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Yes and thank you. Here's the difference - in the other game: Post: Louis Armstrong - "When The Saints Go Marching In" Was followed by this response: "Carnival of the Animals (Le Carnaval des Animaux) - Camille Saint-Saëns And then followed by the following flame: This is a song game right, not a songwriter game? Back OT.... "Go Motherf%cker Go" Nashville ***** Because this is a song association game, you can use a word from the artist or a general concept like the song Highway from Hell might be associated with the song Devil's Gun. That would be illegal in the other song game, and I got flamed and PM'd for making associations like that. So this game is different. And because associations are allowed, it is less restrictive, and open to more creativity. If you don't want to play, it's OK, if you do, that's OK too. It's all just a waste of time and it's all just for fun. Since pippy mentioned association, here is my next entry: Along Comes Mary - The Association

"Waltz Across Texas" - Ernest Tubb

"Dancing in the Dark" - Bruce Springsteen

"Bang Bang" - Cher (hammers go "bang bang" when used)

U Can't Touch This - M.C. Hammer

Song Association Game.... It's a little like the song game, but the rules are looser and it will give you a chance to be more creative. One rule: Follow the song posted with an associated song. Explanation: You could use a word or more from either the Song title or the Artist's name. For example: Sherry - The Four Seasons could be followed by The Four Seasons - Vivaldi ... Or a related concept: Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody could be followed by Highway Star - Deep Purple since they both are about fast cars. ... Or something in the lyrics (but please post the lyric line). Let's Go Get Stoned - Ray Charles could be followed by Rainy Day Women No 12 & 35 - Bob Dylan (lyrics = Everybody must get stoned) ... Or any other association. If the association isn't obvious, please explain it so we all can get it. Try not to post repeats, but it's OK if you do -- it's only a game and we aren't keeping score. Why am I posting a new game? I keep screwing up the old song game because I'm used to playing a song association game somewhere else (Epi Wiki). So I'll start the new game with: Lullaby of the Leaves - The Ventures (though they were definitely not the first)

I have a 2001 MIK (Peerless) Casino that I bought used. I also have a 1970 "stock" Gibson ES-330 (see picture below). The original owner of my Casino changed the tuners to Grovers, the pots and switch to US sized parts and the pickups to Seymour Duncans. I don't know how much of that work was needed, but plugged in it actually sounds a bit better than my Gibson. (I attribute that to the pickups because my Gibson sounds better unplugged.) I replaced the pickguard and knobs because I thought they didn't go well with the NAT wood of the Casino. I had a bit of tuning problems with both the Casino and the Gibson until I learned the trick of using a bit of pencil graphite in the grooves of the nut when I change strings. Problem solved. Before changing the PG and knobs: After changing the PG and knobs: Insights and incites by Notes

I've got a Sept, 2001 Peerless Casino and it's a beauty. If yours is like mine, you've got a very nice guitar. Congratulations. BTW, the Epiphone Factory codes can be found here: http://epi.p3net.net/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=23 - and it is a "sticky" so it will stay posted there as long as the Wiki site is up. Insights and incites by Notes Oh, and you gave me an excuse to post a pic of my MIK (Korea/Peerless) Casino and my MIK (Kalamazoo) ES-330

Thanks Bill, I might add that I play some rhythm but mostly lead in my duo http://www.s-cats.com and that we do middle of the road music for a middle-aged to adult market. You can view the songlist on that site to see what kind of material I play if you are interested. Note: the audio demo uses all synthesized instruments (keyboards and wind synthesizer) as it was made from a live recording, on the gig, and neither the sax, flute, nor guitar tracks came out balanced on my Archos "i-pod-ish" recorder so I didn't use those tracks. The voice-over promo announcement was added later. With my budget priced Zoom GIX effects pedal/amp simulator/direct box I can coax nice cool jazz tones, clean and edgy rock-a-billy sounds, distorted rock tones, and even "flat top" acoustic tones out of my Casino. I love the neck (I think they call it slim taper) and it is very close to my vintage Gibson ES-335 (just a tiny bit wider at the nut, probably the difference between US and Metric measurements).

I'm not a fan of gold hardware either. The gold flakes off and looks pretty ratty after a while. I've also never owned a Sheraton so I cannot give a direct comparison but they are two different guitars. The Casino has P90 pickups, the Sheraton has humbuckers. The sound is different. Personally I like the sound of the P90s better, but that is a matter of taste. The Casino is a hollow body guitar and the Sheraton has a center block of wood down the middle of the body. This affects the sound. Again, it is a matter of taste. The Casino will probably sound louder when it is not plugged in, as it is an acoustic guitar. Supposedly the block of wood down the middle will give the Sherry more sustain, but since I don't own both, I cannot verify that (perhaps someone who owns both can help here). Also, the Casino is probably lighter. But the Sherry has a much nicer looking headstock. My advice is to try to find a music store that has both and try them out. Plug them in, set the volume and tone controls the same and listen to them both. Then change the tone controls and listen again. If the store has a Casino and not Sheraton, but has a Dot or Gibson ES335, you can listen to the Dot or 335 in place of the Sherry and get an idea of how they will sound. Since they have similar body styles and pickups they will sound about as close as you can get (please correct me if I'm wrong here). I know that buying an unknown entity is taking a bit of a chance. If you have a local guitar store, that is the best way to continue your research. Insights and incites by Notes