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94/79/1-1 Electric guitar, semi-acoustic, 'Riviera', used by Chris Bailey of The Saints, Epiphone by Gibson Inc, [Japan/Korea] 1980-1990. Click to enlarge.

Semi-acoustic guitar by Gibson Inc

'Riviera' model semi-acoustic, 6 string, electric archtop guitar has double cut-away body, with a wine red finish and white plastic pick guard, rosewood fingerboard, inlaid with shell/mother-of-pearl. Features two humbucking pickups, tune-o-matic bridge, two tone and two volume knobs, one for each pickup. The brand name "Epiphone" is inlaid on the headstock, a stylised letter "E" logo is printed on the headstock and on the the pick guard. A sticker inside the body gives manufacturing …

Summary

Object No.

94/79/1-1

Object Statement

Electric guitar, semi-acoustic, 'Riviera', used by Chris Bailey of The Saints, Epiphone by Gibson Inc, [Japan/Korea] 1980-1990

Physical Description

'Riviera' model semi-acoustic, 6 string, electric archtop guitar has double cut-away body, with a wine red finish and white plastic pick guard, rosewood fingerboard, inlaid with shell/mother-of-pearl. Features two humbucking pickups, tune-o-matic bridge, two tone and two volume knobs, one for each pickup. The brand name "Epiphone" is inlaid on the headstock, a stylised letter "E" logo is printed on the headstock and on the the pick guard. A sticker inside the body gives manufacturing information: "Epiphone Style Riviera WR....A Division of Gibson Inc, Kalamazoo, Michigan". Serial number engraved into the back of the headstock: "3114152".

Dimensions

Height

90 mm

Width

410 mm

Cite this Object

Harvard

Semi-acoustic guitar by Gibson Inc 2021, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 26 March 2023, <https://ma.as/141861>

Wikipedia

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