Having played this model at a local store, the neck awesome! I've never gotten on with Gibson and Epiphone semi-hollow neck profiles, finding them too fat for my liking, but this NG Riviera has a SG slim taper like profile making it a breeze to play everywhere up and down the neck! I'm really jonesing to buy one but other priorities like the mortgage and feeding my3 children, sadly must take precedent for now.
@@jordanebacher personally I think it sounds exactly like a 335. I actually had a Epi inspired by Gibson 335 and traded it in towards the Riviera. This model of Riviera has the same stop tail as the 335 so yeah some might tell the difference with a better ear for it but I couldn’t haha.
@@Flukey_1970 cool thanks. I bought a Epiphone ES335 recently but the color really bugs me so I want to sell it And I'm thinking about buying this noel Gallagher Riviera with the money.
@@jordanebacher i would they told me in the guitar store that GIbson/Epiphone are discontinuing it so i recon when word gets out that they not making any more people will buy up the stock
Huge Oasis fan from back in the day... I've had two Noel Gallagher guitars... the original Union Jack Supernova signature model, and the Union Jack Sheraton Ltd release which was basically another but more accurate version to Noel's union jack guitar from back in the day. I saw this guitar and wasn't sure if I wanted to get another Noel guitar because I wasn't always impressed with the playability/sound of these guitars but you make this one sound amazing
Great review! I love my Epiphone Noel Gallagher Riviera ❤. I uploaded a high quality Oasis cover with it on my channel and more Oasis covers will follow
Currently own a 2014 Gibson lpj, 2016 Gibson les Paul traditional, 2016 Gibson Flying V t, 2023 fender mccready strat and have been wanting to save up for a Gibson es 335 but 4k is a lot of money is this a good second option for someone who is also a huge oasis fan, or am I better off saving for the Gibson? Just wondering if playing so many gibsons will make an epiphone sound dim in comparison
Dagan, I love you man!! I need help on the Noel G. Maroon Japanese Epi Riviera. I bought one and love to play it, excepyt the Al5's are not good on clean. I cant get a good clean tone. Would YOU PERSONALLY upgrade to Seymour Pearly Gates? I read thats the sauce, What say you brother? My other axes dont have the issue. Thanks mate.
No, during the morning glory era this was his main guitar, a wine red epiphone riviera. He later got the cherry red Gibson es 335 in the late 90s and has used it since
