Semi hollow electric guitar with PRO Mini humbucker pickups and Frequensator Tailpiece
Electric guitar from the Epiphone Original Collection
Top, back and sides made from laminated maple
Solid maple center block
Glued mahogany neck
Indian Laurel fingerboard with parallelogram inlays
"Rounded C" neck profile
One Epiphone PRO Mini humbucker R in neck position
One Epiphone PRO Mini humbucker T in bridge position
Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge
Epiphone Frequensator Tailpiece
Epiphone Vintage Deluxe tuners
Pelham Blue finish
The Epiphone Riviera Pelham BlueSemi Hollow electric guitar at a glance:
With the Epiphone Riviera Pelham Blue, the traditional Semi Hollow electric guitar of the early sixties, which shaped the sound of Blues and rock in the hands of Robben Ford, Lou Reed or Nick Valensi, is making its way into the line-up of the Epiphone Original Collection. With laminated maple for the top, back and sides and the stabilizing center block made of maple, the body of the Epiphone Riviera offers all the ingredients for an airy, resonant sound that does not tend to feedback even at high volumes, while the glued mahogany neck in the "Rounded C" profile knows how to please with comfortable playing characteristics. With two Epiphone PRO Mini humbuckers on the neck and bridge, the Epiphone Riviera delivers lively clean and overdrive sounds on the guitar amplifier, which can be heard in any blues or rock band thanks to the brilliant treble spectrum. Last but not least, the historically correct Epiphone Frequensator Tailpiece, a LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and Epiphone Vintage Deluxe tuners complete the Epiphone Riviera Pelham Blue Semi-Hollow electric guitar.
The Epiphone Riviera Pelham Blue is a classic semi-hollow electric guitar in sixties style with mini humbuckers and a Frequensator tailpiece.
Great looking reissue of an old classic. Very like Candy Apple Red (CAR) in the rich shine. Sounds tight and defined. Well setup out of the box. Fabulous work from the DV Team, as always.
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First off, this is a stunning looking guitar. The burgundy finish is beautiful. But the quality of the finish leaves much to be desired. Lots of blemishes on the fingerboard and sloppy finishing on the F hole. Arrived poorly setup with lots of fret buzz. And the mini humbuckers are very low output… really need to replace them for anything other than clean playing. Bit disappointing.
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