MIA Epiphone Casino

[TiffanyGuitar]

Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa

Forget the Casino - you need to be playing something like this :

Ha Ha! Even though I am distantly related to the Tiffany jewelers and stained glass (alas - I am part of the "poor side" of that clan - so no family money!) - so based on my family name you might think I like bling, but I am not a fan of bling on guitars. All of mine are understated. I do get it why people might like bling, I just don't. I guess my Sheraton is the "blingiest" of my guitars.

I suspect they won't make a USA Sheraton because it would interfere with sales of Gibson Es-345, but I could be wrong. But I agree, a red one would be pretty! And I mostly like my Sheraton better than my 335.

Finally, for some reason I also seem to like quirky things, if they are well made and play well. For instance, I have a Danelectro 12 string which I love - things like that.

[Jim Owen]

Originally Posted by TiffanyGuitar

I suspect they won't make a USA Sheraton because it would interfere with sales of Gibson Es-345, but I could be wrong. But I agree, a red one would be pretty! And I mostly like my Sheraton better than my 335.

Finally, for some reason I also seem to like quirky things, if they are well made and play well. For instance, I have a Danelectro 12 string which I love - things like that.

I had a dano 12 and wish I’d kept it.

If you like quirky, maybe an Elitist Riveira would be your style. Baby humbuckers, cherry red, trapeze tailpiece.

I like the baby humbuckers on my Japanese “USA” Sheraton—it’s got the whacky frenquensator tailpiece. (That odd run from the early two thousands that were started in Terada but completed in Nashville).

[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by TiffanyGuitar

...I suspect they won't make a USA Sheraton because it would interfere with sales of Gibson ES-345, but I could be wrong...

Different animal entirely, in terms of both cosmetics and sound - the mini-buckers are crisper and cleaner than the full-size PU's in the 345, and appeal to a different type of player; FWIW if priced accordingly, a USA Sheraton (and Riviera) could make a real dent in the MIJ Gretsch Pro Series' sales - or in my case, provide an alternative to my own Gretsch instruments...

[TiffanyGuitar]

Ahh! I stand corrected. I had forgotten that the original Sheratons were mini-humbuckers. I have never played mini-humbuckers before. I am betting that I would like them.

[ataylor]

I’d love to try one of these USA-made Casinos. I have a Lennon reissue — not the super-limited USA-made one, but the one built to similar spec with Gibson USA pickups in their main China factory. It’s a fun guitar but I’d love to see and hear the differences in the American-made one. I do like the shorter headstock a la Paul McCartney’s Casino (he was actually the first to get one in the group).