I guess I wasn't a P90 fan at the tome as I felt it sounded darker and slightly gritty compared to the 335. All I can remember was the Casino was no match for the 335 sound-wise. Every time I pick it up I enjoy it tremendously but always remember how sweet the neck was on the other one.īack when I bought my first ES-335 back in 1968, I was deciding between it a made in USA Casino. The pickups and electronics are superior (USA Gibson parts) and the guitar is awesome though the neck is a bit more chunky. I picked an Inspired by John Lennon model and am happy with it. I sold it (?) thinking I wouldn't miss it and immediately went on the hunt for another. I would play it back to back with my Gibson and never felt like it was an inferior guitar in any sense. Pickups were a bit weak but still very nice. I really liked the skinny x narrow neck too. Finally, Lennon played a Hofner 5140 Hawaiian Standard electric lap-steel guitar on Harrison’s For You Blue. Current versions have a laminated maple top, sides, and back, and a mahogany neck. Lennon continued to use his Epiphone Casino, as well as Harrison’s stripped Gibson J-200 and his Martin D-28, whose finish he’d sanded off, just as he had on his Casino and Gibson J-160E. The Cherry red stain was deeper and just beautiful. With the exception of the John Lennon models, subsequent Casinos have been made with 14-degree headstock angle with five layer all maple laminated tops. I swear the finish was better than my Gibson ES335. I had a recent production MIC Casino and it was a gorgeous guitar.
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