| It's comfortable to reckon that guitar makers like | | | | the Casino. Firstly, it's a very light guitar, which is |
| Fender and Gibson have always been the | | | | what you'd expect from a semi-hollowbody guitar. |
| top-selling musical instruments they are now, but | | | | When you compare the Casino to other Gibson or |
| that's really not the case. Believe it or not, for | | | | Epiphone models, the light weight is a welcome |
| numerous years Epiphone really ruled the electric | | | | surprise. |
| guitar universe, thanks chiefly to a group of | | | | The second thing you'll likely notice is the sound |
| young musicians from Liverpool (the Beatles, in | | | | itself. "Crisp" is probably the best adjective I can |
| case you don't know your music history very | | | | use to describe it. It doesn't have the usual Gibson |
| well). | | | | or Fender tone, but that's not a bad thing. It's |
| Many artists in the 1960's were noticed playing | | | | unique, its own animal. |
| Epiphone electric and acoustic guitars, including the | | | | We were really satisfied with the tones we got |
| Epiphone Casino, which was renowned for its | | | | from the Epiphone Casino. It can get some |
| penetrating, golden tones. Good luck on getting an | | | | wonderful clean or classic rock tones, but don't |
| original 1960's Casino model, but fortunately for us | | | | anticipate any "Iron Maiden" licks to sound genuine. |
| the instrument has been reissued and is | | | | The P90 pickups have some fantastic tones, even |
| unquestionably worth our time. Let's see what it | | | | if they're not hum-cancelling (but they're not really |
| offers. | | | | noisy anyway). |
| The Epiphone Casino is a semi-hollow body | | | | After we gave the instrument a thorough setup |
| instrument celebrated for its lightness. The back, | | | | (adjusting the neck and bridge), it played very |
| sides, and top are all made of laminated maple | | | | well. It's not a guitar that Steve Vai will play any |
| with a mahogany neck and rosewood fingerboard. | | | | time soon, but it's certainly comfortable and one |
| The 22-fret guitar boasts a 24 3/4" scale with a | | | | you could play with for hours with comfort. |
| 1.68" nut width. | | | | We couldn't help ripping into some "Day Tripper" |
| The Epiphone Casino has really classy aesthetics. | | | | or "Back in the U.S.S.R" riffs, and of course we |
| It has a trademark tune-o-matic bridge and | | | | tried the guitar plugged in a (reissue) Vox AC-15. |
| trapeze tailpiece, lovely body-neck binding, chrome | | | | The sound was large and clear. |
| hardware, and parallelogram inlays. Electronically, | | | | With a street cost of only $599, there's not much |
| the instrument uses vintage-style Alnico V P90 | | | | to not love about the Epiphone Casino. If you're |
| pickups. | | | | looking for a consummate guitar for classic rock, |
| Clearly, the Epiphone Casino exudes vintage class | | | | jazz, blues, or just an excuse to whip out some |
| and style. | | | | Beatles' tunes, the Casino is an instrument you |
| If your senses are anything like ours, you'll | | | | can bet on. |
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