Home Uncategorized Played by everyone from Magic Sam and Otis Rush to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robbie Robertson, Noel Gallagher, and Robben Ford, the Riviera remains Epiphone’s semi-hollow superstar

Played by everyone from Magic Sam and Otis Rush to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robbie Robertson, Noel Gallagher, and Robben Ford, the Riviera remains Epiphone’s semi-hollow superstar

May 5, 2025 comments off

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The Riviera played a crucial role in Epiphone’s evolution through the New York jazz clubs of the 1920s, ’50s electric blues, to today’s vibrant, diverse scene – and it might be the brand’s GOAT

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