Epiphone Casino Fuzz
Over the past year, Gibson has been teasing big updates to the Epiphone line, leading many fans to dream up their own personal wishlists for the famed brand.
So when Epiphone announced the 'Inspired By Gibson' series, some commenters were overjoyed to see that Kalamazoo-era headstocks would now be standard on all such models, softening the sharp-edged silhouette of Epiphone's recent output that many thought looked cheap. And still others were happy to see the Made-In-USA Texan acoustic. But some were left wondering, why just 'Inspired By Gibson' models? Why just the Texan? Why not bring back the Coronet, the Wilshire, or other vintage designs from the pre-Gibson era of the brand?
Well, one thing everyone can get behind is a high-quality, US-made Epiphone Casino—which Gibson has quietly unveiled at its booth at the NAMM 2020 show.
Mar 03, 2018 Peerless - who were one of the Koren companies making Casinos for Epiphone - have a couple of their own branded models based on a Casino. The Eastman T64 is a Casino/330 clone with a 1 3/4' nut that is every bit as good as an Elitist Casino. Jan 17, 2020 Well, one thing everyone can get behind is a high-quality, US-made Epiphone Casino—which Gibson has quietly unveiled at its booth at the NAMM 2020 show. Two Made-In-USA Casinos are on display right next to the Texans, one sporting a classy Vintage Burst finish and the other in a Royal Tan. But that's all the available info right now.
- The Casino, also designated by Epiphone as model E230TD, is a thinline hollow-bodied guitar with two Gibson P-90 pick-ups. Although generally fitted with a trapeze-type tailpiece, often a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece is used in its place (either as a factory direct feature or as an aftermarket upgrade).
- The Epiphone Casino. Has 2 main guitars. The first of these is the Epiphone Casino. This is the guitar that he played for his first album, Blak and Blu. He has also used it extensively since then, both live and in the studio. Given the style of music that Clark Jr. Plays – the Epiphone Casino isn’t the obvious guitar of choice.
- Jun 01, 2017 So I ordered an open box Epiphone Casino from Musician's Friend last week, advertised as a customer return in like new condition. I've been looking for one but haven't seen any pop up used in my area and none of the local shops have had any in stock for a while so I took a chance on ordering one.
Two Made-In-USA Casinos are on display right next to the Texans, one sporting a classy Vintage Burst finish and the other in a Royal Tan. But that's all the available info right now. From what it sounds like from Gibson booth workers, these are brand-new models that almost didn't make it to NAMM on time, so more details such as pricing and availability very much remain to be seen.
Epiphone's biggest fans may yet have unrequited desires for the future of the brand, but this step will certainly be met with a smile—assuming, perhaps, that the Made-In-USA price-point hews closer to the median Epiphone price as opposed to the median Gibson.
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