NGD Epiphone Riviera

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 12:23 am

Got this in trade from theshadowofseattle. Great guitar. Neck pickup is nice and warm. Bridge has good jangle. I am very pleased with it. (Plus the case was endorsed, right? Adds to the mojo?)

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ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 12:37 am

I was about to write "Doesn't Shad have one of those?" until I read the fine print.

I always liked the looks of the full-size humbucker version of the Riviera in black, would love to hear the jangle and buzz from that trapeze setup in person.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 12:46 am

Is it a Korean one? I has one of them and It's a properly great (and my longest serving) guitar. Put it through a big muff and you've got instant Jesus and marychain tonez.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 12:48 am

It actually has a surprising amount of sustain. I thought the trapeze might mess that up a little, but it is great. I tried behind the bridge stuff a little and didn't notice much sound like with my Jags and Jazzy's, but it sounds great. It is one of the Korean ones.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:02 am

I miss her already! I now feel justified to buy a black Sheraton II, though, which has a bridge that's more my speed.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:04 am

I have had a couple sheratons. They are nice guitars. I like the trapeze though personally.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 2:34 pm

You should get shot of the last bit of white plastic by reversing the trussrod cover.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 2:43 pm

dezb1 wrote:You should get shot of the last bit of white plastic by reversing the trussrod cover.

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dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:27 pm

Slightly sinister, I meant...

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:01 pm

Nice. I like the inlays on these, much better than the ones on Sheratons.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:49 pm

Fran wrote:Nice. I like the inlays on these, much better than the ones on Sheratons.

Aye... I prefer the headstock on these too, the Sheratons are too big and I'm not keen the fancy floral pattern.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:12 pm

PS: The new Epiphones that are coming through now are Korean !!!!!!! and they feel much better.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:16 pm

othomas2 wrote:PS: The new Epiphones that are coming through now are Korean !!!!!!! and they feel much better.

WHAAAAAAAA

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:06 pm

othomas2 wrote:PS: The new Epiphones that are coming through now are Korean !!!!!!! and they feel much better.

'MAZIN!

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:09 pm

Samick factory?
That is good news, always liked Korean stuff.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:01 pm

othomas2 wrote:PS: The new Epiphones that are coming through now are Korean !!!!!!! and they feel much better.

Ace news, might start saving for a Broadway for big hollowbody luls.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:09 pm

Nothing like a full bodied lady with curves in all the right places.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:14 pm

Fran wrote:Samick factory?
That is good news, always liked Korean stuff.

Samick or Peerless (where mine was made) would be exellent news both made really good guitars.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:30 pm

Peerless would be fantastic, they've really upped their game over the past year or so - they've got some guitars up in the Â£2K range that are absolutely beautiful, but equally unobtainable.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 12:09 am

They're really great instruments, and some of the rarer models pop up daily on used sites over here for absolute bargains.

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