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I just came across this epiphone and hadn’t ever thought about it or even looked at it. It’s got the three P90’s in it as well as the huge Bigsby. No adjustable pots, has two tone and three volume as well as a three-way switch. But the middle is always hot unless you turn it’s volume down.
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@luch_handt wrote:
here’s a link to it.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/epiphone-limited-edition-riviera-custom-royale-p93-electric-guitarP90s are a very versatile pickup and being set up like they are in the P93, you would have good range of tones. Much of the jazz in the days before the humbucker was recorded with P90s as well as blues and R&B. They can sound sweet and clean or growl mean & nasty when pushed a little hard.
The only hold back on P90s is that they are a little more noisy than single coil pickups like a Fender or G&L. I have a Gibson Blueshawk that is equipped with 2 Blues 90s, which was Gibson’s more modern P90. They installed a separate dummy coil between the 2 that helps to cancel much of the noise. I would dare say that they have built something very similar into the P93
Dean has a similar line called the Palomino but with 1 Tone 1 Volume and a 5 way selector switch. All have a floating bridge. 4 has Byrdland tail pieces and 1 has an ebony that is a version of the Benedetto tailpiece
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@Neiles335 wrote:
A little on the blingy side…but at that price…why not.
Oh, I’m not going to buy it. This one will be free, I just can’t make up my mind whether or not I want it. What’s blingy mean?
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Nice guitar, it’s got a BIgsby, has to be nice 🙂
I like the Epiphone Wildkat Royale – Pearl White . It’s got Gold trim too and also has a Bigsby. It has only two P90s which is ok by me.
The body (lower bout) of the Wildkat is a bit smaller which is more comfortable for me. -
I have an Epiphone Swingster (very similar, but 2 humbuckers) and love it. The sound it has is only going to come out of a hollow-body and it plays really smooth. I love mine.
Here’s a link:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/epiphone-emperor-swingster-hollowbody-electric-guitar -
@ibrewalot wrote:
I have an Epiphone Swingster (very similar, but 2 humbuckers) and love it. The sound it has is only going to come out of a hollow-body and it plays really smooth. I love mine.
Here’s a link:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/epiphone-emperor-swingster-hollowbody-electric-guitarThat is a sweet looking guitar. Sells for about $750 in this country.
The melody of the notes is what expresses the art of music . 🙂 6stringerPete
It really is all about ”melody”. The melody comes from a language from our heart. Our heart is the muscle in music harmony. The melody is the sweetness that it pumps into our musical thoughts on the fretboard. 🙂 6 stringer Pete
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@ibrewalot wrote:
I have an Epiphone Swingster (very similar, but 2 humbuckers) and love it. The sound it has is only going to come out of a hollow-body and it plays really smooth. I love mine.
Here’s a link:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/epiphone-emperor-swingster-hollowbody-electric-guitarThe Swingster is a nice looking axe for sure. I noticed that the Bigsby is a little different in that it doesn’t have the typical flat bar. The arm is round with only a flattened tip on it.
Compare it to the Gretsch 1959 Chet Atkins model and you will see a lot of similarity in the vibrato. Legend has it that Chet approached the folks at Gretsch and Bigsby to design the arm with that flattened tip and just the right length that he could rest his pinky on it. The spring tension was adjusted to his use of the vibrato and the rest is history….. or so the story goes.
http://gretschguitars.com/products/index.php?partno=2401134892
Full hollowbodies are definitely different animals. I’ve had 2 of them and have decided that I’m more of a fan of the semi-hollow
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