Minnesota Flats
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"I wouldn't mind adding an old Epiphone Rivoli to the stable someday"
Other down sides of the Rivoli vs. SF:
Subjective:
•Rivoli is less elegant, both headstock and body, in appearance, IMHO
•Mudbucker vs. Bi-Sonic? Please...
Objective:
•Rivoli has one fewer frets (not that I actually care).
•Rivoli neck appears to be a hair wider than that of the SF. Haven't ever played one, so don't know if it's enough to give it a drastically different "feel" or not. I personally really like the SF's narrow neck/string spacing.
•Rivoli sports the infamous, Gibson 3-point bridge (though there are those who also find fault with the Guild bass "harp" bridge).
Don't mean to 'jack the thread, but OP did bring the Rivoli up.
Other down sides of the Rivoli vs. SF:
Subjective:
•Rivoli is less elegant, both headstock and body, in appearance, IMHO
•Mudbucker vs. Bi-Sonic? Please...
Objective:
•Rivoli has one fewer frets (not that I actually care).
•Rivoli neck appears to be a hair wider than that of the SF. Haven't ever played one, so don't know if it's enough to give it a drastically different "feel" or not. I personally really like the SF's narrow neck/string spacing.
•Rivoli sports the infamous, Gibson 3-point bridge (though there are those who also find fault with the Guild bass "harp" bridge).
Don't mean to 'jack the thread, but OP did bring the Rivoli up.
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