IMAGE BELOW EPIPHONE EA-255 RIVIERA SEMI ACOUSTIC GUITARīy 1934 Masterbilt guitars had undergone changers in wood type and decoration.

They have absolutely nothing in common with the Epiphone Riviera's and Casinos that preceded it or any of those same models that followed it. In about 1976 the EA-250 was offered with a walnut finish, chintzy gold hardware and a frequensator tailpiece and this was called EA-255 and in the years that followed the EA-255 model number was extended with the 'Casino' as well as the 'Riviera' model name designations with no apparent differences between the two. The following year the model without any real changes became the Epiphone EA-250.

One of these models, Aria 5102T became the Epiphone 5102TE which was a very cheap hollow body electric with a bolt on neck, a cheesier tremolo and chessier electronics. In 1970 Epiphone ceased making the Kalamazoo-made Riveria and the following year they began importing a very low end line of Japanese made guitars that were actually Aria models that were re-labeled with the Epiphone brand and had some cosmetic changes. There's no such thing as a 1971 Riviera unless we're talking Buicks here (Buick Riviera Pop Art Guitar Pick). EPIPHONE EA-250 RIVIERA SEMI ACOUSTIC GUITAR

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