), at a certain amp setting (was it mid-pickups, midrange & treble way up, bass cut back about half?) it has something of a hollow-bodied sound to it, something like a Casino. Nice, bright, open, chiming, shimmery almost--Beatle-ish, maybe, huh? FWIW (not much--it's advertising, after all!), Epi's advertising touts it as being able to get acoustic-like tones, an idea that at one time was ridiculed on this forum when I pointed it out before.

Now, I offer this not ever having played (or even seen in person!) a Valensi Riv, but with the P-94s, maybe it's not such a stretch that you can find some similarity in sound, if you finagle things around a certain way.

Just a thought.

[bobouz]

As a wise man once told me: "Now, hooooooold on thar, BabaLouie!"

Yeah this seems to be something of a silly question at first glance (my q: Are there any really silly questions?). BUT, in my experience with the Wilshire 66 (a couple test drives), at a certain amp setting (was it mid-pickups, midrange & treble way up, bass cut back about half?) it has something of a hollow-bodied sound to it, something like a Casino. Nice, bright, open, chiming, shimmery almost--Beatle-ish, maybe, huh? FWIW (not much--it's advertising, after all!), Epi's advertising touts it as being able to get acoustic-like tones, an idea that at one time was ridiculed on this forum when I pointed it out before.

Now, I offer this not ever having played (or even seen in person!) a Valensi Riv, but with the P-94s, maybe it's not such a stretch that you can find some similarity in sound, if you finagle things around a certain way.

Just a thought.

 

That's the beauty of an electric guitar coupled with various amps. Yes, you can often dial in similar tones with a fair amount of tweaking, but the starting point for these two instruments makes it pretty hard to find similarities.

[vertigos]

As a wise man once told me: "Now, hooooooold on thar, BabaLouie!"

Yeah this seems to be something of a silly question at first glance (my q: Are there any really silly questions?). BUT, in my experience with the Wilshire 66 (a couple test drives), at a certain amp setting (was it mid-pickups, midrange & treble way up, bass cut back about half?) it has something of a hollow-bodied sound to it, something like a Casino. Nice, bright, open, chiming, shimmery almost--Beatle-ish, maybe, huh? FWIW (not much--it's advertising, after all!), Epi's advertising touts it as being able to get acoustic-like tones, an idea that at one time was ridiculed on this forum when I pointed it out before.

Now, I offer this not ever having played (or even seen in person!) a Valensi Riv, but with the P-94s, maybe it's not such a stretch that you can find some similarity in sound, if you finagle things around a certain way.

Just a thought.

 

Thank you. I knew they sounded different, as everyone has pointed out so generously, but I guess what I should have emphasized was how do they sound different. I know the Nick Valensi has warm tone and whatnot, I consider myself pretty darn lucky because I have one, but I didn't know how the Wilshire would sound. I'm no guitar expert so I don't know how mini humbuckers sound in comparison to P-94s or if the Wilshire would have more of a sharp sound, you know?