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RIVIERA
- thin double cutaway body, bound fingerboard with single parallelogram inlay, bound body, tune-o-matic bridge/trapeze tailpiece, bound tortoiseshell pickguard, two mini-humbucker pickups, volume/tone controls, available in Cherry, Royal Tan, or Sunburst finish, 16 in. body width, mfg. 1962-1970, 1993-94.
Riviera 12-String
- similar to the Riviera, except in 12-string configuration with a symmetrical headstock and six-per-side tuners, mfg. 1965-1970.
RIVIERA REISSUE (MODEL ETRI)
- contemoprary re-issue of the Riviera, select spruce top, laminated maple back and sides, bound body, two f-holes, set maple neck, 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with parallelogram inlays, black headstock with flowerpot inlay, engraved E truss rod cover, and three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, Frequensator tailpiece, white pickguard with E logo, two mini humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way switch, chrome hardware, available in Black Metallic (1994-1998), Cherry, Ebony, Gold Flake (1994-1998), Metallic Burgundy Mist (1994-1998), Metallic Light Blue (1994-1998), Natural (1994-2000), Silver Flake (1994-1998), Turquoise (1994-1998), or Vintage Cherry Sunburst (1994-2000) finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1994-2006.
Riviera Reissue Vibrotone (Model ETRI)
- similar to the Riviera Reissue, except has a Bigsby-derived Vibrotone tremolo, available in Cherry, Gold Flake, Silver Flake, or Turquoise finish, mfg. 1997-98.
Riviera Reissue 12-String (Model ETR2)
- similar to the Riviera Reissue, except in 12-string configuration and six-per-side tuners, available in Cherry, Ebony, Natural, or Vintage Cherry Sunburst finish, mfg. 1997-2000.
RIVIERA ELITIST (MODEL ELRI, JAPAN)
- Riviera style, five-ply maple top, back, and sides, set mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, three-per-side Grover tuners, one 60NYR and one 60NYT NY mini humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup selector, nickel hardware, available in Cherry or Vintage Sunburst finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 2003-05.
Riviera Elitist 12-String (Model ELR12, Japan)
- similar to the Riviera Elitist, except in 12-string configuration and six-per-side tuners, mfg. 2003-05.
JORMA KAUKONEN RIVIERA DELUXE (MODEL ETJK)
- similar to Model ETRI except has gold hardware, laminated maple body, gold Vibratone tailpiece 2000-02, Bigsby tailpiece 2003-05, Grover machine heads, two Epiphone '57 Classic Alnico-V pickups, available in Cherry finish, mfg. 2000-05.
NICK VALENSI RIVIERA P-94 (MODEL ELRV)
- double cutaway semi-hollow Riviera body, five-ply maple back/top/sides, white body binding, two f-holes, one-piece set mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with parallelogram inlays, white truss rod cover with "Valensi" engraving, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, split trapeze tailpiece, raised black pickguard with E logo, two Gibson P-94 pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way switch, nickel hardware, available in Antique Natural finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 2007-present.
ELITIST NICK VALENSI RIVIERA P-94 (MODEL ELRV)
- double cutaway semi-hollow Riviera body, five-ply maple back/top/sides, white body binding, two f-holes, one-piece set mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with parallelogram inlays, three-per-side tuners, tune-o-matic bridge, split trapeze tailpiece, raised black pickguard with E logo, two Gibson P-94 pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way switch, chrome hardware, available in Antique Natural or Vintage Sunburst finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 2006 only.