Before You Buy an Epiphone Casino - Watch This!
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- 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 - Hudba
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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?
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.
Thanks Corey. Always a treat to see and hear you.
Too intelligent for CZcams. This guy is a proper musician. Thanks.
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!
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.!
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 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!!
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!
lennon's recordings convinced me long ago that it's a versatile guitar.
And brother, you took it even further! Gracias!
Man, you are making this thing sound great like always Corey! Thanks for the chance to win it 🙂 Hope you are doing well.
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?
Great guitar demo and your jazz guitar tone approach is an eye-opener!
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.
Corey you are such great player and teacher. Thanks for sharing !
Always been a fan of these!! Cheers Corey!!
That opening - great, colouful soloing without the mindless shredding. Superb
Very nice demonstration and excellent guitarist. Bravo!!
Thank you Corey, great playing as always and appreciate you demoing that casino also thanks to Sweetwater for supplying the guitar
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!
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!
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'.
Paul Weller known for his vintage Epiphone casino. Such beautiful guitars
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.
Great demo video! Wish they were all this good!!
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’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.
Excellent guitarist. Nice to hear you playing guitar. Bravo 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.
Great video, playing and tone Corey as always! It is amazing how convincing those UA pedals sound.
Thanks!
Awesome playing! Awesome guitars!
Always inspiring Corey.
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.
Digging the tone! And the playing!
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!
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.
Great, just plain GREAT!!!
Thanks…. Love it!!!
Your delivery is so damn good.....Such a complete musician......
Appreciate that. Very kind of you
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?
Great review Corey!
That jazz blues solo is burnin’-nice!
Great video helpful stuff, great 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
This guitar really does everything, everyone needs one
Thanks for the education Corey!
Maaaan this guitar sounds good!! You've clearly done a great job recording it, too!
Great info on things like rolling the volume pot a bit... great playing... sounds really nice to me.
Great video. Thanks for everything
You are the greatest. I so much enjoy your playing
You're great at playing and teaching too!
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.
Really great video. Dig your playing too! Definitely picking one of these up
Hey thx!
Beautiful piece of art with amazing tone! I'd sure love to win this!
first time viewer, the jazz improv was not expected but dayuuuuum
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.
I just stumbled into this and was amazed. Great player and great info. I'm in !!
Thx James!
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 sound and great vídeo!!!!
Thank you. A very intelligent review, just enough non-ego playing which was fabulous.
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
Best video on the mighty Casino out there, from a real Casino connaisseur! I love my little made-in-China Casino. With flatwound strings, slightly less hot pickups kindly provided by Epiphone (the stock ones were out of spec), and a little tender loving care, it's become my bebop guitar of choice. You aptly demonstrate why in the amazing Grant Green section ;D
Re: comparison. While your vintage one is a sight to behold and sounds lovely, I thought the new one held up great. Thanks for the video!
Nice riffin'!! You make that thing sound GOOOOOD!
That is a fabulous sound!
What a great player you are, you make this cheap Casino sound great.
What a coincidence - I am planning to order one this week ! 😀
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.
I was gifted a casino recently. Absolutely blown away at its awesomeness. It was never on my radar during 35 years of playing and workinh5music retail for 15 years. Not even a Beatles fan, but the casino does the job I would usually think of playing a tele, Gretchen, or 335. Game changer.
Wow you're a great player. The way you explain things makes sense to me too
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.
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.
Beautiful tones
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).
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.
Wish I could play my Epiphone Casino like you!!! Your good Man! I have a 2003 Casino. I love it.
Great playing.
always loved that sound...
Got one and had a bigsby fitted to it love it
All good, but especially loved the Corey Green/Grant Congilio part!
I put a set of Lollar P90s and 50s wiring in mine and it elevates it to an all new level.
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.
The sound is close to Fender Guitars, wonderfull, clear, articulate, beautiful.
Love how you play.
That vintage one is something else!
The pickups sound absolutely fine. In fact very good.
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.
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.
Cory you rock, I've taken a few of your blues courses and it made a difference in my playing. You push the envelope. There is actually not too many guitar teacher who can compete with your teaching structure. You are one of the best guitarist in the world. Would love to see you and Joe Bonamassa live together.
Why do you want them to live together?😉
@@SaintFredrocks Certainly an unconventional request.
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Love the sound of that casino
What a great guitar...!!!
Authentic Beatles tones are built right in a Casino 😉👍
Playability is so good on these guitars.
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I’ve got one of these with Thomastik flat wounds and it sounds lovely.
Just got one of the the drab olive green worn ones of these. Really like it, very vibey. It's totally different to my Sire H7V 335 style, and I appreciate it for that. It's dirtier and more articulate and doesn't over-boom on the neck pickup when you up the drive on the amp. Love the edge of feedback sustain. It's funny people complaining about feedback - when feedback and it's creative control of it is such a big part of electric guitar playing history. Definitely planning to swop out the pickups for Lollar, Mojo or Creamery ones, and the pickguard for a black one. You have some guitarists that go between 335 type guitars, and sometimes players now using Telecasters for articulate sounds. To my mind, the Casino lives in it's own space, somewhere in between those. It can do some lovely Steve Cropper soul lines (Paul Weller's 90s recordings on Casino are good examples of that). But can also do wiry scratchy country lines, a bit like an earthier, dirtier tele sound. Then the classic rock n'roll sounds just spit out of it. Which I guess is why a player like Keith Richards was known for playing both. And his sound had a consistency. Maybe partly because he went into dropped tunings on his Tele, so it went into that dirtier / growlier Casino soundworld anyway.
Great review
I have this model and the worn version. Both 2021. The cheaper worn version is the winner.
Thank you Corey - You sound good with that -
Great sounding guitar. I have always liked Epis.
Loved your jazz playing and the volume control cleans it up really nicely too.