Epiphone Noel Gallagher Riviera Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Dark Wine Red

If you're looking to grab that wall of guitars sound Oasis is known for then this is your guitar straight out of the box. I am a producer/songwriter and this guitar is my newest addition. I've been getting some amazing tones out of it through an AC30. Holds it's own in the studio next to American Strats and Reverends. Looking forward to seeing where I can take it sonically.

I'm a huge oasis fan, but even just for someone who wanted a fantastic semihollow guitar, this is about as good as you can get under a thousand bucks. The pickups sound great- nice and clear with no noise. The pots and tuners are smooth with just the right amount of tension. And including a hardshell case is a great touch.

Looks stunning and plays great. I had no trouble with the tone knobs on mine and it didn't sound flat at all. Played it through my Orange amp and sounds great.

Action, nut and neck were great out of the box. Changed to my preferred strings and set the intonation. Great experience all around.

I grew up in the 90s and Oasis was my very first CD - Noel's playing and wall of chorded sound always caught my ear's attention. His solos were very approachable and melodic and I was hooked early. I always saw him sporting Epiphones and it informed my decision to buy my first real acoustic, an Epiphone AJ-18S back then that I still have. Epiphone have always made quality products, though this one had me nervous being made in China as opposed to Korea like Epis used to be. I can say the quality of the the fit and finish is great. No high frets or sharp fret edges. The tuners seem like they work well. The bridge adjustments were a breeze and this is my first tune-o-matic setup and my first semi-hollow body. I was disappointed that the neck isn't mahogany nor is the center block. I know they spec'd Noel's actual Japan Epi Riviera to make this tribute model, but I'm not sure what the woods are for his. Not a lot of info available. Everything is maple on this guitar. It inherently gives it a lot of brightness. I'm still getting used to that coming off Fenders and my PRS. Also, the fretboard is really disappointingly the Indian Laurel that all the cheap guitars get these days. At the current price, this guitar is NOT "cheap"! It should have a rosewood board for the price. The pickups are supposedly the Alnico Pros from Epi, but I'm not crazy about them. I've adjusted the height, but to my ear, you don't get a lot of string to string definition, especially when distorted. The sound all kind of mashes together without nuances. I hope that a pickup replacement would remedy this, though I don't know where to start. I can reasonably nail the Oasis tone, but admittedly, I'm going through my EVH which is a Fender-style amp with 6L6s instead of a Brit style Marshall with EL34s. There is a difference there, but when I push it with my OCD overdrive, it definitely has decent tone. I played all the hits on this and I'll say it can do it pretty well. I love the detailing and the silver mirror Epiphone logo is awesome. The knobs suck though - these are supposedly CTS grade pots but they feel like trash honestly. The one knob wouldn't even go past 4 until I forced it. This is the kind of junk that you unfortunately get with a Chinese made guitar - their standards for build quality are much lower than a Japan or Korea. If you can get past some of the gripes, it's still a cool guitar AND YOU GET A CASE! That is a good bit added to the cost right there. The case is a very nice quality - I was impressed with this. Even comes with keys to lock it - makes the guitar feel a bit more exclusive for the price at least.