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For Sale: 1968 Epiphone Rivoli bass


evilLordJuju
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Thanks for your comments, very much appreciated. and i'm glad you're all enjoying the bass.

But I don't think it was shipped any earlier than very late 1967. These were certainly shipping into 1967 with the non intonatable bridge (see [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/parts/bridge/"]Gibson bass bridges[/url]), but it would also have had the wider of the two metal humbucker covers (see [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/parts/pickup/"]Gibson bass pickups[/url]). The hardware definately says later.

It is possible that this neck was made and stamped a few years earlier, and sat in the factory for a few years before being shipped - Gibson did funny things like that at times. I haven't taken the pots out to check the codes, but i'm pretty sure they will say late 1967, or even early 1968.

Have a look at my 1967 Rivoli that isn't for sale [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/epiphone/bass/1967EpiphoneRivoli.php"]http://www.flyguitars.com/epiphone/bass/1967EpiphoneRivoli.php[/url] - pot codes on that are just past the middle of '67.

If this is an issue to anyone we can go into a whole lot more detail, or I can show more photos, even check the pot codes.

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[quote name='evilLordJuju' timestamp='1326587278' post='1499328']
Thanks for your comments, very much appreciated. and i'm glad you're all enjoying the bass.

But I don't think it was shipped any earlier than very late 1967. These were certainly shipping into 1967 with the non intonatable bridge (see [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/parts/bridge/"]Gibson bass bridges[/url]), but it would also have had the wider of the two metal humbucker covers (see [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/parts/pickup/"]Gibson bass pickups[/url]). The hardware definately says later.

It is possible that this neck was made and stamped a few years earlier, and sat in the factory for a few years before being shipped - Gibson did funny things like that at times. I haven't taken the pots out to check the codes, but i'm pretty sure they will say late 1967, or even early 1968.

Have a look at my 1967 Rivoli that isn't for sale [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/epiphone/bass/1967EpiphoneRivoli.php"]http://www.flyguitar...phoneRivoli.php[/url] - pot codes on that are just past the middle of '67.

If this is an issue to anyone we can go into a whole lot more detail, or I can show more photos, even check the pot codes.
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I'll bow to your far superior knowledge, as i'm not big on Epiphones. Serial number check does say '66 though on 3 different sites. I also thought the 2 -pickup version came in, in late '66, and also the slot head tuners were replaced by philips in '66. To be fair though, I'm probably basing this more on the Gibson EB2 vintage, and not Epiphones.

I would suggest any buyers should disregard my comments, as they may well be incorrect from what the seller has said, or, as i'd always recommend, do plenty of your own research.

Good luck with the sale though, its a lovely looking bass, i think the refin on the front of the body is probably the best i've seen on one of these.

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