Alan189 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Epiphone, Please can you make a cherry/wine red Sheraton with gold hardware, mini-humbuckers, frequensator tailpiece and the elongated headstock? Cheers! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewk Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Aside from the inlays, you're asking for the Riviera from a couple of years ago - paradoxically the closest match for a vintage Sheraton setup. Cherry Riviera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrmatt Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Aside from the inlays, you're asking for the Riviera from a couple of years ago - paradoxically the closest match for a vintage Sheraton setup. Cherry Riviera That Riviera was an awesome reissue but availability ( atleast in the US ) was spotty to near non-exsistant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewk Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 There are two, brand new, from a Florida dealer on eBay right now - not hard to find. Search "Epiphone Riviera Limited edition Electric Guitar/ Cherry Brand New" and they will pop up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpruceTop Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I have an '09 Riviera. I put a Licensed Bigsby B60 on it and changed pu's to GFS Fat Mini's with coil cuts. Yes the neck pu is reversed. The neck angle and the pu route are not perpendicular like most Gibson/Epi. It usually doesn't matter. But on this one, when the pu is raised above the guitar top, the pu follows the body route. And the back of the pu is too low. You can't move it. So I reversed it so I could raise the pole pieces to compensate. It seemes to work pretty well. This is my first attempt at posting pics to an outside site. I hope it works. Love that guitar. http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj586/Xtone1/DSCN0119.jpg http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj586/Xtone1/DSCN0118.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan189 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 Out of interest, what is the neck like on these Riviera's? If the neck is like a baseball bat in disguise then I reckon I could only play half a song before need to use another guitar with a slimmer neck profile! Really nice looking guitars aswell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednefceleb Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 For MattHewk: How are those GFS Fat Minis? Have you compared them in a live sound situation with Duncans or other such pickups? Thank You. Rednefceleb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpruceTop Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 For MattHewk: How are those GFS Fat Minis? Have you compared them in a live sound situation with Duncans or other such pickups? Thank You. Rednefceleb. I have not compared them to anything but the stock ones. And the comparison is from memory only. I do remember wanting to get a bit fuller/hotter sound. And the GFS did that. Coil cutting was equally important to me. And the GFS are 4 conductor. I also put the Fat Mini's in a Blacktop Strat with great results. I just had to custom order a pickguard and do a full wiring job. I have used the pu's at gigs quite a bit with great results. I don't know what I am missing with the other pu's out there, but am completely happy with the GFS. They stand on there own merits. I have also converted two P-90 guitars (Epi LP Special SC and Yamaha Troy Van Leeuwen)to mini's with the GFS Mini 59's. Great conversion. I do like P-90's overall, especially in ther BR position. But I like the mini's better. Overall, GFS mini's have been great for me. No compromise that I know of. And about $35/ea. is nothing to pay for a quality pu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpruceTop Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Out of interest, what is the neck like on these Riviera's? If the neck is like a baseball bat in disguise then I reckon I could only play half a song before need to use another guitar with a slimmer neck profile! Really nice looking guitars aswell! My '09 Riviera has the fatter neck. I prefer it over my '09 DOT's neck which is real thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan189 Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 So... decided to buy a Riviera as suggested... Removed the pick guard and that is all... sounds quite good too! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrasso Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Congratulations. That is one beautiful guitar. I have a 2006 Korean Riviera that is fantastic. You will enjoy this until they decide to reissue the cherry Sheraton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednefceleb Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 For Sprucetop & Alan189. I am gonna give GFS a shot. I have looked around and not ever read a bad report on GFS. I'm gonna buy their "Greenie" double overdrive effect. A JRC4558 Tube Screamer in Ch. #1. A TS-9 emulation for Ch. #2. And as for Alan189...that's a beautiful looking red axe! Peace, Rednefceleb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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