Epiphone Casino 61 Reissue Review

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(Image credit: Epiphone) 1961–70 Casino. First introduced in 1961, the Epiphone Casino came into its own just as the British Invasion was getting underway. It would become closely identified with this pivotal era in rock history through its prominent use by both the Beatles and Rolling Stones, among many other influential guitar groups. Epiphone Casino 61 Reissue Review, slot nigeria phones price list, poker tables fort collins co, looking for free casino slot games with bonus rounds no down loading no registering. Since its initial release in 1961, the Epiphone Casino has been the instrument of choice for guys like Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Keith Richards and Paul Weller. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the first Casino, Epiphone has created the limited-edition 1961 Anniversary Casino, which has many features that were.

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Nashville, TN(June 14, 2011) -- Epiphone is bringing back the first Casino in celebration of it's 50th anniversary - the '1961' Casino. Introduced in 1961, the original Casino had unique features that ultimately were never offered beyond that first year. These include the pre-Gibson era triangle metal logo badge on the headstock, 'Dot' fingerboard inlays, a blank two-ply 'bullet' truss rod cover, a tortoise-colored pickguard with foil 'E', and black dog-ear P-90 pickups. Epiphone has faithfully reproduced these features for a one-of-a-kind retro look not found on Casinos produced after 1961. Other attention to detail includes the correct 'burst' patterns on front and back, a neck joint at the 16th fret (instead of the 17th), Wilkinson Vintage-Style tuners with white buttons, and the historically accurate rectangle 'blue label' inside the sound hole.

Vintage Sunburst with Trapeze Tailpiece
Since the original Casinos incorporated parts and electronics from the Gibson factory, the 1961 Anniversary Casino has followed the same philosophy. Epiphone has recreated the original black P90s using a Gibson USA P-90R dog-ear pickup for rhythm and a Gibson USA P-90T at the bridge. They also feature vintage two-conductor, braided, shielded wiring and black plastic covers. Other electronics faithful to the original Casino include a Switchcraft 3-way toggle and 1/4' output jack.
Epiphone Casino 61 Reissue Review

Epiphone Casino 1961 Reissue Review


The body is made of 5-layer Maple/Birch with a solid Mahogany SlimTaper neck attached using the traditional mortise and tenon neck joint hand-fitted and glued to the body using TiteBond glue. Hardware includes a tune-o-matic bridge and your choice of either a Trapeze tailpiece or Epiphone's new reissue of the original Tremotone vibrato. Epiphone is only making a total of 1,961 Anniversary Casinos.
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Vintage Sunburst with Tremotone

Specs:

Epiphone Casino 61 Reissue Review Youtube


  • 5-layer Maple/Birch body with correct 'burst' patterns on front and back
  • Mahogany neck with SlimTaper profile
  • Gibson USA P-90R dog-ear rhythm and Gibson USA P-90T bridge pickups
  • Locktone Tune-o-matic bridge with Trapeze tailpiece or Epiphone's new reissue of the original Tremotone vibrato
  • Wilkinson Vintage-Style tuners
  • MSRP: $1332 (Royal Tan with Trapeze Tailpiece), $1332 (Vintage Sunburst with Trapeze Tailpiece), $1415 (Vintage Sunburst with Tremotone)

For more information:
Gibson
Source: Gibson's website

PROS: Great fit and finish; fantastic neck; highly responsive and articulate P90 pickups.
CONS: None.
PRICE: $599 w/out case

The Casino has been around for decades, first brought to worldwide fame by the Beatles. Since then, Epiphone's production has moved around the globe a few times, first from America to Japan, then to Korea and now China. While some aficionados maintain that the Korean-made Epis of the 1990s were better made than the contemporary models coming out of the brand's Chinese facilities, this reviewer begs to differ. The production-line Casinos being produced today, in 2014, are perhaps the finest in the brand's long history.

Fit and finish are immaculate – the binding, the fret edges, the neck contour, the pickup routing. We were incredibly impressed by the aesthetics, even more so since it came in our preferred 'natural' finish. What sets the Casino apart from other 335-style guitars is its completely hollow body (no sound block here like on the Dot) as well as its single-coil pickups (as opposed to Gibson/Epi's standard humbuckers).

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Those two factors alone give the Casino a lighter, more articulated tone. We greatly preferred the detail and clarity we heard when A/B'ing it against similar guitars with semi-hollow constructions and full humbuckers. Those sounded a bit muddier to us – and yes, while they had a louder output and will perhaps overdrive an amp quicker, the P90s (yes, the stock pickups) in the Casino are so incredibly versatile, we couldn't fine a genre they didn't fit into with ease.

The age-old problem of feedback was even a non-issue. We picked up a tiny bit of squealing just once, and never again; no need to stuff the sound holes. So all in all, if you're in the market for a mid-range guitar that can pretty much tackle any job you throw at it, test-drive the new Casinos and fall in love like we did.

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Epiphone Casino 1961 Reissue Review


The body is made of 5-layer Maple/Birch with a solid Mahogany SlimTaper neck attached using the traditional mortise and tenon neck joint hand-fitted and glued to the body using TiteBond glue. Hardware includes a tune-o-matic bridge and your choice of either a Trapeze tailpiece or Epiphone's new reissue of the original Tremotone vibrato. Epiphone is only making a total of 1,961 Anniversary Casinos.

Vintage Sunburst with Tremotone

Specs:

Epiphone Casino 61 Reissue Review Youtube


  • 5-layer Maple/Birch body with correct 'burst' patterns on front and back
  • Mahogany neck with SlimTaper profile
  • Gibson USA P-90R dog-ear rhythm and Gibson USA P-90T bridge pickups
  • Locktone Tune-o-matic bridge with Trapeze tailpiece or Epiphone's new reissue of the original Tremotone vibrato
  • Wilkinson Vintage-Style tuners
  • MSRP: $1332 (Royal Tan with Trapeze Tailpiece), $1332 (Vintage Sunburst with Trapeze Tailpiece), $1415 (Vintage Sunburst with Tremotone)

For more information:
Gibson
Source: Gibson's website

PROS: Great fit and finish; fantastic neck; highly responsive and articulate P90 pickups.
CONS: None.
PRICE: $599 w/out case

The Casino has been around for decades, first brought to worldwide fame by the Beatles. Since then, Epiphone's production has moved around the globe a few times, first from America to Japan, then to Korea and now China. While some aficionados maintain that the Korean-made Epis of the 1990s were better made than the contemporary models coming out of the brand's Chinese facilities, this reviewer begs to differ. The production-line Casinos being produced today, in 2014, are perhaps the finest in the brand's long history.

Fit and finish are immaculate – the binding, the fret edges, the neck contour, the pickup routing. We were incredibly impressed by the aesthetics, even more so since it came in our preferred 'natural' finish. What sets the Casino apart from other 335-style guitars is its completely hollow body (no sound block here like on the Dot) as well as its single-coil pickups (as opposed to Gibson/Epi's standard humbuckers).

▼ Article continues below ▼

Those two factors alone give the Casino a lighter, more articulated tone. We greatly preferred the detail and clarity we heard when A/B'ing it against similar guitars with semi-hollow constructions and full humbuckers. Those sounded a bit muddier to us – and yes, while they had a louder output and will perhaps overdrive an amp quicker, the P90s (yes, the stock pickups) in the Casino are so incredibly versatile, we couldn't fine a genre they didn't fit into with ease.

The age-old problem of feedback was even a non-issue. We picked up a tiny bit of squealing just once, and never again; no need to stuff the sound holes. So all in all, if you're in the market for a mid-range guitar that can pretty much tackle any job you throw at it, test-drive the new Casinos and fall in love like we did.

FEATURES Grosvenor casino brighton poker schedule for today.

  • Body: 5-ply maple with basswood top bracing
  • Neck: mahogany
  • Neck Joint: 16th fret, Glued-in
  • Fingerboard: rosewood with parallelogram inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets
  • Fingerboard Radius: 12', 24.75' scale
  • Nut Width: 1.68″
  • Neck Profile: SlimTaper 'D'
  • Pickups: Epiphone P-90T and P-90R




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