Oliver Fitch Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Hi all, I'm after some input on some ideas for modding my Epi Casino. New tuners are a definite already (getting some Grovers). Question: is it impossible to put a stop bar on a Casino? I'm basically after a vast improvement to intonation over the stock bridge Cheers all! Oliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt4356 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 There is nothing to put the stop bar stud into, it's just the ply body and I think another small peice of ply by the bridge for a bit of extra depth. It is literally hollow unlike say the sheraton with a centre block. I also don't see how adding a stop bar would aid the intonation? The intonation is between the nut and the bridge saddles. Anything before or after has no effect. I have used gotoh bridges as they give a bigger range of movement on the saddles for intonation, and I usually replace the stock nuts on epiphone with graph tech if needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 If the OP is talking about the MIC Entry level Casino the first thing I’d change would be the Pickups.. Fralin, Lollar Or Duncan P90’s are far better sounding than the shrill Asian P90’s... Just doing the above plus a Pro Set up will yield a great Guitar! Then add a Bigsby B-7. Improves sustain & is a usable Effect. And it looks cool.. Lastly a Bone Nut, Grover Tuners, upgraded Electronics, Switchcraft Jack & Switch.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronx Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 10:11 PM, Larsongs said: If the OP is talking about the MIC Entry level Casino the first thing I’d change would be the Pickups.. Fralin, Lollar Or Duncan P90’s are far better sounding than the shrill Asian P90’s... Just doing the above plus a Pro Set up will yield a great Guitar! Then add a Bigsby B-7. Improves sustain & is a usable Effect. And it looks cool.. Lastly a Bone Nut, Grover Tuners, upgraded Electronics, Switchcraft Jack & Switch.. I agree, especially about the switch. Don't know about current ones, but the switch on my natural Korean Casino broke almost out of the box. The only other mod I did to mine was took the pick guard off, I think it looks better without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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