Bent Olav Olsen Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I heard James Bay the other day and while I couldn't stand his voice I loved the sound of his guitar. Found out that he plays a 60ies Epiphone with p-90 (and though I know now that tone has all to do with guitar straps and knobs, or even more thought provoking - the fingers of the guitarist), I would love to try out a hollowbody with p90. I spotted these two on a web shop: "Epiphone Elitist 1965 Casino" and the "Epiphone Gary Clark Jr". Both seems like very good guitars and the Gary Clark Blak and Blue have a price I like. Anyone with experiences with these guitars? Other options on p-90 thinline hollowbodies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPS1976 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 can't go wrong with a Casino. both guitars you mentioned have the Gibson P-90's which are great. I wouldn't worry about the knobs and strap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeffan Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I heard James Bay the other day and while I couldn't stand his voice I loved the sound of his guitar. Found out that he plays a 60ies Epiphone with p-90 (and though I know now that tone has all to do with guitar straps and knobs, or even more thought provoking - the fingers of the guitarist), I would love to try out a hollowbody with p90. I spotted these two on a web shop: "Epiphone Elitist 1965 Casino" and the "Epiphone Gary Clark Jr". Both seems like very good guitars and the Gary Clark Blak and Blue have a price I like. Anyone with experiences with these guitars? Other options on p-90 thinline hollowbodies? Casinos are great guitars. I have yet to play the Casino Coupe, but they look really neat too. May want to look into the new Blueshawk Deluxe. I just bought one and I am floored at the amount of classic P90 tones plus the versatility of the Varitone switch. I can get all the goodness of P90s, semihollow goodness plus a pretty convincing HB thickness and tele twang out of it. I have owned 3 Nighthawks in the past (1 Gibson and 2 Epis) - they are great guitars, but the Blueshawk blows them away tonally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I've had an Elitist Casino (see avatar) for a few years now. It's basically my "go to" guitar, followed closely by my Dot. The Gary Clark BnB is pretty close to Elitist spec as I understand it, but doesn't come with a case. You do however, get a choice of Bigsby or not. If I didn't already own my Elitist, I think I'd be getting a GC BnB model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bent Olav Olsen Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 Thanks! Didn't know these Epiphones existed until now. A new guitar world for me. Would love one of these in addition to my es 335. I have heard this guitar played clean, but a hollowbody with p-90 might be able to produce some raw tones as well as the clean tones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I have had a Casino Coupe for a few days now. I cant compare it to a regular Casino (I haven't got one or used one), but it has a sweet acoustic sound and a proper semi-acoustic tone amplified. It is massively different from my ES-339 in the way it sounds. The ES-339 has a center block & 57 HBs. The Casino Coupe is a true hollowbody with P90s. Of course it has less air in it than a full sized Casino, so I would expect differences. This demo sounds pretty true to the sound I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bent Olav Olsen Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 Thanks for the info and the video. What a great sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc0 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Thanks! Didn't know these Epiphones existed until now. A new guitar world for me. Would love one of these in addition to my es 335. I have heard this guitar played clean, but a hollowbody with p-90 might be able to produce some raw tones as well as the clean tones? Casino MIC 2014 owner here, raws all you'll get, you may struggle to get a clean tone out of the Epi P90's, depending on your amp, I found them to be well overwound and was well pleased to swap them out for something half the output, more in keeping with a 60's P90 spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentar Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Casino MIC 2014 owner here, raws all you'll get, you may struggle to get a clean tone out of the Epi P90's, depending on your amp, I found them to be well overwound and was well pleased to swap them out for something half the output, more in keeping with a 60's P90 spec. Which P90s did you swap to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabar Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 A thinline hollowbody with P-90's (in the form of the Epiphone Casino or Gibson ES-330) is one of the most versatile and widely used guitars for many styles of music. Jazz guitarist Grant Green used a Gibson ES-330 for much of his career. Check out the Beatles' "I Want You - She's So Heavy" on Abbey Road --- John Lennon uses both warm clean neck tones and raw bridge pickup from his Casino on it. And the Rolling Stones' classic "Satisfaction" features Keith Richards playing his Casino through a fuzz box for that well-known riff. The Epiphone Sorrento reissue from the 90's is another alternative for a thinline with P-90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Casino MIC 2014 owner here, raws all you'll get, you may struggle to get a clean tone out of the Epi P90's, depending on your amp, I found them to be well overwound and was well pleased to swap them out for something half the output, more in keeping with a 60's P90 spec. That's curious. I get pure cleans on my 2015 model through a Fender Stage 112 SE. What amp are/were you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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