Classic Black Royale Look with a Twist!

If you're a musical maverick, the Epiphone Riviera Custom P93 Black Royale semi-hollow electric guitar is the axe for you. Generations of guitarists - including blues great Otis Rush, the Velvet Underground's Lou Reed, and The Strokes' Nick Valensi - have discovered the bell-like tones inherent in Epi's Riviera's classic ES-body suited their musical message. And fitted with three "Dogear" P-90 single-coil pickups, the Riviera Custom P93 Black Royale cranks out punch and growl like no 3-pickup guitar you're ever heard. If you need a guitar that will let you push the outside of the envelope, check out Epiphone'a Riviera Custom P93 Black Royale!

Epiphone Riviera Custom P93 Black Royale Semi-hollow Electric Guitar at a Glance:

• Dared to sound different
  
• Stage-friendly looks
  
• Understated elegance: the Black Royale effect

Dared to sound different
OK, so every guitarist you know is playing a solidbody guitar. Yawn. Well, here's something different: the semi-hollow Epiphone Riviera Custom P93 Black Royale serves up a lively bouquet of tone that solids can only dream about. Throw in three single-coil P-90 pickups, and sonically, you're talking about a different animal altogether, with its own uniquely punchy brand of chime and growl. Add the Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece for some vintage-style whammy action, and you're probably starting to get an idea of what the Riviera Custom P93 Black Royale is all about.

Stage-friendly looks
The Epiphone Riviera Custom P93 Black Royale offers up distinctive visuals as well. With its Gibson ES-335-ish semi-hollow construction, twin cutaways, dual F holes, and chrome hardware, you'll have an axe that's ready for the spotlight whenever you are. The three purposeful-looking P-90 "Dogear" pickups also add to the vintage vibe of the Epiphone Riviera Custom P93 Black Royale. These pickups look like they mean business - and they do!

Understated elegance: the Black Royale effect
The Epiphone Riviera Custom P93 Black Royale sports Epi's gorgeous Black Royale treatment. The Black Royale Series is all about understated - and perhaps a slight hint of menace. There's just something about black with sparkling trim that suggests elegance. Then too, there's also something about going onstage with a big semi-hollowbody Dot slung over your shoulder. However you decipher the visuals, the Epiphone Riviera Custom P93 Black Royale sends a message - your musical message.

Epiphone Riviera Custom P93 Black Royale Semi-hollow Electric Guitar Features at a Glance:

• This axe combines the bell-like tones of its ES-style body with the punch and growl of three P-90s
  
• Black Royale treatment gives this guitar understated elegance
  
• Chrome hardware and sparkle body binding
  
• Bigsby tailpiece for tremolo and note bends

Epiphone's Riviera Custom P93 Black Royale: add distinctive looks and sound to your arsenal!

Specification Detail Body Type Riviera Left-/Right-handed Right-handed Body Material Laminate Maple Top Material Laminate Maple Body Finish Urethane Color Black Royale Neck Material Mahogany, Set Neck Shape SlimTaper D-profile Scale Length 24.75" Fingerboard Material Rosewood, 12" Radius Fingerboard Inlay Pearloid parallelogram Number of Frets 22 Nut Width 1.68" Bridge/Tailpiece Tune-o-matic, Bigsby B70 Tuners Wilkinson 14:1 Number of Pickups 3 Neck Pickup Epiphone P-90 "Dogear" single-coil Middle Pickup Epiphone P-90 "Dogear" single-coil Bridge Pickup Epiphone P-90 "Dogear" single-coil Controls 3 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 3-way switch Manufacturer Part Number ETR3BPNB3