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Last night's SNL episode was a re-run this clip is of some nit-wit critic commenting on Simon's performance this past May.

 

 

I don't think much of the commentary, but the red guitar Simon is playing. Is it a 12 string Casino?

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Pardon my ignernts, but what is the difference between a Riviera and Casino? Pickups?

 

A Casino is full hollow body, and has P-90 (single coil) pickups. Also, a more limited

upper fret access, than the Riviera. The Riviera, has better upper fret access, and

on USA and Elitist (Japanese) models, mini-humbucker pickups, as well as a center block (all versions)

inside, to add sustain, and lessen (somewhat) feedback, from what a more hollow body

guitar, like the Casino, exhibits. Some Korean, and Chinese made Rivieras have mini-humbucker

pickups, as well, but some versions, have full sized humbuckers. The original USA Kalamazoo

made Rivieras, have the mini-humbuckers. There is no (current) Riviera sold in the USA, directly,

except, the P-93LE version(s), with 3 P-90's. There is a Chinese made version, with correct USA specs,

being sold in Europe, and Canada, I believe. WHY they aren't selling them here, is anyone's guess,

at this point. I, for one, would love to see that correct spec version sold here!

 

In short...

Casino was/is like an ES-330 Gibson, with the Epiphone headstock shape.

Riviera, was/is like and ES-335 Gibson, but, with mini-humbuckers, and the Epiphone headstock.

 

Also, there is a ES-330 "L" version (for "Long" Neck), that retains the ES-335 (and Riviera's) better upper fret access, but stil retaining it's full hollowbody design, and P-90 pickup configuration. There's no Casino (Long Neck) version, however.

 

Some Asian made Casino's, have a neck joint, at the 17th fret. All USA made (vintage and new), and "Elitist" (Japan) have the neck joint at the 16th fret, as was the original design spec.

 

Hope this helps, some...

 

CB

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Good information. The "Center Block" Is this solid wood separating the sound box into an bass and treble chamber with the block running heel to tail button? This one has a trapeze tail piece, but I suppose a "trap" would work on a full hollow and a semi-hollow body.

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Good information. The "Center Block" Is this solid wood separating the sound box into an bass and treble chamber with the block running heel to tail button? This one has a trapeze tail piece, but I suppose a "trap" would work on a full hollow and a semi-hollow body.

 

Here's a website, that may answer more of your questions. It on Gibson ES guitars, in general.

The original Epi Riviera, Casino, and Sheraton's were manufactured on the same lines, at the

same time, in Kalamazoo. So, spec's, aside from some pickup differences, and headstock, or inlay

(cosmetic) differences, would be the essentially the same.

 

http://www.es-335.net/interior.html

 

Just click on the catagories (top or side), to see that information.

 

CB

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