kristo Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 1997 Epiphone Rivoli Reissue bass with hard case. A great playing and sounding bass in lovely condition. All original with no mods (other than a mod bar for the strings). A few light scratches, some tarnishing on the bridge, but nothing major condition wise. A reluctant sale. £750 collected from Beccles, Suffolk. I have a box so could pack up for a courier. Edited July 23, 2021 by kristo 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Gorgeous thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankspanker Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Apart from the bridge and the E logo on the scratchplate this looks pretty spot-on to the '64 Rivoli that I bought in about 1972. I did two shameful things to that bass; the first thing was just too awful to recount a forum like this and the second was selling it about twenty years ago. GLWTS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Adore the Rivoli in appearance, but I know the sound isn’t right for me. Can't say I’m not massively tempted by it though. Because looking at a bass is as good as playing it, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristo Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 10 hours ago, plankspanker said: I did two shameful things to that bass; the first thing was just too awful to recount a forum like this I don’t think you can write something like that without elaborating...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 36 minutes ago, kristo said: I don’t think you can write something like that without elaborating...... and pictures... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankspanker Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I cringe with embarrassment now but I was young and basses like the Rivoli were seen by some as a bit dated by the early/mid seventies. I took a chisel to it and added a bridge pickup. Actually, it didn't look bad and it sounded fine but its originality was lost forever. If I'd had the sense to leave it alone and hang on to it then it would be worth quite a bit now, I suppose, as it had the original hardcase too. I was never bothered by the shorter scale but the intonation was a bit iffy with that bar bridge. I don't think any pictures survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Hello is the Rivoli bass still available? With kind regards Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristo Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 7 hours ago, Lars said: Hello is the Rivoli bass still available? With kind regards Lars Hello Lars. Yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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