Riviera P-93...

Nice, your going to like that Riviera, Rain.

MakeShift
There was a lot of great music written and recorded from an Epi Casino, P90 dog ears, with a natural finish, if you know what I mean...nudge, nudge.

Know what? I was checking out my FB to see exactly when we had adopted that other cat + bought my LP last year. June 27th. We're pretty consistent aren't we? :P
 
I mention it because I fell on a picture of a Casino I'd posted last fall w/ the mention - after the SG. The entry was dated from 3 or 4 days before I bought my SGJ.
 
And even though I didn't really think about it when I bought the Riviera, I was just thinking about that and searching the web to see how much they differed, especially since this one has the P90's... I guess I'm killing two birds with one stone. 

Thanks for the pic Robert - it's great to see its size and how it compare w/ the Les Paul (which is pretty nice too, by the way). I do have a decent strap which I think should be okay.
 
The good news is I've just seen that AMS have a warehouse here in Nevada, in Reno. So theoretically, I should have the guitar in no time once it ships on Monday. Crossing fingers.
 
In the meantime, I'm already enjoying the positive effects of having a new guitar - I'm recording demos faster than ever since I know I'll be re-recording all the guitar parts w/ the Riviera, anyway. :)

Note the plastic "E" on the pick guard. I think it looks kind of goofy angled the way it ships. it was barely stuck on, and I almost got rid of it entirely. But I rotated it, and it echoed the shape if the bout and strings, almost like an Art Deco motif. It transformed from an oddly placed logo to a design element, so I stuck it down.

Was glad to find out that my guitar had been shipped when I took my e-mail this morning.
 
The "E" seems a bit odd - I'm not too sure what they were trying to accomplish w/ it, especially since that logo is already on the truss rod cover. 
 
At one point, I'd found a better deal on the black model. In theory, black should have appealed to me even more but, as is, it didn't and I thought the white pickguard really didn't help, so, for a second I wondered how it'd look with a cream/ivory pickguard.
 
Then it struck me that finding a replacement pickguard for a that type of guitar with 3 P-90's may not be particularly easy.
 
In the end, I really wasn't convinced, the deal passed - which is a good thing because I really prefer the red one.
 
The one thing I'll probably modify is the knobs. Black and gold would seem to make more sense w/ that colour scheme, more than silver and gold. But that's not a priority.

craigb
So how's the newest edition to your menagerie doing?  (Or does she come shipped with the guitar?) 

Pretty amazing actually. The most easily integrated kitten ever. We picked him up yesterday at 1 pm and we had a separate room prepared for him, as usual when you bring in a new cat. He spent the day there, sleeping most of the time, greeting me and purring every time I went to see him and play. Took him out once or twice, holding him and showing him to the other cats.
 
When my wife arrived from work, we let him out. He started playing with the others, particularly Syd. Syd doesn't interact much with humans, he's a cat's cat - he bounded with the kitten on the spot. As of this morning, he's running around the house and doing all the crazy kitten stuff. :)
 
The oldest of our cats simply doesn't care. London aka Gisèle Talbot isn't all too happy, but she'll get over it. She did the same when we brought the others. She's in for a few days of being grumpy, but since she spends plenty of time outside, maybe she'll get over it even quicker.
 

 

Reading back, it was confusing the way I put - that we sort of fell for him because he reminded us of our other female kitten who was the sweetest thing. Here she is, 2 or 3 days after we brought her home last year:
 

 
 

Thanks

drewfx1
 
 
The big difference is the Riviera is semi-hollow (i.e. with a 335 style center block) and the Casino is fully hollow.
 
And congrats on the new additions! I think you made a wise choice by not going the other way round and getting the kitty in red.

Thanks. That's what I read, and I'm guessing that, for now it'll be close enough. Though obviously, a Casino would be nice, eventually.
 
The Bigsby played a big part in my decision - with the exception of the WildKat, it was the only semi-hollow which had it. The P90s were also a determining factor, so the only guitars with both were the Riviera and the WildKat. Otherwise, the Sheraton, the Casino and the Dot Pro were also pretty nice.
 
But ultimately, the WildKat seemed a bit small, and I wanted a big guitar. Also, it has the chrome hardware, which I have a history of destroying in no time on all my Epiphones. I'm sure I'll ruin the gold finish on the Riviera just as quickly, but at least, the pick-ups will be safe.
 
One of the Epiphone models I didn't really think much of but which has got me curious after seeing a couple of videos is the Wilshire. Doesn't look like much (to my taste) but sonically, it seems interesting.

Hmmm, I'll be curious to see that. TBH, I've never owned a Bigsby-equipped guitar, and I somehow assumed that they all used a tune-o-matic type of bridge.
 
Looking at the Gretsch Ajusto-Matic I admit that I can hardly imagine how it could work better than a tune-o-matic - it's very similar as far as I can tell. 
 
At any rate, I'll figure it out. :)

And remember if the Bigs is too stiff or not stiff enough you can easily replace the spring.  I actually prefer a Bigs BECAUSE it's usually stiffer.  Of course I'm no dive bomber.  I simply like to put a little warble on the end of a phrase.

@Rain,
Don't get me wrong, I am happy for you, BUT
Tune-o-matic bridge, bigsby trem;
you're a better man than I if you can keep that thing in tune.

Been there, done that!

 
That's what happened to Framptons' LP.  

That really is beautiful. Great colour.

Mandy? Fly me?