Before You Buy an Epiphone Casino - Watch This!
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- In this video I'll demo a stock Epiphone Casino. We'll use clean and overdriven tones as well as compare it to my original 61 Casino!
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0:00 - Intro
2:49 - Amp
3:16 - Clean
5:31 -Not Fade Away
5:47 - Dirty Tones
6:48 - Jazz Tones
10:29 - Comparison
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@@KK-CH3M2P25H yes unfortunately
If you're buying a Casino, then you're buying it because it has P-90 pickups! That's the whole point and if you say that you'd like to change the pickups to give a different quality/timbre of sound then you shouldn't be buying a Casino in the first place. It kind of defeats the object!
@@ABWEndon That's a ridiculous uniformed statement
At 68 I am still learning and sadly forgetting the great stuff you teach. Man I wish we had You Tube in the 70s. We put records on slow. Lol. Wore them out learning songs and licks. I have a 335 and 72 Custom shop les paul. 65 black face. Tele and strat.
Still fun after 55 plus year
Same here, one positive point is we developed our ear better than if we had someone showing us everything. Keep rocking brother.
Long as you have fun it’s all good!
At 69 I grew up in the same era. Used to sit in front of my Dads JBL 15 inch mono speaker and listen to 45's trying to figure out chords. Was hard to find guitar sheet music to learn from. Had a garage band and made do with what equipment we could afford and modify. Was a diiferent era.
I got in a funk many years ago and sold a great 1966 Casino that had belonged to Charlie Louvin, cheap! Still kick myself! Product of going through a divorce almost 30 years ago. Lesson? Don’t make rash decisions when you’re down and out. Wait. Life will change. I hope someone has treated it well.
We’ve all been there my friend. The important thing is you’re here and hopefully happy and healthy
Lesson for me: never get married!😌
@@davidharding200yes! Thank you.
Amen!
Was the adultery worth it in retrospect?
Too intelligent for UA-cam. This guy is a proper musician. Thanks.
I bought a casino at the end of 2023. There was a partially glued fret and several high frets causing a lot of buzz. However, about $350 worth of warrantee work was done and NOW it's amazing. Don't buy used, get a new one and get the frets done under warrantee if need be.
Keith Richards endorsed the Casino in ads before McCartney bought his and Lennon and Harrison bought theirs. I started playing a Casino copy in '85 and that was some of the best live plying I've ever done onstage. McCartney used his Casino on a recent album and was amazed at how different the tones were that he got. The new Casinos are definitely worth getting if you are serious guitarist.
I was at a local guitar store today, enjoying a look around while the tech guy set up my wife's guitar, and I saw this gorgeous Epiphone standing in a corner. I took it and plugged it into an amp they had sitting in the booths and started throwing out some Beatles rooftop gig songs and solos. Get Back, Dig A Pony, and I've Got A Feeling. The Epi sounded gorgeous, and I loved the resonance of the hollow body, with the raw but mellow P90 sound. Just fantastic!
I put it back in the stand. Ten minutes later, I asked about it before they closed shop. They had just sold it!
Probably to somebody who had heard me play Beatles on that thing, and saw me put it back. So I feel like I might have actually helped sell an Epiphone Casino today...
Now I want one, badly!
I got the 61 reissue when they came out as a birthday present to myself (born 1961). Super light and killer tone from those P90's.
Thanks Corey. Always a treat to see and hear you.
Thanks Corey. Another great demo. I appreciate how great your recordings sound. Also, it's interesting how the volume and tone knobs can help dial in sweet tones. Have a great weekend!
I think one thing is overlooked here which The Beatles didn't', this guitar has a major advantage: it is very light and unplugged has a decent volume. When composing or figuring things on guitar, it is a hassle to plug in, plug out, switch the amp on and off etc. A full acoustic is too large and often to loud, and a semi too heavy and maybe too silent. a Casino comes in very handy. And there are only a few guitars, if even not, that offer this 'practicaliness'.
Picked up a 2014 Casino from a Craig's List ad for $300 a few years ago and modded it with Tyson Tone Lab low output P-90's, Bigsby B3 and a 50's upgraded wiring harness. It's a tone monster and plays like a dream. What a unique sound. Great video on a special guitar, Thank-You!
I put those same tyson tone low output p90s in my epi coup. I second guess that I should have bought the normal output, but it's much improved over the woody epi p90s it came with.
I also sanded mine down to wood cause I didn't like the poly feel. (took way too much time)
Does it do a tastey jazz tone as one of the sounds with this custom config?
Hi Corey, congrats on breaking 60K subscribers! Great to see the traction you have with musicians around the world. On a separate note, I took on the call to adventure and started my hero's journey on W.C.G.!
Paul Weller known for his vintage Epiphone casino. Such beautiful guitars
Corey...you're a gifted guitarist that gave by far, the best review of any guitar I have seen or heard. Thanks. Good luck to all.
Love the detailled reviews as usual!! thanks Corey!
My favourite guitar. The tones that come out of it for the price are amazing. It's great for jazz, blues and some rock. A great all rounder. P90s help that of course. It's not a heavy rock or shredder type guitar and sounds more humbucker than single coil obvs. It's a joy to play. Also you can practice on it without needing to plug it in. It's lot as loud as an acoustic of course but loud enough to not need an amp to practice. A great Beatles guitar too for Beatles fans.
Man, you are making this thing sound great like always Corey! Thanks for the chance to win it 🙂 Hope you are doing well.
Great review Corey I got this exact guitar for Christmas a couple years ago and love it. The only caveat I'd give to your viewers is the buzz I started to hear after a while. It was driving me nuts trying to figure out where it came from until I realized the Tune-O-Matic bridge on the Chinese model has a little wire in it that buzzes. If that happens there are other bridges specifically the GOTOH brand (no affiliation) that work like a charm without that wire.
I learn something about playing guitar every time I watch your channel, and I've been playing for 50 years. I had a newer John Lennon edition Casino that I sold a couple of years ago. Just too many guitars. But I miss it now. Very playable with a wide range of sounds, as you so expertly presented. By the way, your jazz runs around 7:05 on the tape were awesome!
..I had for a very short pd of time in 1972, a sunburst E230TD Casino, about a '67-68 guessing. Didnt have the iconic pickguard, had different chromed tuners in lieu of the button Klusons..had to give it up, sold it cheap..totally regret it!!
lennon's recordings convinced me long ago that it's a versatile guitar.
And brother, you took it even further! Gracias!
Great guitar demo and your jazz guitar tone approach is an eye-opener!
Thank you Corey, great playing as always and appreciate you demoing that casino also thanks to Sweetwater for supplying the guitar
That opening - great, colouful soloing without the mindless shredding. Superb
This guitar really does everything, everyone needs one
As always, a great demo. Man, you are such a tasty player Corey. You really make it all sound so good. You also really know how to do a true demo (and there are a lot out here who call there videos "demos" when they are actually not much more than a guitar player (or whoever) just having a chance to show off their latest hot licks. So, respect brother! Hey, any chance you could get your guitar hands on an old (same vintage as your Casino) Gibson ES-330 and A/B them for us? I bought a pre-owned (but never used) current Chinese Epi Casino back in the summer and like it. I got a good deal on it and bought it kinda on a whim. I knew what I was buying and it is exactly what you demonstrated here - a very cool and versatile axe that is a great value for the latitude of sounds (and styles) you can get out of it. But, as your old gorgeous Casino demonstrated, there is most definitely a difference between the genuine old Casino and a new Chinese one! But, I am curious what your own Casino and a vintage 330 do beside one another. If this is do-able some time, I would be most appreciative. Again, thanks for the great demo vid. Regards from Stratford, ON., CA. Cheers.
Excellent guitarist. Nice to hear you playing guitar. Bravo Corey!
Always been a fan of these!! Cheers Corey!!
Corey you are such great player and teacher. Thanks for sharing !
Very nice demonstration and excellent guitarist. Bravo!!
Great video, playing and tone Corey as always! It is amazing how convincing those UA pedals sound.
Thanks!
This is a most excellent video presented and played by a superb guitarist who knows how to get that tone using the guitar in his hands. Thank you Corey!
Yep, I too am now a Casino believer after listening to Cory play his and picked one up a few weeks ago. Really surprised at the versatility. Not to woofy like humbuckers is good description.
I found an incomplete custom made Casino copy and paid the student luthier to complete it.
It had a thick Maple top and nearly 10 lbs.
It had a heavy acrylic finish that cracked because it froze one Winter.
It sounded way better after I removed the acrylic flakes so it was nearly unfinished.
Came here for the guitar review and learn about it, stayed (and rewound/rewatched) for your playing! Great licks and feel 🔥🙏🏻 Loved it and subscribed!
Sounds nice. I have an Epiphone Sheraton that was a birthday gift about 12 years ago. Pretty nice sounding guitar as well. Have a great weekend!
I have a 7 year old MIC lefty Casino I bought new for super cheap. You're 100% right Corey, the pickups do need an upgrade, IMO. That said, I still have the stocks in. I love the guitar, now if I coud only get some Congillo tone outta my finers, I'd be all set. I'm one of the guys who's commented on your old Casino. Man I love that guitar. Thanks for a great upload and good luck to all who enter the contest, nicely done, Sweetwater
I had a 60's ES 330 years ago. It was a fantastic guitar but because of the hollow body it used to feed back like crazy at gig volumes with even a hint of overdrive. Now that Sire have brought out a 335 type with P90's I'd love to see you do a review of that.
A Casino is a tone monster of a guitar!
Unfortunately the fretboard was too narrow and the strings were too close together for my cigar fingers .......but I kept it for seven years just because of the way it sounded! Lol
The recent ones have a wider neck than many of the older ones, you might want to give them another try.
@@MyDrugHell I didn't know that. Thnx
That jazz blues solo is burnin’-nice!
Great demo video! Wish they were all this good!!
As usual just great playing. So much of a guitar sound is in the player and their skill and this proves that Corey making that stock Casino sound amazing.
Great demo. Sounds good like it is. What pups would you recommend...mentioning several might let you off the hook a little.
I love my epiphones...
Thanks, David
Awesome playing! Awesome guitars!
I had an Elitist Casino. Fantastic guitar and it got stolen. That’s a hard one to get over but I’m a huge Beatles fan and love the Casino, light,sounds,plays and looks awesome
Always inspiring Corey.
7:59 I played a Casino for years, all types of music from Jazz to Rock to Blues to more modern "classical" compositions. I stumbled across the guitar volume=low, amp volume=high tip on my own while using that guitar. I eventually switched to a 335 style guitar because some venues were poorly wired and the Casino would hum like it didn't know the words when we played there. I also found the Casino hummed with some good but less expensive amps. So, maybe something to consider when buying a Casino, try it with the amp you will be playing it through.
Fun video - can't go wrong kicking off with a bit of Beatles! Your 61 sounds exquisite. That said, the stock Epi sounded just fine. I bought one a year ago and put in Lollar P90's / 'vintage' wiring and a bone nut. Worth it, I think to really bring out the innate character of it - probably closer to your '61 and the American made Casinos the Fabs were playing. A lot of the time I just pick it up and play acoustically on the couch - perfect for that, too. Thanks for the overview.
Great info on things like rolling the volume pot a bit... great playing... sounds really nice to me.
I adore my casino coupe. Same specs as the casino, but with a 339 sized body. Great for my 5'7 stature. I replaced the stock p90s with Lindy Fralin hum cancelling p90s, alnico magnets in the neck for a more balanced sound, Screw magnets in the bridge for a bit more snarl. It's a lot of fun - I also added a bigsby and hipshot locking tuners. It's a gem.
Which model of Bigbsy can you recommend for Coupe?
Digging the tone! And the playing!
Been playing for years and learned a lot from this video. Own a Epiphone already and totally agree. Also great skill on the axe and way to tell us about it w/o too much tech info
Maaaan this guitar sounds good!! You've clearly done a great job recording it, too!
This really has a nice, natural grit to it.
The chicken scratch is a plus...not many get that style of playing.
Love the Epiphone Casino. Epiphone has always made great guitars. Love my Viola Bass and have also owned some Sheratons too. Thanks for the video Corey.
Hey Corey, thanks for the lessons. And the demos. And thanks again to Sweetwater for another free guitar. I've had my eye on these for a couple of years and haven't yet found anything quite like it. Lately I've been thinking I'll drop a dogear P90 into my MIJ Coronado clone (just haven't decided which position yet) -- it has a couple of those hot single-coils like Teiscos and Univoxes. But if you send me this one, you'd save me a lot of trouble. And by the way, I enjoy the tones Gary Clark Jr. gets out of his Casino more than the Beatles stuff (they were good, too).
Great video helpful stuff, great playing.
Great video - I have a Casino and love the neck and playability (my first guitar was a MIJ Sheraton with a similar D slim taper neck) but have fought the stock pickups through my usual Vox style circuits. Just ordered some new pickups and harness to hopefully get it where I want it to be. Or maybe I should just only use it through a black/brown Fender ;)
Beautiful piece of art with amazing tone! I'd sure love to win this!
I’ve always wanted a classic Epiphone but that new one doesn’t sound half bad… really impressed. Great video, love the gear vids!
I have a China made Casino and the sustain and beautiful tone you already get acoustic can top the USA made Casino. I have trouble to lay this beauty down since I got it. Rest assured, it still has the versatility of the sixties Casinos and for the money, you will get an immensely versatile guitar....that, due to the fully hollow body, can also be used unplugged in hotel rooms.....remember why the Beatles used this workhorse so intensively.
Thanks for the education Corey!
Hello from England, great channel, just subbed. I have the epi casino, I'm an old 77 year old player. I find this video most helpful, thank you.
Hey Corey, great video, what do you do about feedback on the casino?
That vintage one is something else!
Thank you. A very intelligent review, just enough non-ego playing which was fabulous.
Great review Corey!
What a coincidence - I am planning to order one this week ! 😀
great tone and playing Corey!! Were you using flat wounds or round wounds?
You are the greatest. I so much enjoy your playing
I have a hollow body Ibanez Artcore that I was thinking about putting P90s in. Now I know I am going to. Thanks for another great video.
Really great video. Dig your playing too! Definitely picking one of these up
Hey thx!
Hello Corey, again awesome blues licks you show us here. You're my goto teacher on youtube. Very tasty .I study them over and over until they settle in my muscle memory. I've a question about the chinese Casino's in general. Do you know the difference between the worn Casino's and the Chinese Casino you play? I read somewhere that the newer worn casino's have different P90's ( lower output ) then the blond and sunburst ones. I'm in doubt which one to buy because people say there is a difference in feel and sound. Keep on rockin !!
I just stumbled into this and was amazed. Great player and great info. I'm in !!
Thx James!
Wow you're a great player. The way you explain things makes sense to me too
You're great at playing and teaching too!
This rarely happens to me, but I bought a new Casino (a red Coupe) expecting to swap the pickups for Lollards or Fralins, but realized that I like it stock. I can hear and understand why a pro would want a ‘66, but I don’t, and that makes me very happy, because it makes my guitar even more of a bargain! Mine has a bone nut, a better bridge, Ratio tuners, and it’s done. A great foil to my Tele.
The current Epiphone P-90's are equal or SUPERIOR to Gibson P-90's.
I’d actually love to have the variety of tones that a Casino could add to my playing.
Thank you for a wonderful review and for some very tasty playing! Was the Casino you reviewed made in China? I've been reading that the Chinese models may not be as good as the Korean ones.
Beautiful tones
I always loved John Lennons later Casino sound (Abey Road era), and bought one a few years back. I loved it instantly although the guitar dit have some kind of of a rattle or should I call it hum? Anyway, replacing the bridge helped, but there is still some noise left I hope to deal with. I think I'll try taking off the pick guard.
I actually like the pick ups, even if they are a little less hot (I found out by following a pup replacement video). I wonder what aging does to a 50 year old guitar: how did it sound 50 years ago? Were the pups always hotter or can pups seem to become hotter - in relation to the maturing wood of the guitar?
That is a fabulous sound!
Wow, great demo... you mentioned a pickup switch. What would you suggest?
Nice riffin'!! You make that thing sound GOOOOOD!
Loved your jazz playing and the volume control cleans it up really nicely too.
Great video. Thanks for everything
All good, but especially loved the Corey Green/Grant Congilio part!
What a great player you are, you make this cheap Casino sound great.
Love love love the casino !!
I bought a used Epi Elitist Casino (made in Japan) about a year ago and figured I was overpaying a bit because of the Get Back effect. But the prices have continued to rise, so I don't feel bad about it now. It has US-made Gibson P-90s that sound great, so I wouldn't change a thing. And it's still a lot cheaper than a Gibson ES-330!
Your delivery is so damn good.....Such a complete musician......
Appreciate that. Very kind of you
Great, just plain GREAT!!!
Thanks…. Love it!!!
I am blessed to own one of the new USA Casinos. The pickups in that one are hotter similar to your vintage one. I love it!
I have one, too -- thrilled with it in every way. I had intended to get the Elitist model (even though I wasn't crazy about the narrower nut width and "hourglass" headstock, as on the mid-'60s models) but it was discontinued before I could order. I'm glad things turned out that way, because the USA model conforms more closely to McCartney's '62. Visually, I love the Casino's association with The Beatles, my first musical influence, but as a jazz player, I wanted this model as the Epi equivalent of Gibson's ES-330, so closely associated with the great Grant Green.
What a great guitar...!!!
Authentic Beatles tones are built right in a Casino 😉👍
Playability is so good on these guitars.
😎👍❤🖖
I have this model and the worn version. Both 2021. The cheaper worn version is the winner.
I have one of these cheap Casino's and it's a pretty great guitar, but it sounds nothing like the way Corey plays it. This guy could make a broomstick sound professional. It's really fun watching you get those sounds out of a guitar I own and can't.
Wish I could play my Epiphone Casino like you!!! Your good Man! I have a 2003 Casino. I love it.
Got one and had a bigsby fitted to it love it
first time viewer, the jazz improv was not expected but dayuuuuum
always loved that sound...
The pickups sound absolutely fine. In fact very good.