Epiphone Casino 61 Reissue Review
- Epiphone Casino 1961 A real special hollow body Casino. The neck is not skinny, even though listed as slim taper. I guess that meant something different in 1961 then now.
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- Have you played one?
I had one and didn’t get on with it. It felt plasticky and lower fret access was awful.
Anyway there’s one on eBay if I haven’t put you off!
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Do these have the slim taper D necks or the rounded C?0<=' span='>0 - edited August 2019
Don't agree, I have a both a '61 Reissue and an original '68 ES330, and whilst I agree that upper (lower??) fret access is awful, that's true for any pre-'67/68 Casino or ES330. I think the quality of workmanship on the Reissue is pretty danmed good considering the price. Go for it if that's your thang... but try and play it first, it may not be for you. For what it's worth, here's my beauts:Have you played one?
I had one and didn’t get on with it. It felt plasticky and lower fret access was awful.
Anyway there’s one on eBay if I haven’t put you off!
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F2835753487870<=' span='>0
Exactly like i'd want it, but can't seem to find one. Obviously i prefer the red but money is a issue.
Don't agree, I have a both a '61 Reissue and an original '68 ES330, and whilst I agree that upper (lower??) fret access is awful, that's true for any pre-'67/68 Casino or ES330. I think the quality of workmanship on the Reissue is pretty danmed good considering the price. Go for it if that's your thang... but try and play it first, it may not be for you. For what it's worth, here's my beauts:Have you played one?
I had one and didn’t get on with it. It felt plasticky and lower fret access was awful.
Anyway there’s one on eBay if I haven’t put you off!
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F2835753487870<=' span='>0- edited August 2019
Lovely pair and you’re right I meant upper fret access. It’s not the same on all casinos though as you’ve pointed out.
Don't agree, I have a both a '61 Reissue and an original '68 ES330, and whilst I agree that upper (lower??) fret access is awful, that's true for any pre-'67/68 Casino or ES330. I think the quality of workmanship on the Reissue is pretty danmed good considering the price. Go for it if that's your thang... but try and play it first, it may not be for you. For what it's worth, here's my beauts:Have you played one?
I had one and didn’t get on with it. It felt plasticky and lower fret access was awful.
Anyway there’s one on eBay if I haven’t put you off!
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F283575348787
I ‘really’ wanted to like mine - it was royal tan. There’s a possibility that I didn’t give it long enough but from memory I just didn’t gel with it.
I don’t recall the fretwork being remarkable either and I think mine would have benefitted from a proper setup, although it was supposed to have had one from the shop.
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For a reissue, probably £500+ depending upon condition, case, certificate etc. The one on eBay looks pretty nice actually, maybe offer him £600 and then go and try it before handing over the cash! An original '60's Gibson ES330 can go for anything above £3000 depending on age, colour, rarity, originality, condition, whether it's a long or shot neck, original case, case condition... blah, blah, blah... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. All I know is, I didn't want to gig my '68 ES330 so I found the reissue and it plays beautifully.How much should someone pay for one nowadays?
In fact, my mate in our band sold his sunburst '89 Gibson ES335 and bought a standard Epi Casino instead, after playing my reissue. They are immense value when compared to the cost of the originals, but I still say... try it first! It may not be for you.
But hey, if they're good enough for Gary Clark Jnr.....
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Epiphone Casino 61 Reissue Review Youtube
The Epiphone Casino 50th Anniversary 1961 Reissue:
My guitar is number 1549 in the series of 1961 units ever made of this particular model. I bought one in a sunburst with the tremotone vibrato system. It is a limited edition from 2011 made in the event of the Epiphone Casino 50th Anniversary. I bought it second hand in the US and had it shipped to where I live last year. It is in mint condition except for a small ding at the back of the headstock.
I really like this guitar. First off, some of the specifications. It sports a 5-layer maple/birch body with a mahogany neck which is glued on at the 16th fret. It has 22 medium jumbo rosewood frets with pearloid dot-inlays and it also has a set of Wilkinson Deluxe machine-heads.
Epiphone Casino 61 Reissue Reviews
I prefer the Gibson variety of the so-called “slim-taper” neck. This particular model has the signature chunky Epiphone neck – however, for an Epiphone it feels very nice. The frets are nice and level with just about perfect action and feel thanks to a good setup, courtesy of Mr. Andy Halliday. One of the first features one usually notices with the guitar is the tremotone vibrato and the unusual headstock. The headstock is of the “open book” style and sports a metal logo plate pictured along with the rest of the guitar on the upper picture.
To me, visually everything is just about perfect except for one thing and that is the dot-inlays – but I don’t really mind. The original guitar had dot-inlays so it’s no problem. The metal logo plate however, wasn’t on the original. I think it looks awesome but I’m into that retro look. The logo is really more of a tribute to the older Epiphone models from the 30’s and 40’s before Gibson put them under their wing.
The guitar sports American dog-ear P90 Pickups and sounds terrific. The guitar is perfect for Blues, Jazz (Grant Green with his ES-330 comes to mind), Alt Rock and just plain Rock music. The completely hollow body and the hot pickups do become problematic when shooting for that Metal sound so it’s definitely not an axe for heavy duty in that field – I find however that it’s a great guitar for playing with feedback so it depends on what you’re into. The finish doesn’t look cheap but it’s very high-gloss. It was either that or a faded one in this price-range so you can’t really beat that! A chinese guitar from 2011 just doesn’t have the same feel as a 50 year old guitar with a naturally faded and cracked finish.
The Tremotone is a tremolo in the style of a Bigsby and is surprisingly stable. It’s great for a slight, subtle vibrato but not a good system for divebombs and the likes – wouldn’t want to break anything, eh?
This guitar feels exclusive considering the pricetag (I believe it goes for about 800 bucks on ebay now). It has great tone when plugged in – courtesy of the American hardware – and has a pleasant, warm tone when unplugged. A fine instrument.
– Andreas