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Can anyone tell me anything about Epiphone hollow-body bass guitars? Are there any issues to be aware of? Going to look at what I think is a Rivoli tomorrow. Not sure of age. No scratchplate in photo. It has 20 frets, single pickup at neck, two controls and a third button/switch next to bridge. There is a single fixed bridge, about between the ends of the F holes.

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If it's one of the original 60s ones then the 'mudbucker' at the neck will likely produce a much less focused sound than most basses, hence the nickname

 

I think they changed the electronics for the later reissues.

 

For a while in 60s the Rivoli was a more common sight in Britain than probably any other electic bass.

 

They're mostly associated with Merseybeat and British Invasion bands but for a while they were really popular in the UK across multiple

genres and were used on some very famous recordings by some of the biggest British bands of the day.

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