The Standard Casino is a great guitar (the burst below is my Standard). Same deal as above: a price hike just because the name 'GIBSON' is on the headstock. If you want to pay two thousand more for a Casino just because The Beatles played them, have at it.

Why in hell would anybody pay Ferrari prices for a Volkswagon? The only reason why Epiphone offers a super expensive Casino is because of the Beatles connection. Remember this: a Casino was really Gibson's budget version of a Gibson 330. Forget spending thousands on an Elite Casino. If you want a Casino, then don't buy a Coupe, buy a Casino.Ģ. They sell small size White Falcons, mini Strats.are they Falcons and Strats? No. My Casino costs a few hundred.the thing is worth thousands.ġ. The way I see it that means the guitar far exceeds one's expectations. And 'bang for buck' is not a pejorative term. I have some top guitars (Strat, Tele, White Falcon, Ric 360/12, SG.) and I have to say that the Casino is the best bang for buck guitar I own. I'll put it this way: it is the only guitar I own that I have two of. always a lot of posts on Epi Talk, never enough guitar pics.OK, I am a big fan of the Casino.

and thank you for letting me shamelessly post pictures of some of my guitars. N ow keeping with my archtop fixation, a Gretsch G2420T with a Bigsby.īut also a shout out to the humble 'The Loar' VBM 279 with P-90's, a folk blues machine. This '73 EA-250 Riviera is full hollow body and a fun guitar to play, played her live with my group last week, still smiling. She's solid, stout, super tone, easy to play. 52/.42/.36/.30w/.18/.18 strings on her and play it almost exclusively open G or open D for slide guitar. Picked her up in 2019 at Music Go Round for $279. I've had tons of guitars, this 335 is one of an all-time/lifetime favorites. Never a thought of ever unloading her (like I have with a number of new buys). My buddy calls me a 'horse trader' because I buy/sell/repair/build guitars all the time.įrom my first day with this '99 MIK 335 DOT, I've never been happier with her.

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