NGD: Epiphone LE Riviera Custom P93

[AprioriMark]

Wine red... stopped at Guitar center for acoustic strings (3 bucks a set for Martin).  Ended up with 15% for the holiday weekend sale a day early.  This had just hit the sales floor, having just been set up by their tech (actually a good guy).  This thing absolutely smokes.  I used to play a Riviera in a band a dozen years ago or so, and I miss the hell out of it.  This one just fit my hand like a glove, and the Bigsby *makes sense* on this guitar.  Sorry for the crap pics; poor lighting in my condo, and the other two are from in the car driving home while taunting a band mate via text.  They give a better idea of the color.  I know it's heresy, but I've always liked Casinos and Rivieras better than 335s and the lot. 

-Mark

 

[Tipperman]

VERY nice. What pickups, if any, did you have in mind?

 

[AutoBat]

I see you're using the Malmsteen guitar stand strategy  :laughing7:

 

[JCizzle]

Very nice and I love the guitars, necks, and bodies everywhere.

 

[AprioriMark]

I see you're using the Malmsteen guitar stand strategy  :laughing7:

Joey calls it guitar abuse.  To be fair, that's the only guitar pile (and almost visible bass pile) in the condo now.  The rest are tucked safely away or hanging from a guitar tree.  I just keep the ones handy that I'm working on or using a lot.

-Mark

 

[AprioriMark]

VERY nice. What pickups, if any, did you have in mind?

I haven't decided if I want to swap the pickups out.  They're A5 and not bad.  What I'm thinking about doing is messing with how it's wired some.  It's a bit of an undertaking, to be sure, on a semi-hollow.  I'm going to let it be what it is for a gig or two and then see how I feel about it.  If I did swap them, I'd try out the usual suspects (Roadhouse, Lollar, Gibson)-, but 3 pickups makes that more of a hassle to re-sell if I don't keep a set.

-Mark

 

[Tempest]

I played a couple of these at guitar center once.  A red one and a white one too.  White one was gaudy as crap...the red one though, thats got a great look.

The ones I played weren't set up that hot unfortunately.  I'm sure they woulda been killer if they had been