Epiphone Rivoli Bass, 1966

Comments	Here’s a lovely 1966 Epiphone Rivoli bass. The Rivoli was introduced in 1959 and was extremely similar to Gibson’s EB-2. They were discontinued in the early 1960’s, but production started again in 1964 because these basses were favoured by many of the bands arriving in the US as part of the British Invasion. The short scale and light weight make them very comfortable to play, and it most definitely produces bottom end.
Serial Number	423900, built 1966
Pricing	$1,999.00 CAD with period hardshell case. SOLD
Neck	Mahogany neck with unbound rosewood fingerboard. 20 frets, dot markers, 30.5″ scale.
Frets
Body	Laminate, bound maple body. 16″ wide
Finish	Original nitrocellulose lacquer sunburst finish in good condition. The red parts of the finish has faded as these do.
Hardware/electronics	Original tuners, bridge, single pickup, pots and ‘baritone’ bass-boost pushbutton switch. Missing the original pickguard and label.
Playability/Action	Plays well, and currently strung with flatwounds. The hollow body makes for a comfortable weight.
Case	Period hardhsell case included.