I didn't like the plastic "E" that came on my DOT.  When I pealed it off, it seemed as if it was glued with something that bonded with the plastic pick guard.  What ever it was stuck down with, ate right into the plastic.  I ended up just buying a blank replacement pick guard to replace it.

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.

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

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.
 

 

Aww...  Sorry, "he" (thought you had said she before but didn't check).
 
Getting along is 90% of the battle!

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:
 

 
 

Rain
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. 

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

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.

That's a nice guitar, Rain. I'm sure you're gonna love it. I had a couple 335 style semi-hollow bodies in the past, and they definitely add a little something extra to the sound. Congrats on the kitty cat, also. :)

Since you mentioned Gretsch and it's got 3 PU's...
 
You can always get a TV Jones filtertron in a dogear mount to put in one position if you want: