Epiphone Riviera

This is a Korean made Epiphone Riviera with full size humbuckers. It had great tone, extremely comfortable, and lightweight. I ended up selling it for a number of reasons... the first was the nut width wasn't very wide so it had a very skinny neck with close string spacing. There was also an issue with the bridge which was tilted at an angle caused by the string tension over time.

Otherwise, the only other reason I got rid of this was because my Yamaha SA2200 sounded better and had a nicer feel.

Yamaha SA2200 Semi-hollowbody

The superior quality of this 335-style guitar by Yamaha is noticeable when you pick it up in your hands. These are rare guitars that are hard to find in stores. However, this is one guitar I could safely purchase online and be confident that the build quality of this Yamaha instrument would live up to all expectations.

I purchased this guitar sight unseen. The reason I chose this guitar was it's reputation and the ebony fretboard. I love the feel of ebony fretboards from the Schecter Porl Thompson Corsair that I owned. In terms of feel, quality, and most importantly the sound... this yamaha is awesome.

Also, I've had several guitars with a coil tap to turn hum buckers to single coils, and this one is the only one in which the single coils actually sound great. If there is any downsides, it's the bulky size that doesn't always suit me and the gold hardware is beginning to tarnish and wear off.....