Epiphone Rivoli

[Chris P.]

Here she is:





= I only played her amplified through my little warm and modern Vox T-25. 25W and 1x10. She sounds very warm on it! Especially with the switch on the bassiest sound. Warm, full. I know my T25 sounds a bit like my Orange rig, but on a lower volume, so I think I kinda like her!

- The headstock break is very bad repaired on the front (you almost don't see it at the back), but i think I know someone who can do something about it.

- It has a single coil. You can hear some hum, when it's turned to the amp, but it isn't very noisy. No real problem. I have to get the chrome cover off, but I guess it's a 50s P single pick up or something. It still has a switch for two sounds, the one being more bassy and having more volume than the other.

- The wood's very nice, especially the back side.

- The colour is much more amber than my girlfriends Sheraton.

- Action and so are good.

- Do all Korean Epiphones have the jack input side mounted?

- Is the 2-way toggle normal? Shouldn;t that be a little push switch?

Some pics:







The single coil:

[Basvarken]

Beautiful, Chris!
Really love the colour.
Congrats.

Are you going to put an Artec in?

[Chris P.]

Thanks, Rob!

I was in Arnhem with it, but I had no time to drop by.

I like to try her with this pick up first. It's installed by a guitar tech from Friesland. maybe it's good. if not I'll decide later what to do. I have an 'original' Chinese Epi EB0 humbucker. maybe I'll install that. or I wait till I hear the experiences from a friend who's installing an Artec in his Rivoli.

[Basvarken]

I was in Arnhem with it, but I had no time to drop by.

Dang!!

[Chris P.]

If Loes and I play matching Epiphones I guess we need matching track suits now?"

@ Rob: I think we have a couple of reasons now to visit eachother agaion, maybe with Bart! (and Herr Hornung?)

Look what's under the chrome cover:







Maybe I have to add a split P in the middle? 

[Barklessdog]

At least they did not hack up the body.

Nice bass

[rockinrayduke]

The 2 Rivolis I owned both had the push button...never seen one with a toggle. So what are you going to replace that Jazz pickup with?

[Chris P.]

So what are you going to replace that Jazz pickup with?

I answered this above:
I like to try her with this pick up first. It's installed by a guitar tech from Friesland. maybe it's good. if not I'll decide later what to do. I have an 'original' Chinese Epi EB0 humbucker. Maybe I'll install that. or I wait till I hear the experiences from a friend who's installing an Artec in his Rivoli.

[Chris P.]

And I guess two jazz pick ups will fit under the chrome cover too?

[drbassman]

Hey, that's a pretty create pup job on the Riv.  I'll be trying something similar with my NOS Melody Maker covers except I think I'm gonna try a an SD vintage style Jag pup.  They should fit right in and have a good response for bass use.  I wouldn't change the pup in your unless you really don't like the sound.

i had a 99 Riv and put a vintage 70's EB-2 pup in it and it did improve the sound.  I sold the bass to buy a 68 EB-2, but it was nice for what it was.

[rockinrayduke]

I answered this above:

That's what I get for posting before first coffee.

[Chris P.]

No problem; I'm a coffee addict too, so I know what your talking about!

Tonight I'll try her out at a rehearsal.

[drbassman]

You inspired me, I'm taking my EB-2 to practice today!

[rockinrayduke]

Wish I had another Rivoli now but this did inspire me to take my Casady to the gig last night. A few years ago you could find Rivs fairly cheap on ebay, not any more.

[Chris P.]

Nice, guys! The Rivolis are getting more expensive by the day here in The Netherlands too!