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05-11-2014, 04:37 PM
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Epiphone dot and casino...
I'm looking for a semi or a hollow body electric, these are two I really like but I was wondering, since I'm on a budget, is the Epiphone casino worth the extra money over the dot?
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05-11-2014, 05:31 PM
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I can't comment on the Casino as I've never played one. I do, however, have a Dot that I like a lot....after about $175.00 worth of mods above and beyond the purchase price.
The workmanship of my Dot is flawless and the playability couldn't be better....but....the stock pickups were blah, and the pots and pickup selector switch were cheap, and barely serviceable. I got a pair of DiMarzio Bluesbucker pickups and a couple quality pots and a switch to replace the junk. Now it's a REAL guitar. That's my experience. I hope it helps with your decision.
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05-11-2014, 07:44 PM
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Umm... unless I'm mistaken, the Epiphone Casino is a thin-body acoustic electric with no solid bar between the neck block and the tail block, while the Dot is a semi-solid body with the bar. Epiphone may have changed its manufacturing specs since the last time I checked, but that's always what I was informed.
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05-11-2014, 07:50 PM
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I have an Epiphone dot in black. It was bought on the advice of my instructor for a good playing and sounding elec without a hefty price tag. I use it mostly to practice on because of the lighter action and access up the neck but it does deliver that nice warm jazz/blues tone I like. Well worth the money.
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05-11-2014, 09:45 PM
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What kind of playing will this be used for? As mentioned, a Dot and a Casino don't have as much in common as one (meaning me before I spent time with them in person in a store) would think based on visual inspection.
I personally prefer the Casino (nearly bought one but a '67 Gibson ES-330, the Gibson version of the Casino, fell into my lap instead a few years ago which has been my #1 electric ever since) because P-90s have more bite without the thinness of lower output single coils like a strat or tele. Kind of a midpoint in my collection between my tele and les paul, fits quite well. However, part of the sound of my ES-330 (and Casinos as well) comes from the hollow body, which opens a can of worms in terms of feedback at higher levels of gain and even just volume. BUT you can work around it, and even make it a creative part of your soloing.
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05-12-2014, 07:54 AM
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I had a Casino for a few days but returned it due to the feedback issue. At the stage volumes I play at, it just wouldn't work.
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05-12-2014, 08:43 AM
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I recently went shopping for a semi-hollow and ended up buying the Ibanez AM73.
I looked at several of the Epiphone models in the same price range and though they all looked nice I didn't like the necks much and the sound was adequate but not impressive. The Ibanez was around 400 bucks and felt better to me and sounded better as well.
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05-12-2014, 09:45 AM
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I've got a Dot Studio, which wa sa great bargain when I got it. One caution about new Epiphones - the quality consistency is not there, so if you can play the actual guitar at the store, you may need to go through several examples to find one tha tis 'just right'.
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05-12-2014, 10:10 AM
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I love Casinos, but as others have pointed out they can feedback. Also the single coil P-90s can be noisy. Probably not the best choice for lots of gain. I love the P-90 tone and have an "Inspired by John Lennon" Casino now. It is fantastic. But I had a regular MIK Casino some years ago which was also very nice.
The Dot is a good semi-hollow. It is much more feedback resistant than the Casino and its humbuckers are not nearly as noisy as the Casino. I would rather have a Riviera or a Sheraton. Look for a used one. If I were in the market for a semi today, I would take a serious look at the Epiphone ES-339 Pro, I like the smaller body size.
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05-12-2014, 01:58 PM
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05-12-2014, 01:58 PM
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The Epiphone Wildkat is also in that price range. Smaller body, nice feel, Bigsby, semi-hollow, and P-90s.
I don't see them get a ton of mentions but I really dig them. You should definitely consider it.
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05-12-2014, 07:24 PM
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05-12-2014, 07:59 PM
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Certainly worth a look. For the record I own an Epiphone ES-355 so I'm not arguing for "my" guitar.
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