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MARICOPAA

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Rare Rivoli
« on: June 05, 2009, 12:07:09 AM »
Here's a really clean 1960 Rivoli.

Exceedingly rare as well.

Sunburst front & back, banjo tuners, Epiphone 'New York' logo, black plastic covered mudbucker.

Case is near mint as well.

Only issue is the broken bakelite Choke pushbutton switch. The switch works...just broken off.

She plays and sounds great!
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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2009, 02:03:52 AM »
Wow. That is indeed a rare find. Gorgeous condition. Congratulations.
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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2009, 02:23:20 AM »
Beautiful!
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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2009, 02:53:19 AM »
AWESOMEOLA!!!
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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2009, 03:35:45 AM »
What about the myth that the necks are thinner on these than on a Gibbie EB-2?
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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2009, 07:49:12 AM »
Wow, Chris. What a classic. Where did you find it?

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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2009, 10:53:50 AM »
WOW! That's a stunner. And a keeper, I'm sure.  ;)
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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2009, 11:40:37 AM »
ShawinGGGG!!!! :mrgreen:
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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2009, 01:08:55 PM »
The bass is cool. The neck is not thinner per se...I consider it big medium. I have a couple 50's EB-2's and they are all a tad different but nothing remarkably different in terms of neck shape...all feel a bit beefy in a good way.

This bass belonged to a little old lady in Virginia who bought it to learn to play bass way back when...she never did and it went under her bed and never came out again until recently. Wasn't cheap but I look at it as a keeper as well. Nice side bar is it really plays amazingly well and the pickup just Rocks! very even on all notes...nothing gets thin (well with a mudbucker NOTHING gets thin) even in the choked mode.

With The RaveUps and our Animals tribute the Raving Animals it's all choked Rivoli all the time and this 1960 has a remarkable evenness.
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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2009, 01:42:26 PM »
You sure met the right little old lady.

I don't think you've mentioned the Animals tribute before. Is that a new venture?
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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2009, 03:06:17 PM »
 Drool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! very nice.  :o
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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2009, 03:21:56 PM »
bleeding Christ what a great looker. Me nI'm turning for red to reen and back tot purple from beinig jealous. Love the banjotuners on it en the black pup cover. Man what a lady!
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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2009, 04:36:49 AM »
For sale - low mileage - one lady owner...

Isn't that one of those urban myths...?

Beautiful find...  8)
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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2009, 06:56:40 PM »
Forgive my ignorance, but what is a choke pushbutton switch?

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Re: Rare Rivoli
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2009, 07:08:27 PM »
It's a push switch on the Rivoli and EB-2, a/k/a baritone switch, that removes most of the low end. Some people mistakenly call it a bass boost since you get full bass when it's switched off, but there's no boost circuit.
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