stickyfiddle Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Hey all, been reading on here for months, never posted before. I live in Oxford and play in a band called Inlight. I usually use a Gibson CS336 and pasiley Tele, but after looking for a good one for months I've just got a Casino on a mega-deal over the weekend- only £330! :D It's already lost the scratchplate and will get the full overhaul- Bigsby B70, switch grommet, Grover Rotomatics and possibly tusq nut and saddles. Can't wait!! You can see my other babies on my FLICKR (and please ignore Hector the skull on the windowsil..!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Welcome to the forum stickyfiddle! That's a beautiful guitar you got there. And what a fantastic price! You will have to show us all the pics when you are done with the "overhaul". Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfiddle Posted September 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Naturally :) The bigsby should be here in a week or so (shipping from the states- still cheaper than buying in the UK, despite the poor £ exchange.) I might also change the pickups, but that'll take longer to decide- haven't had a chance to wind these ones up loud yet :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 congrats.. looks great.. !! TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timandbob Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Nice. Excellent choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 I wouldn't change the pups on a Casino for love nor money it's the P90s that give the Casino that unique sparkle.Change the pups and it's just another guitar.The Bigsby however is a good idea a la George Harrison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelake07 Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 I wouldn't change the pups on a Casino for love nor money it's the P90s that give the Casino that unique sparkle Think he means changing to Kent Armstrong, Lollar or other P90 makers or rewinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoop Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 That's a mighty fine looking Casino. I sure would love to give one of those a go, but I don't know of anyone or any music store with any in stock. Not sure I could choose between Cherry and 'Burst if I was rich. But of course if I was rich I'd take one of each! Lots of Casino action going on on the forums lately! Makes me want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfiddle Posted September 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Yeh, I won't put anything but p90's in there. Just wondering if it might get EVEN sweeter with a Bareknuckle rewind/wax pot or replacement Lollars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Nice looking Casino -- Congratulations! FWIW the Duncan P90s on my Casino sound better than the Gibson P90s on my ES-330 They are hotter, have more ping, and more midrange. Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfiddle Posted October 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 FINALLY got the bigsby fitted. I did have the scratchplate removed but I'm actually preferring it back on right now. I've also thrown some black/silvertop knobs on there as well. There's a couple more pics on my flickr page, as usual :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS90 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Excellent Job! She looks great! Like the knob change too. I put the same knobs on my cherry Dot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfiddle Posted October 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 It's funny how much difference the knobs make- with the bigsby and gold knobs it looked good, but still a bit generic. Now it looks FAR more expensive :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 I agree. The black knobs look much better, and the Bigsby adds class to any guitar, yours included. I'd leave the pickguard on if it were my guitar, and perhaps get one made a different color. IMHO The white draws the eyes away from the beauty of the wood. Perhaps a tortoise shell or something else a bit darker. Insights and incites by Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfiddle Posted October 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 yeh, i'm not sure about the pickguard- i had it off for a while, but I like it at the moment. Had to smooth the edges a lot before I was happy with it. I'm considering a black guard & pickup covers, but i'm not sure yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Keep the white pickguard!! Black knobs and bigsby look great bu the Casino is a classic Epiphone model. Not a gibson. The white guard is where it's at. Is this an Unsung Casino or Peerless? Grain looks great. Liking the Mccartneyesque vibe with the bigsby and black knobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g61201281734168 Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 If you like what your hearing keep the stock pickups because changing them without question you will effect the output and the tone of what is a sweet sounding guitar . The nut and input jack maybe the wirring thats a good thing to do , Tunning keys without question .. Ive said it before and once again I have yet to play a casino that did not sound and play well but the only thing I dont like is the poly finish which infact is why I decided to get the Lennon revolution model . Congratulations great guitar ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfiddle Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 It's a 2009 chinese- I presume Unsung plant? It's a really good one- nice grain, good neck and very resonant. I played a few before buying this one. Thankfully it was the best looking AND playing/sounding! The only things 'wrong' are a tiny bit of grain filler at the first fret, and a buildup of finish in the corner where the neck, body and neck pickup meet. Neither are bad enough to be described as 'issues' on a guitar this cheap. I think it might need a new nut and some rotomatics eventually, but I'm not used to the whole bigsby thing yet, so I'll go one step at a time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Unsung was a Korean plant. Is it me or do the chinese headstocks look bigger at the top? Looks awesome anyway. From the sounds of things the quality of the chinese Casinos is really good these days. That finish looks amazing! Replacing the tuners and the nut's the best thing that you can do for a casino. cheap parts that give tuning problems in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfiddle Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Ah, ok. Mine is definitely an MIC casino, cos it had a sticker to say so! The headstock looks normal to me, but then I don't have another casino to compare to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkuss Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 I think I remember Red333 mentioning that the chinese casino's have a reshaped headstock that is closer to vintage or Lennon's Casinos but I could be making this up. I haven't seen many MIC Casinos in Glasgow. Can't wait to give them a bash. The inspired by ones as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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