Cast your mind back to 1996 and the height of Britpop, and there’s every chance this guitar will ring a vivid bell. Oasis had released their second album, (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, ‘Cool Britannia’ was in full swing, and Noel Gallagher was busy reigniting the nation’s passion with playing a six-string. His Wine Red Epiphone Riviera played a huge part in this.
Not only was it featured in the video, but it made an appearance in the promo fortoo, alongside loads of live performances. While Noel had plenty of nice guitars by this point, it’s for the reasons above that the Epiphone stood out to so many, and, crucially, fans could go and buy an Epiphone an Epiphone that Noel was using.
