The Ever-Evolving Epiphone Casino 

So nice to hear Elliott Smith played!

Some Might Say sounded perfect!

1969 ES-330TD (19th fret) owner here. If something happened to my Gibson I’d be testing Casinos to replace it.

We had the Epiphone line in my brother's music store and the rep offered a nice discount on wholesale on any models we wanted to buy ... I could have had a Casino or Sheraton at a ridiculous price but was attending Florida State in 1970 and could barely afford tuition and books. Such is life ...

I just got my first Casino a few days ago. Very happy with it. especially the p90s!

Did not expect to hear Elliott Smith at the start. Recognized it instantly

I like the changes to A Fond Farewell! Cheers

Thanks for the video. Great production value. Look out Norm here they come. Miss sitting on your couch.

I heavily modded my Casino and it's a real nice guitar now, it's a 2013 MIC. I installed a B3 Bigsby and that works perfect, much preferred over the B7 on my 335 or B5 on my SG. It does require a 'special' strap button at the end from Vibramate.

Great vid for a great guitar! The most significant Epi post-Gibson acquisition (the G.O.A.T. is for me the wonderful Deluxe in all its iterations, with the mighty Emperor a close second … Epaminondas' darlings!). Next time I'm in Seattle, I won't miss the chance to stop by!

Won my like with Fond Farewell ♥️

I briefly owned a 1968 and LOVED that gutiar.

Love my 2000 Korean Casino I bought from you guys this month - it’s my #1!

Thanks for clarifying between the Sunburst and Royal Tan finishes, the Sunburst models always had the gold vol/tone knobs while the Royal tan models had the black knobs. The early Casinos also were very chimey in the middle toggle position, as used by the Beatles.

I have a lefty Chinese Epiphone Casino. Changed the pickups to Lollar and upgraded the wiring, bridge and tuners. I also have a lefty Gibson ES-330.

One of the best, if not the best, guitar models, specs, history and culture videos - and channels. Not least because I recently acquired the ‘John Lennon’ Casino reissue. Instant and grateful new clicked Subscribe follower. 👍🏼

I love your channel! I have a 1967 Casino and I love it!

Love this YT documentary of the classic electric guitar. The current Chinese model is great too. Interesting how Epiphone use names e.g. Casino, Sheraton and Gibson use mainly numbers e.g ES 330.

You should make a part 2 for Casino modern (MIK, MIC, MII) and include Casino Coupe

One of the coolest guitars I ever played was a mid 60s cherry red Casino (could've been a Dot though) with the bridge pickup swapped for a Kay "Kleenex box" at Main Drag Music in Brooklyn, wish I knew what happened to that guitar

my first guitar was a Casino with a bigsby, less than a month late I picked up a 50th Anniversary in Royal Tan with trapeze tailpiece. Its just a great sounding guitar

Great video! Loved the history of the brand and model

Love that you played Elliott Smith. Enjoyed this video very much. Can you do one for the Hofner Verythin?

The pro bucket split pickups are amazing. I installed them in a cheap guitar that I had kicking around and was amazed!

This is a really informative and interesting video - cheers. I love the way you ramp up the fuzz and get a little shoegazy at the end :)

Yet another brilliant episode guys. Thank you.

I have a 2001 Korean factory Casino, added a Bigsby and Kent Armstrong pups. The advantage of the Korean made Casinos is that it has a neck set the same as a Gibson 335, i.e. the neck is set at the 19th fret- not the 16th- giving you better/longer access to upper frets. The standard Casino, as again presently made in China has the neck set further in at the 16th, losing a few fret accesses high up the neck. I like mine best. The neck is also slimmer, like a good 335, unlike the chunkier other Casino necks.

One thing that you didn’t discuss are the badges on the pickguard and tremolo. They switched from foil to embossed metal and back to foil, but I have no idea when.

Love these videos, keep em coming!

Loved that. Cheers

Great Video. Very informative. You even feature the offset guy LOL. But a bit disappointing that the worn was not mentioned. But you got my attention and I am now a subscriber Thanks.

excellent review...mine is a 1999 natural..very nice grain

Thanks for the great snapshot of Casino history! I recently bought a China made classic 'tobacco sunburst' and will upgrade to Lollar P90s shortly. The actual instrument itself is lovely - body, acoustic tone, neck all good. I have only seen one comparison with the newish USA made Casino which was quite revealing (!!!), but also keen to see if more news comes out about the Ltd. Edition Slim Harpo 330 which looks very interesting! Thanks again.

Nice video. I would have loved to hear more about the Elitist version and the current Epiphone USA version. It's a pity the latter has black pickup covers and trapezoid inlays pointing the wrong way. I believe the Elitist series made by Terada in Japan might be the best Casinos ever. They are flawless, and the pickups and hardware is Gibson made.

Great review… Thanks!!!

Oh I clicked on this so fast. Now to actually watch the thing :)

Great video and research. This should show that if you aren’t buying Gibson and Epiphone guitars you are missing out.

Great feature, thank you 😎

My hands are large enough to accommodate wider nuts, yet deft enough to handle narrower nuts as well. I'm not sure why people seem to be so caught up in the size of their nuts, it's mostly in the way that you use them, I've always found.

My kind of RU-vid content. 🤘🏽

I played a 68 at CME a few years ago and it was incredible sounding. The neck was the tiniest neck I've ever played, too.

Great video, y'all!

I had an Epiphone Made in Japan and hoestly rate it up the nearest best guitar I've owwned oner 55+ years ( nearly 100). Sounded great then they were a brand destroyed in the 90s. The Elitist range were good, also made in Japan.

My only issue with nylon saddles was the tendency to split in half at the string slot.

It’d be interesting to hear what you have to say about the new USA Casinos.

You never spoke about the Elitist model. Probably the best of the Casinos

I've had a blonde (burst) single P-90 Casino for decades. I don't know how common the single pickup version is. I purchased it back in the late 60's or early 70's. I think from a pawn shop in Kalamazoo or Grand Rapids. I've never seen another single P-90 Casino. It's visually and sonically beautiful. Due to health, I can't play anymore.

I have both the Casino and the Es335. Give me the Casino everyday.

What a great video. Subbed.

Great preso Mike

Puisheen in the house!

these are awesome and they sound mind blowing, but between Starcasters and ES335s, i definitely have my hollow body preferences.

Fender Mustang had the rocking bridge as well.

Epiphone Custom Modern figured prophecy Crestwood casino all high end Epiphones...American Master Builder Scott Lewis over at the Qingdao Epiphone facility and his American luthiers are doing a fantastic job its great to see that Epiphones are great again..

Fond farewell 😢

Am I seeing a Mosrite with a built in speaker in the background? Never seen that one before, crazy, lol. Interesting video otherwise, too!

I'd add Daniel Kessler from Interpol to the list of prominent Casino players. IIRC he has a frequensator tailpiece on his Casino.

Video about Casinos and u open with a Gibson, should have opened with Casino a quality guitar in it’s own rite b4 Gibson take over , still quality now 👍enjoyed the vid .

Why do the Japanese made ones of the 80s and the Koreans of the 2000s have a neckjoint at the 17th fret?

Paul Weller Jam era 77-82 was mostly Rickenbacker.

I have a Epiphone by Gibson electric guitar with serial. No on it looks like one from the sixties,,solid body very heavy guitar,,,

Could you include the automatic translation? It would be a great help for no english speakers!

The Ever-Evolving Epiphone Casino (But he's playing a 1963 Gibson ES-330).

I've always been curious about them, but after TPS had to replace all the hardware in theirs and then Shane from In the Blues (who btw had been waiting years and years to try one) did a demo-review and said it was the worst guitar he's ever touched . . . now I'm even more curious but dubious too LOL

Not one word about the Casino Coupe.... BTW Those "trapazoid" fret markers are actually parallelograms!

jay bennett/dave vandervelde loved their casinos

I’m still mad at myself for not buying a 12 I found used once.

Never understood why Epiphone don’t offer the Royal tan finish with a dark back

Grant Green.... Gibson es330

Arguably the most ubiquitous? You wanna argue about sales figures? LOL!

Logging my vote here for a return of the bikini logo.

What drive is Mike using at 13:00?

I love a Casino, But that 63 ES330.......drooooooool

Wiggle stick

10 times what it is now? the Dollar? 50 times as much!

I wish I bought an elitist few years ago.

one big problem...it has epiphone on the headstock...a headstock shaped like a bum.

Casino no long neck。。。。so sad。。。

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