[KiwiClapton]

Hi guys, greetings from New Zealand.

I've uploaded a couple of pics of my new Casino and my newish Blues junior.

I've had it for around 3 weeks and I'm really happy with the way it feels and the tone, its just so different from my strat.

Cheers

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[Digger]

kiwiclapton, on 24 February 2013 - 10:39 PM, said:

Hi guys, greetings from New Zealand.

I've uploaded a couple of pics of my new Casino and my newish Blues junior.

I've had it for around 3 weeks and I'm really happy with the way it feels and the tone, its just so different from my strat.

Cheers

G'Day Neighbour!

May I have the honour of being the first one here to welcome you, on your first post!

Please tell us a little about yourself and your music, and please also jump in to any of the discussions that are running here.

I guarantee you will be made welcome.

Digger

[tweed2]

Welcome aboard. Nice looking Casino and amp you have there. Stick around and join in. Now, here's your forum-warming present. +1

[eggs]

Welcome... & you get another +1 from me for choosing a Natural...

but, then again, New Zealand is purely '100% Natural'

[KiwiClapton]

Digger, on 24 February 2013 - 10:53 PM, said:

G'Day Neighbour!

May I have the honour of being the first one here to welcome you, on your first post!

Please tell us a little about yourself and your music, and please also jump in to any of the discussions that are running here.

I guarantee you will be made welcome.

Digger

Cheers Digger,

I'm a revert back to the guitar for the past 2 years. I just play at home for my own enjoyment most of the time but I get together with a couple of mates for a jam.

I listen to the blues mainly, most of its the "British blues" stuff, and of course SRV and EC. I've been a Beatles fan for years, and I've always wanted a casino since I saw pics of Lennon with one when I was 16 years old. I pulled the trigger and brought one as a result of going thru a Beatles stage since Christmas. I'm really happy with the Beatleish tone I get from my simple set up. I might look at getting a 65 Fender deluxe reverb later in the year.

The sound difference between my strat and the casino, as I said is so bloody different. I love the size of the casino, after playing it non stop for 3 weeks it was really hard going back to my strat yesterday. Especially when I was doing the Chuck Berry rhythm style in Get Back and Revolution.

Cheers guys.

[KiwiClapton]

eggs, on 24 February 2013 - 11:15 PM, said:

Welcome... & you get another +1 from me for choosing a Natural...

but, then again, New Zealand is purely '100% Natural'

Cheers mate, it was a really hard choice you know, I had to really give it some thought. The burst was pretty close.......

I'm keen to play it for a bit and see about doing upgrades, I'm not normally a upgrade guy but I'll see what guys here have to say.

The bloody input socket was nightmare to sort out!!!!!! it popped thru the body on the 3rd night! It took me about a bloody hour of sweat and swear words to sort it out.

[kytty]

Hi ya, welcome
and well what else can I say but blondes have all the fun!
Great geet

[Digger]

eggs, on 24 February 2013 - 11:15 PM, said:

Welcome... & you get another +1 from me for choosing a Natural...

but, then again, New Zealand is purely '100% Natural'

Apart from the possums!

[Oldhippie]

Welcome to the forum !! Nice guitar you have choosen . Forget the Strat.
I always wanted to visit New Zealand, but it´s too far away.

[milod]

Welcome Kiwi, even though you're awfully young. Sheesh.

Anyway, there's something to the thin Gibbie style body, either full hollow or semi, that kinda fit well regardless what one might decide to play.

As for the 65 DR re-do, we've seen here some who were quite happy and others who figured it wasn't the same or as "good" as the original. I'll say this, swapping mine for the big 120-watt monster back in the '70s was a major error for several reasons. OTOH, it's my opinion that tone can be largely manipulated by the hands and technique along with messing with dials on guitar and amp; and it's not the power of the amp nowadays for gigs as much as how one in an ensemble might get a balanced sound to an audience.

As for NZ... Well, along with Oz and my area of the U.S., it's good sheep country.

<grin>

m

[RaysEpiphone]

And a hello from one of the southern states of the USA, North Carolina to be correct. Nice blonde Casino my man! Welcome to the Epiphone club!

[Dennis G]

Welcome Kiwi, nice looking setup you've got and sweet sounding as well. I've got an Elitist Casino and a Blues Jr., and as you say, you can get some sweet sounds My Casino has really become my go to guitar for the most part.

As Digger said, feel free to jump in to any of the threads too.

[Gordy01]

Welcome to our little support group!! We all suffer from a malady called, "GAS", (gear aquisition syndrome) and we come here to try and avoid going to the music store.

Unfortunately everyone here starts showing pics of their new gear, and quite frankly we all fall apart and start drooling and mumbling. We then make a weak excuse to our better half and slink out to the local store.
Mostly we can be found staring blankly down the rows of new gear.

Actually this is a great bunch, and I'm almost certain you'll fit right in.