EPIPHONE RIVOLI SERIES

EPIPHONE RIVOLI

EPIPHONE manufactured the RIVOLI between 1959 and 1970. It was a Gibson designed model and made in Kalamazoo. The design of the Epiphone Rivoli is based on the Gibson EB-2, and they share the same body, neck and hardware; differing only in the shape of the headstock and the tortoiseshell pickguard material sometimes used on the Rivoli. During the first year of production the single pickup was a single-coil - this was soon changed to a Sidewinder humbucker in 1960.

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EPIPHONE RIVOLI BASS REISSUE (1993-1999)

Epiphone reissued the RIVOLI BASS (MODEL EBR1) from 1993 to 1999. It was a Korean made model which looked identical to the original Rivoli but had a maple neck, instead of mahogany. The Sidewinder pickup was also different sounding to the original and it had a three-point bridge instead of the original two-point unit.

There was also a Japanese made Epiphone Rivoli Bass made during the 1990s - the Epiphone EB-2, this model had a mahogany neck and an Epiphone Japan EB pickup.

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EPIPHONE RIVOLI-II BASS

The Epiphone Rivoli II was introduced in 1998, just as the single pickup Rivoli model was being discontinued. The Rivoli II had an extra mini-humbucker pickup at the bridge position in addtion to the Sidewinder humbucker at the neck position.

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Specifications:

ModelImageFinish colorsFinish effectsMade inNumber of stringsBindingScale length
EPIPHONE RIVOLI
1959 to 1970
natural finishsunburst finishUSA4 strings--
EPIPHONE RIVOLI BASS REISSUE (1993-1999)
1993 to 1999
black finish, natural finish, red finishsunburst finishKorea4 stringsbody binding30.5 inches scale-length
EPIPHONE RIVOLI-II BASS
1998 to 2002
amber finish, black finish, natural finishsunburst finishKorea4 strings-30.5 inches scale-length
ModelTone controlsVolume controlsControls materialNumber of control knobs
EPIPHONE RIVOLI
1959 to 1970
1 tone control1 volume control--
EPIPHONE RIVOLI BASS REISSUE (1993-1999)
1993 to 1999
1 tone control, 1 tone switch1 volume controlblack controls2 control knobs
EPIPHONE RIVOLI-II BASS
1998 to 2002
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ModelPickups configurationPickups brand and model
EPIPHONE RIVOLI
1959 to 1970
1 pickup, 2 pickups-
EPIPHONE RIVOLI BASS REISSUE (1993-1999)
1993 to 1999
1 humbucker pickupEpiphone sidewinder pickup(s)
EPIPHONE RIVOLI-II BASS
1998 to 2002
1 humbucker pickup and 1 mini humbucker pickupEpiphone Sidewinder pickup(s), Epiphone mini humbucker
ModelBody shape featuresBody styleHollow bodySoundholeBody back materialBody sides materialBody top materialPickguard material
EPIPHONE RIVOLI
1959 to 1970
double cutawayES-335 stylehollow body2 f-holes----
EPIPHONE RIVOLI BASS REISSUE (1993-1999)
1993 to 1999
double cutawayES-335 stylesemi-hollow body2 f-holeslaminated maple body backlaminated maple body sideslaminated maple body top-
EPIPHONE RIVOLI-II BASS
1998 to 2002
double cutawayES-335 style--laminated maple body back-laminated maple body topblack pickguard
ModelFingerboard materialFingerboard position markers
EPIPHONE RIVOLI
1959 to 1970
rosewood fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers
EPIPHONE RIVOLI BASS REISSUE (1993-1999)
1993 to 1999
rosewood fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers
EPIPHONE RIVOLI-II BASS
1998 to 2002
rosewood fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers
ModelHardware colorTuners
EPIPHONE RIVOLI
1959 to 1970
chrome hardware-
EPIPHONE RIVOLI BASS REISSUE (1993-1999)
1993 to 1999
chrome hardwareopen gear tuners
EPIPHONE RIVOLI-II BASS
1998 to 2002
chrome hardware-
ModelNeck jointPeghead (headstock)Tuner layoutNeck materialNeck widthNumber of frets
EPIPHONE RIVOLI
1959 to 1970
set neckoval headstocktwo-each-side---
EPIPHONE RIVOLI BASS REISSUE (1993-1999)
1993 to 1999
set neck-two-each-sidemaple neck1.65 inches wide at nut20 fret
EPIPHONE RIVOLI-II BASS
1998 to 2002
set neck-two-each-sidemaple neck1.65 inches wide at nut-