I feel a million dollars when I play it and pretend im Paul weller ( a well known casino devotee).or a member of the Beatles LOL theyre not 'on/off' like some cheap pots ive experienced in the past i can only imagine how good itd be with some replacement non epiphone pick ups and wiring but then again the ones in it whilst a tad 'hot' still sound pretty good.so maybe the improvement would be marginal.and the volume and tone work perfectly well. real rose wood finger board as its pre cites and of course it has the 'right ' headstock.when played unplugged its very resonant. even the poly finish is not too shiny and a bit dull. the build quality and playability is outstanding.the sound spot on. whatever that means on a Korean factory mass produced guitar ?.with what looks like a real Bigsby fitted ) last year off ebay and was blown away how well made and good it was. For how much longer, no one seems to know.Īs an owner of both a Riviera P-93LE' date=' and a vintage '66 Casino, I can tell you they are both Great guitars!I got a Epiphone Casino ( a Korean 'limited edition custom shop'. So, if you can, play them both, for awhile, see which one YOU prefer. (Again, an easy conversion, if you want/need.) Casino is light weight, in comparison! Elitist version has 'Grover' tuners, the standard Vibrato, the Casino has a standard trapeze tailpiece, except for some limited editions.

The Riviera has more upper fret access, as the neck joint is at the 19th fret. Upper fret access, is limited, as the neck joint is at the 16th fret (Vintage and Elitist) or 17th, on newer, The growl and hollowbody 'warmth' is terrific! Hard to describe, unless you'veĮxperienced it.

Totally hollowbody, and so prone to feedback, at higher volumes. The neck is much like a '60's style LP.thin but not too The center block does allow more sustain,Īnd less chance of feedback. Tones, but at some settings/combinations, almost Gretsch like tones, too. The great thing is, with the extra P-90, and the tone combinations available, you can not only get Gibson P-90 The Riviera P-93, is much closer to a 335, with P-90's in both feel and tone. As an owner of both a Riviera P-93LE, and a vintage '66 Casino, I can tell you they are both Great guitars!īut, they are NOT the same.

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