Watched alot of videos on this guitar, and I think this is one of the best. Love the close in video shots, and covering all of the bases that I care about - feedback, tone, build quality, and of course ' does it do the Beatles?" Great work!
Was able to go play one of these at a local guitar store. Was pretty impressed with the feel and playability of the neck. For that price you could upgrade the pots and maybe pickups and get an absolutely great guitar
Great review! One of the best I've seen and I've seen a lot on this guitar. Thank you for weighing it. I've only come across one other reviewer that does this. Cheers.
Thank you so much for this review. This exact guitar is currently in stock near where I live, and I was seriously thinking of picking it as my first guitar. I love the fully hollow body for the sound, the weight, and the fact that you can play it, unlike most electric guitars just fine without an amp. I also like the thinnish neck (I don't have the longest fingers). As my first ever guitar, I'm obviously not looking to spend tons of money on a vintage original right now. My main concern was that it might be junk, but so far, everything I've seen in reviews makes me think it has enough of the original essential elements of the vintage Casino that it will be just fine as my first. Thanks to your review, I've decided to go for it!
Kyle, great review of the Epiphone Casino. I had an interest in them at one point, but wavered. Guess it was that the Beatles had used them that got my attention. My electric journey began with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V, and I then realized it was Les Paul's that turned me on. That said, this was a great review and gave some real insight into the guitar, Thanks! Bob
I’ve just got a cherry 2015 one and I absolutely love the thing . My casino is by far the best guitar I’ve owned And I’ve owned and played a few cool guitars .its Light it’s a pure hoot to sit n play it sounds fkn awesome on or off the amplifier and cmon man take a look at the things .in any finish they’re just cool AF looking things I’ve got a gorgeous 1976 Burny Les Paul and n all honesty my Burny is actually the nicest guitar I’ve ever owned and I’ll never part with it . I sold a custom shop design Stratocaster to buy the casino . It wipes the fkn floor with the Strat I’ll keep my Casino for ever it’s one of those guitars 👌🏼
Very enjoyable review, thanks!!! I think you explored two types of feedback. One because it's a hollowbody and the second (with the OD pedal and higher gain channels) microphonic feedback from the pickups.
Great demo buddy thanks I like the guitar and handled one last week now that I know it sounds good and bright with hopefully quality Maple I might have to purchase one
I was having a hard time believing that top is Maple, but I guess the “Worn” part is a cerused finish making it appear to have pores. Not something you see on Maple much. Neat guitar.
Yeah it does look odd. I’ve never seen pores on a typical gloss casino so I assumed it was the worn finish too. Definitely never seen anything like it.
Thanks for this review ! I have a worn Blue Casino (beautiful !) and was wondering what sort of paint Epiphone is using on these guitars, I'd like to get that finish on other guitars
Hey Kyle, do you have any experience of the non worn Casinos in vintage sunburst or natural. It appears the p90s have a different name and the neck is different. Wondered if you have played both and compare?
Nice thorough review. And you know what we want to hear on that guitar - the intro to Revolution sounds amazing. Nice work. I want to pick up one of those when they make more of them. Also, is 8.5 considered hot for a pickup? I thought I saw somewhere that the sunburst casinos from China run pickups that are lesser quality and measure over 12. That would make the “worn” casino a more authentic sounding guitar right and a better deal right? Thanks for any insight.
Thanks! 8.5 isn’t overly hot, I was just surprised by the readings. The bridge pickup in this guitar sounded hotter to my ear. I thought for sure the neck would be less or the bridge would be more but that wasn’t the case. I just looked it up and you’re right the standard casino does come with different pickups, I didn’t know that! I prefer lower output pickups for sure so I’m glad I got this one. It really nails the vintage sound!
Thanks for the reply! Yeah after that vintage sound too. I love the look of the sunburst casino but that worn olive holds its own. And for the money it seems like the worn is a no brainer for me. Take care.
Last I heard, the worn Casinos were discontinued. They're not on Epiphone's site any more and somebody on Reddit contacted Epiphone to see if they were making more, but Epiphone got back to them and said no. The only Casinos that are being made now are the US-made ones. My theory is that the worn Casinos were Epiphone's way of getting rid of their remaining stock of Chinese-built bodies as quick as possibly, so that the Chinese factories could focus on the 'Inspired by' range and the Casino could become a luxury flagship instrument.
Im new to guitar playing and trying to learn how to play. The riff that you are playing at 5:43 is amazing and does not look to hard to do. Would love to learn it!
It’s very simple! It’s just E B and A. I’m playing an open E chord on the 12th, then barre versions of B then A, without the bar (open E, B, and e strings). It’s the same E shape moved from 12 to 7 to 5.
The amp is a Marshall DSL 40CR. I used a few pedals, the list is in the video description. I think in this one I was mainly using the Keeley D&M drive. For cleaning I use Ernie Ball Instrument Polish, it’s gentle on the guitars and has worked well for me. Cheers!
Maybe it's just me but the color, finish, lighting and the camera angle makes the top look like it's made from plastic. Then it got me thinking, a plastic resin guitar, they probably make one already. I'm not really knowledgeable about amps and feedback but does feedback differ in the severity if one is using a tube amp or a solid state amp?
No you’re right, it does kind of look like plastic. It’s an odd finish but kind of cool. The amp probably won’t make much difference, I was able to get this to feedback with the Spark haha!
@@TheQakmanI really like the Spark! I keep it in the living room and use it all the time. Those videos were pretty early haha. I should do an update now that I’ve had it for awhile.
Hey Kyle, I need your suggestion, I have the guitar, amp, tuner, wah pedal, metronome and a reverb unit if I could get just one more thing and that's it, what would you suggest aside from another guitar or amp?
Some kind of overdrive. I like ones similar to either a Klon, tube screamer, or blues driver depending on what sound you want. Klon clones are good to add clean grit, TS gives mid drive, and blues drivers are good for heavier gain. There are several versions of each out there. I recently picked up a Keeley D&M that is basically a TS and BD in one pedal.
@@onemoreguitarchannel My musical interest is mainly older stuff like CCR/John Fogerty, Steppenwolf, music from that era but I like music from the 50s too. Hard rock interest would be Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, KISS and instrumental is The Ventures, Shadows and Sandals. What kind of pedal or effect would I need to cover the majority of my selection? Btw, I also enjoy AWB and Tower of Power .
@@hwnfrd Heck yeah I love that stuff too. Well the easy answer is you need all of them 😄. I’d say TS, you can get a wide range out of those from subtle gain to decently heavy. BD is thicker and Klon is thinner. TS is more versatile for that kind of rock, to me anyway.
@@onemoreguitarchannel Thanks for your advice, my last question is what brand tube screamer should I get or are they all about the same , should go for something not to expensive?
@@hwnfrd I’d probably just go with a TS9 or mini since they are both under $100. I’ve heard good things about the Joyo Vintage Overdrive for $35 but I haven’t tried one.
This is NOT a 60s Epiphone. The E logo on the pickguard was always impressed into the guard and NOT embossed. I've played a 61 ( our lead player's). Also , modern Epiphone pickups suck, they are an insult to the name Epiphone. Te mini- humbuckers c. 1961 were the best. They only sell cause Jhn Lennon used one , so too the Stones in the sixties. There's were original. modern day ones are awful. i couldn't get through the sound demo on this horrid piece of rubbish.
Watched alot of videos on this guitar, and I think this is one of the best. Love the close in video shots, and covering all of the bases that I care about - feedback, tone, build quality, and of course ' does it do the Beatles?" Great work!
Thanks!!
Definitely the best Worn review I’ve seen. You hit all the right spots. Excellent. Thank you.
Was able to go play one of these at a local guitar store. Was pretty impressed with the feel and playability of the neck. For that price you could upgrade the pots and maybe pickups and get an absolutely great guitar
I know you commented this a while ago. But what pickups would you recommend if you were to replace them? 👍🏻
Great review! One of the best I've seen and I've seen a lot on this guitar. Thank you for weighing it. I've only come across one other reviewer that does this. Cheers.
Thank you so much for this review. This exact guitar is currently in stock near where I live, and I was seriously thinking of picking it as my first guitar. I love the fully hollow body for the sound, the weight, and the fact that you can play it, unlike most electric guitars just fine without an amp. I also like the thinnish neck (I don't have the longest fingers). As my first ever guitar, I'm obviously not looking to spend tons of money on a vintage original right now. My main concern was that it might be junk, but so far, everything I've seen in reviews makes me think it has enough of the original essential elements of the vintage Casino that it will be just fine as my first. Thanks to your review, I've decided to go for it!
Kyle, great review of the Epiphone Casino. I had an interest in them at one point, but wavered. Guess it was that the Beatles had used them that got my attention. My electric journey began with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V, and I then realized it was Les Paul's that turned me on. That said, this was a great review and gave some real insight into the guitar, Thanks! Bob
Good no nonsense review. I’m in the valley of decision: which Casino to get.
I’ve just got a cherry 2015 one and I absolutely love the thing .
My casino is by far the best guitar I’ve owned
And I’ve owned and played a few cool guitars .its Light it’s a pure hoot to sit n play it sounds fkn awesome on or off the amplifier and cmon man take a look at the things .in any finish they’re just cool AF looking things
I’ve got a gorgeous 1976 Burny Les Paul and n all honesty my Burny is actually the nicest guitar I’ve ever owned and I’ll never part with it .
I sold a custom shop design Stratocaster to buy the casino .
It wipes the fkn floor with the Strat
I’ll keep my Casino for ever it’s one of those guitars 👌🏼
Good honest review. Thank you very much, very helpful.
Thanks!
Your reviews are great--very usable info. I appreciate your presentation and attention to detail as well. Thank you!
Very enjoyable review, thanks!!! I think you explored two types of feedback. One because it's a hollowbody and the second (with the OD pedal and higher gain channels) microphonic feedback from the pickups.
Normally I speed up to 2x to get through all the chat, but in your case I didn't need to! Excellent!
Haha thanks! I’m always trying to get better at keeping it entertaining and informative without talking too much!
thanks for posting!
I have fun🙂
Great callout on the neck - 2 frets higher than I usually see. Thanks for the video!
Very well done video! I just ordered an Epiphone Casino Natural
Cool vid, lovely playing to show context, thanks!
Very good review. All the things that mattered
Good skills levels and good review, thanks
Great demo, thanks!!
Great demo buddy thanks I like the guitar and handled one last week now that I know it sounds good and bright with hopefully quality Maple I might have to purchase one
Great review, cheers 😎
I've never been able to keep a casino in tune. Tried everything.
Have you tried playing out of tune? Lol
Anyone know the difference between the P90 pros in this model vs the “P90 classics” in the $700 gloss finish version?
Also interested in any info about these if anyone knows anything......
Really appreciate the going thru of the guitar you covered it well 👍🏻 Thank you ☮️
I was having a hard time believing that top is Maple, but I guess the “Worn” part is a cerused finish making it appear to have pores. Not something you see on Maple much. Neat guitar.
Yeah it does look odd. I’ve never seen pores on a typical gloss casino so I assumed it was the worn finish too. Definitely never seen anything like it.
Such a nice guy
Thanks so much for a great review!
Fabulous video! Thanks for sharing.
Right On!
the head stock is realy weard looks like a scateboard !! great work !!!
Right on!!!!!!!
Nice job, thanks.
Thanks for this review ! I have a worn Blue Casino (beautiful !) and was wondering what sort of paint Epiphone is using on these guitars, I'd like to get that finish on other guitars
Hey Kyle, do you have any experience of the non worn Casinos in vintage sunburst or natural. It appears the p90s have a different name and the neck is different. Wondered if you have played both and compare?
Nice thorough review. And you know what we want to hear on that guitar - the intro to Revolution sounds amazing. Nice work. I want to pick up one of those when they make more of them. Also, is 8.5 considered hot for a pickup? I thought I saw somewhere that the sunburst casinos from China run pickups that are lesser quality and measure over 12. That would make the “worn” casino a more authentic sounding guitar right and a better deal right? Thanks for any insight.
Thanks! 8.5 isn’t overly hot, I was just surprised by the readings. The bridge pickup in this guitar sounded hotter to my ear. I thought for sure the neck would be less or the bridge would be more but that wasn’t the case. I just looked it up and you’re right the standard casino does come with different pickups, I didn’t know that! I prefer lower output pickups for sure so I’m glad I got this one. It really nails the vintage sound!
Thanks for the reply! Yeah after that vintage sound too. I love the look of the sunburst casino but that worn olive holds its own. And for the money it seems like the worn is a no brainer for me. Take care.
Last I heard, the worn Casinos were discontinued. They're not on Epiphone's site any more and somebody on Reddit contacted Epiphone to see if they were making more, but Epiphone got back to them and said no. The only Casinos that are being made now are the US-made ones. My theory is that the worn Casinos were Epiphone's way of getting rid of their remaining stock of Chinese-built bodies as quick as possibly, so that the Chinese factories could focus on the 'Inspired by' range and the Casino could become a luxury flagship instrument.
I've got the blue one do you think it could benefit with a pickup upgrade like the lollar ones people do with the casino?
Im new to guitar playing and trying to learn how to play. The riff that you are playing at 5:43 is amazing and does not look to hard to do. Would love to learn it!
It’s very simple! It’s just E B and A. I’m playing an open E chord on the 12th, then barre versions of B then A, without the bar (open E, B, and e strings). It’s the same E shape moved from 12 to 7 to 5.
@@onemoreguitarchannel Thank you very much! :) I will practice it from now on until I get it right!
It reminds of the early part of this 90s classic: ruclips.net/video/1ClCpfeIELw/видео.html
Lennons J45 made the feedback on I feel fine Not a Casino It was the first feedback ever recorded
Excellent video
Thanks!
Nice tone on Revolution 👍
Thanks!
Great in-depth review! Was a clean tone when playing the songs? If so, it has so much character!
I love the name of your channel. How many guitars DO I need? One more.
Anyone else with perfect pitch love that slightly out of tune b string?!
Nice playing Kyle.
Thanks!
My stock G tuner can’t find tune either
But putting Grover’s on
Sorry if I'm late to the party, but did you have some kind of spring reverb on, or was that some weird quirk with the guitar?
Haven’t seen a parallelogram in decades. Since middle school. Lol
That sounds nice through that DSL...
Ottimo video, bravo👌
Good Review Intelligent.
Great comparison review. Trying the same basic riff on all 3 pickup positions is really effective
May I know what amp and pedal did you use? Also, may I know what can I use to clean the body? Can I use any spray or just a clean rag? Thank you.
The amp is a Marshall DSL 40CR. I used a few pedals, the list is in the video description. I think in this one I was mainly using the Keeley D&M drive. For cleaning I use Ernie Ball Instrument Polish, it’s gentle on the guitars and has worked well for me. Cheers!
Have you seen the new Epiphone 1961 SG ?
Love mine
Where in the world can I buy a pickguard?
I need a semi in my life never had one.
They’re pretty cool! I ordered a 335 after waiting on this one for a few months and I really like it. I’m planning on doing a comparison video soon.
@@onemoreguitarchannel cant wait to see it.
The Casino is actually hollow, not semi hollow.
Nice slide
Can this be fixed by the noise gate?
If you put tape over the F holes, it should stop feedback.
Maybe it's just me but the color, finish, lighting and the camera angle makes the top look like it's made from plastic. Then it got me thinking, a plastic resin guitar, they probably make one already. I'm not really knowledgeable about amps and feedback but does feedback differ in the severity if one is using a tube amp or a solid state amp?
No you’re right, it does kind of look like plastic. It’s an odd finish but kind of cool. The amp probably won’t make much difference, I was able to get this to feedback with the Spark haha!
@@onemoreguitarchannel I see most of your videos. Did I miss the Spark video? I just got one.
@@onemoreguitarchannel Oops. Just looked back. Missed those two.
@@TheQakmanI really like the Spark! I keep it in the living room and use it all the time. Those videos were pretty early haha. I should do an update now that I’ve had it for awhile.
But does it play Stooges stuff without melting 😭
Hey Kyle, I need your suggestion, I have the guitar, amp, tuner, wah pedal, metronome and a reverb unit if I could get just one more thing and that's it, what would you suggest aside from another guitar or amp?
Some kind of overdrive. I like ones similar to either a Klon, tube screamer, or blues driver depending on what sound you want. Klon clones are good to add clean grit, TS gives mid drive, and blues drivers are good for heavier gain. There are several versions of each out there. I recently picked up a Keeley D&M that is basically a TS and BD in one pedal.
@@onemoreguitarchannel My musical interest is mainly older stuff like CCR/John Fogerty, Steppenwolf, music from that era but I like music from the 50s too. Hard rock interest would be Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, KISS and instrumental is The Ventures, Shadows and Sandals. What kind of pedal or effect would I need to cover the majority of my selection? Btw, I also enjoy AWB and Tower of Power .
@@hwnfrd Heck yeah I love that stuff too. Well the easy answer is you need all of them 😄. I’d say TS, you can get a wide range out of those from subtle gain to decently heavy. BD is thicker and Klon is thinner. TS is more versatile for that kind of rock, to me anyway.
@@onemoreguitarchannel Thanks for your advice, my last question is what brand tube screamer should I get or are they all about the same , should go for something not to expensive?
@@hwnfrd I’d probably just go with a TS9 or mini since they are both under $100. I’ve heard good things about the Joyo Vintage Overdrive for $35 but I haven’t tried one.
You need to get some calipers to show us the neck measurements at the 1st and 12th ala Trogly and The Guitarustas 👍
The bridge on all MIC are not wide like a USA and the Posts are crap Made of cheap pot metal I’d change them before getting new Pups And the nut
The upper fret access is terrible.
A Epiphone original the Casino
This is NOT a 60s Epiphone. The E logo on the pickguard was always impressed into the guard and NOT embossed. I've played a 61 ( our lead player's). Also , modern Epiphone pickups suck, they are an insult to the name Epiphone. Te mini- humbuckers c. 1961 were the best. They only sell cause Jhn Lennon used one , so too the Stones in the sixties. There's were original. modern day ones are awful. i couldn't get through the sound demo on this horrid piece of rubbish.
P.S. Awful colour.