Did I make a mistake buying an Epiphone Casino Worn on impulse?
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
- Epiphone Casino Worn - An Impulse Buy!
Guitarists & Musicians can be a little impulsive, I certainly am, I bought the Epiphone Casino Worn totally on impulse.
/ @andyknightguitarist
In this video, I'll show off my latest impulse buy - the Epiphone Casino Worn! I'll talk about the features of this iconic guitar and give you my thoughts on the Epiphone Worn Casino Hollowbody. If you're a fan great guitars you should like this video.
00:00 Guitarist & Musicians are impulsive
00:07 Remembering The Good Old Days
00:43 Buying Online Is Easy
01:15 Buying Online Is Risky
02:03 Why Did I Choose The Epiphone Casino Worn?
02:30 The Gamble Paid Off & Specs
04:03 What Happened With The Pots?
05:28 Shut Up And Play!!
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Epiphone Casino Worn Ebony
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The beginning of this video is describing me for sure. Falling in and out of love with guitar gear is a passion that never ends. I might have to fall in love with this one too! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this piece. Subscribed 👍
Hey! Yeah it is never ending for sure! Thanks for watching and thanks for subscribing, I really appreciate it! 🙏🏻
I got an Epiphone Casino Worn (olive drab for me) about 6 months ago & was starting to play, stretching out the strings so it would stay in tune, & then cancer treatments got more intense, & was in & out of hospital & cancer centers for other treatments & so it sits on my guitar rack next to my Epiphone acoustic, collecting dust. It was an impulse buy for me as well & I kept going back & forth on whether to buy it or not. Finally did & from what little I played it, it sounded great to me, as is. Just hoping I can get back to the point where I feel up to playing again as I wanted to record the songs I’ve written with it. It’s been a dream guitar of mine, being a Beatles fan, & I’m glad I bought it…just the timing of the purchase was off.
Hey thanks for watching, I’m sorry to hear that you are going through some tough times, my brother is going through the cancer treatment too. I wish you the best and hope you get back to playing and recording super fast! They are great guitars eh 👊🏼
The shut and play bit at the end was excellent, nice one
Hey, thanks very much 👍🏻
The good olde days in the 1980s, when I paid £400 quid for a total pile of crap that needed a ton of work right away, which I could never get right lol. I have the Epiphone Casino above this in Bone. I have other hollow, semi-hollow, so I knew what I was buying. Awful cheap nasty running gear, I swapped out the crap Chinese plastic nut, basic tuners, rattling bridge, and hollow metal Tailpiece, and replaced them with quality parts. I kept the electronics and pickups as I didn't mind them. After a decent setup, I ended up with a guitar that's great to play I love and play it every day, it's my main axe. I used a lot of parts that the USA-built Epiphone casino uses. It's as nice as my late 1990's Gibson 335. These guitars are made cheap, and mass-produced, but can be made excellent with quality parts fitted. A modder guitar for sure. PS, the US-made ones are amazing, but they are £3000!
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Could not stop chuckling. Nice playing too. Subscribed.
Ah thanks very much 🙏🏻 Glad it made you chuckle 😊👍🏻
Wow, exceptional playing! The guitar really suits your style - almost like you're fighting with it to get that bluesy tone. Class!
Hey! Thanks for the kind words 🙏🏻 I do like a bit of a fight with the guitar, I have slightly heavier strings on it to give a bit of resistance so it can be a fight at times 😊👍🏻
That's the darkest Laurel fretboard I have ever seen.
If you are a fat neck guy, try a Casino Coupe. 339 size Casino with 50's neck. They stopped making them, but you can still find used ones at a good price.
Playing is excellent!
Oh nice! I might have to check one of those out! Yep I was pretty happy with the colour of the fretboard. Thanks for the kind words and thank you for watching too 👍🏻
@@andyknightguitarist Glad I found the channel. You have a new subscriber!
If you shop for a Coupe, hold out for an older one with Rosewood. They pop up on Reverb every once in a while for +/- $500.
@joerobertson795 Ill keep my eyes open for one! Thank you so much for subscribing I really appreciate it 🙏🏻
I got same but in worn blue. I like finish because you don't need to worry about dings, fingerprints, etc. And save a couple $100 too. Like your review: "personable" comes to mind, with a touch of humor. I happen to be a Beatles fan & this guitar nails their mid sixties sound to a tee.
Hey! Thanks for message and feedback! Yeah they are great guitars eh! I can totally hear that they would nail that era of Beatles sound. 👍🏻
I just ordered an olive drab from sweetwater, it’ll be here tomorrow. Looking forward to playing with it, and it’s my first experience with epiphone p90’s. I have a habit of tinkering as well so we’ll see if they stick around. Great, honest video. When it comes to impulsive buys the struggle is real.
Ooooh nice! I like the olive drab too! Yeah it’s fun to tinker eh 😊 enjoy 👍🏻
Love mine! Good playing, bud!
Hey! Thanks 🙏🏻
😎. I also bought a black worn on impluse as a blues and rockabilly guitar. Even though the stock parts are all fine, I also swapped everything except the bridge. Grover tuners, Lollar pickups and Mojotone wiring harness and put on black knobs. I love the guitar now and it is now my #1 over a Fender tele and a Gretsch electromatic MIK.
Ooooh nice! I bet it is awesome with those upgrades! 👊🏼
This rings true for me. Made an online purchase on a squier that was disappointing and had quality issues. I went to a shop and tried a brunch of guitars. I'd seen these casinos but it wasn't for me. I took home a revstar, which came as a surprise to me.
Oh yeah, I wouldn’t mind giving one of those Revstars a go 👍🏻
@@andyknightguitarist do it!
You could say that.... Just bought an old Hondo II H732ml The Les Paul copy like the one I had almost 40 years ago, a new in box loaded Noventa Tele mated to a new Player Tele neck, and yes, a Worn Casino in olive drab. Love everything about it, flaws and all.
Awesome! You’ve been shopping! Thanks for watching 😊👍🏻
I’ve had the olive drab one for over a year now. It’s become my main guitar right now. Love it 🤘
Oh yeah, that’s a great colour too, great guitars!
Congratulations. These are great guitars.. the hollow design is traditional and works as you want it to. The Casino/330 design is a delightful acoustic experience. keep it simple with pickups. make sure they are good- and get of the topic. Go to the wiring harness like you did! Seriously, these are very well made Chinese guitars.. some in Japan. .. but for the money.. they are a STEAL. Get them while you can.
Good music, good playing!
Hey! Thanks and thanks for watching 🙏🏻😊👍🏻
I love casinos traded one in a few years ago and regretted it. I had one in natural and it had a D profile neck which I loved. I now have an Eastman T64v which I love. Feel tempted to try the casino worn and natural to see which one I prefer. Great playing and video. I am now a subscriber!
Thanks for the kinds words and thanks for watching and subscribing 🙏🏻 That Eastman T64v …… I would love to get my hands on one of those! I have one of their acoustics and it is so good! 😊
@andyknightguitarist yes love Eastmans. They have great guitars. I have the solid body Juliet which is amazing. Lucky I work near the 'golden guitar triangle' so I have the chance to play lots of guitars
Bought an entry level Eastman acoustic, really impressed 😁
I bought this same guitar in worn ebony 2nd hand right after they came out and put a bone nut on it and had a setup done properly...I love this instrument and will never sell it. Light as a feather, great unplugged. Love the way the neck fits the arm...it's a great almost acoustic electric and the P90s go from clean and warm at 7 to warm breakup at 10....I use a GE7 ep pedal to dial in the tone but what a great guitar...I also have the Inspired by Gibson es 335 58 replica with the thick neck....between these two guitars I can cover a lot of sonic ground. Hate the pickguard being that close to the switch so lost the pickguard. Great band you've got there...my idea of a good time! Enjoy your Casino!
Hey! Yeah it’s a great guitar eh! I quite fancy one of the 335s too! Glad you like the band, thanks so much for watching 👍🏻
I am the same as you except I dont sell anything. I have the worn ebony casino and it is my favourite and most frequently played guitar. I want another one with flatwounds on it. Also I think it is mainly a rhythm guitar, great with lush reverb. But as a lead guitar its a bit too nasely for me. I think the Sheraton or a Jazzmaster is the preferred choice here.
Yeah I think I might try flatwounds soon! Thanks for watching 👍🏻
Sounds ace 👍
I like your style ♠️ Thanks for watching
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Ive had to stick to buying second hand then once the novelty wears off you can sell it and at least get your money back
Yeah totally! I do the same thing too.👍🏻
You sir is an serious player , nice vid , subscribed , greetings from holland , ohh , ehh , and yes i'm just as implusive and like to tinker with my gear , but ..... after 40 years of jangling on any type of guitar , i have decided to go with my basic set up , a strat , lp jr. and acoustic ( bugdet style meaning an squier , epi and sigma ) . An ES 330 / casino is a joy to play imo , i am a big fan of P 90 pu's anyway ( thats why the junior , i think the epi pro P 90 is pretty good sounding P90 , i did raise the polepieces a bit , it gives more clarity / treble to the sound , maybe you can try this on you're bit muddy neck pu , if you have not already done that as the fellow tinkerer : ) .
Hey! Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching and subscribing too! 🙏 I like the sound of your set up! You know, I didn't even think about raising the polepieces to help with the neck pick up! I have no idea why not, so thanks very much for the tip, I will try that right away! I love Holland, I have played there quite a bit 😊👍
I love your style of playing, its amazing and the guitar sounds great. Definitely not 400 quid instrument. If it had G logo I wouldn't doubt it.
Oh wow thank you 🙏🏻 Yeah the guitar is really good 👍🏻
Bought a black worn. Got it for very cheap (250$) cause the head stock was completely seperated from the neck with another fracture near the body on the neck. 3 weeks of work later and its slowly becoming my number 1 player
Wow, you fixed up then! Good for you 👊🏼😊
Andy...it's as if I was talking to a mirror. I bought the same guitar in a local shop. I walked away from it after playing it. Went home. Almost walked in the house and then....my brain said...that is the best and least expensive guitar you will ever have the pleasure of owning...a stretch of a justification...but I did go back and get it. Still hangs right where I can grab it anytime. Odds are you will trade or sell an expensive guitar than an inexpensive one.
Haha, yeah they are really nice guitars eh! I know what you mean about expensive vs inexpensive. I’ve had a few more expensive guitars in the past and ended up trading or getting rid of. I have a 96 Fender Japanese 50s reissue strat that I’ve had for 20 years, that was a cheap buy back then and it has out lived a PRS a Gibson and a Suhr, not saying that those guitars were/are bad though, it’s more about me I think 😂
I like our local music gear store and the people working there, i had a great impulsive moment there when i saw a Gretsch semihollow which i just had to have (i play Metal/Doom).
So visiting the local store does not avoid me from spontaneous big purchases. And i think buying online is less risky because (especially with Thomann) i have weeks to try it at home and in rehearsals, time to think about it and then i can still send it back to get back the money. I bought a Duesenberg for over 2k online, on Reverb from a small shop in Germany, they shipped it and i never had to send it back.
That’s cool, I guess we are all different and have different experiences eh, I bet that Duesenberg is awesome! Maybe I’ll get one one day🤞🏼😊
@@andyknightguitarist Seems like that! And tbh i rarely buy stuff online when i can't send it back (except some pedals, but these are easier to sell used), i talked to the seller to make that sure before buying the Duesenberg but it's my main guitar since i got it. Also ordered a Dean Z Select once, beautiful guitar with a nasty Floyd Rose... after 2-3 weeks of messing around with it i've already had enough so i decided to send it back before it's too late.
Buying gear is always a question of philosophy and it's hard to find something which "fits perfectly".
True 👊🏼😊
Good value, very tasty playing, you will notice zero difference upgrading pickups , the PRO P90s are pretty good.
What you should try is a set of flatwound strings like D’Addarrio chromes… they really give a retro vibe… Beatles City
Hey! Thanks 🙏🏻 yeah I’ve been thinking about flatwounds, I might have to give them a go 😊👍🏻
Cheapest tone change there is… if you go for a set with a wound third… expect pain when bending , and intonation follows more of an acoustic slant if you will pardon the pun.!
Ooooh wound 3rd! Ouch! 😉
...Andy "Black" Knight...☘🍀☘🍀
I just checked, and ever single thing that I have ever purchased from REVERB, I have also since sold or traded away. Every. Single. Thing. 😅
Haha! I checked my old listings on Reverb the other day and there was quite a bit on there that I was thinking “Wait! Why did I sell that!?” 🤦🏻♂️😂
Ha, my son just bought (with my money) a black worn from Peach too.
Ooooh lucky boy! Although Dads wallet is not so lucky eh 😂 Does he like it?
@@andyknightguitarist loves it. He is a student (and generally a bassist) and frustrated that he can’t move air in his thin walled accommodation. But he can play the casino acoustically.
Haha nice 👍🏻
Here is question. Paranormal surf green telecaster or the Epiphone casino olive green?oh! And I have the Blonde Deluxe Reverb Tone master. So this is a great comparison too.
Ooooh that Paranormal Surf Green is a bit nice eh!
@@andyknightguitarist yes. It has the 50s pickups. And a very comfy body shape on top
@@andyknightguitarist but which is my problem. I own the paranormal surf green telecaster, but something makes me want the Epiphone casino. I played one I'm Guitar Center near me. It really does sound fantastic.
@christophervincent8420 yep they are great, I say do it 😝👍🏻
@@andyknightguitarist but here is the kicker, it's either the Casino or the Tele. I am at "wife limit guitars". So I would have to trade in the paranormal for the Casino. But I do have an Esquire with a treble bleed Esquire switching installed with a Seymour Duncan Broadcaster pickup. Lol
Neurosis and obsession..just like me..and still doing it :)
😂 We are strange beasts eh 😂
not an impulse, its a great guitar :)
Yeah for sure, I lucked out for once! One of my favourites now 😊👍🏻
wow..seems like you are good band...and player.. :)
Hey, thanks 🙏🏻😊
This guy is the British me.
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How did you know that I was British?……I thought I hid my accent 😜😜😂😂👍🏻
@@andyknightguitarist lucky guess 😂
‘the limited access to the highest frets is not really an issue, if anything it makes you explore other parts of the neck’ is definitely one of the most positive examples of cognitive resonance reduction i have heard in a while 😂