http://www.ebay.com/itm/EPIPHONE-RIVOLI-BASS-WITH-HARD-CASE-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR-90S-MADE-IN-KOREA-/111702232388?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1a01f8cd44OK so I've pretty much always wanted an EB-2 or Rivoli semi-hollow bass. I briefly had a "Conqueror" branded fake one, that was likely made of cardboard and basically fell apart just after I got it. (So why am I still looking at import copy basses on Ebay?
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Anyway I didn't know they even made these recently, I thought all the Epi basses went away after they moved production overseas (other than the Cassidy ones, which for some reason I just don't like- I'm sure they're fine, I just can't get over the mismatched cutaways for some reason.) I've seen tons of guitars-Casinos, Dots, etc, but never a Rivoli. And, I might actually be able to afford this one, assuming somebody buys the crap I have up on Ebay before this auction ends)
Has anyone on here handled one of these things? I've played a "real" one (60's Michigan made at a vintage store) and I had my ripoff one, but never one of these. I'd love to get it, but don't wanna get burned like on the last one. As far as playing it, all the semis I've handled just seem like exactly what I like, and it's not like I'm on stage ever so as long as it sounds like a bass, I can live with it. I just don't wanna spend my next 2 years of "guitar money" on something I'll end up throwing in the trash like the last one.
THank you!