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I have had a Casino for about two years and love the thing. Then Epiphone came out with these Inspired By Lennon Casinos at a reasonable price. The fiends! They forced me to buy one! Yesterday I got one in natural for a really good price. Haven't really taken her for a ride yet, but I have noticed she plays beautifully and she is LOUD! Much louder than my other Casino.

 

I know it is absolutely nuts to buy two of the same guitars. I know it's nuts. But I have flatwound strings on my burst Casino and roundwounds on my new one. They really do play and sound like two very different guitars. I enjoy the differences.

 

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Ain't it the truth. :P

 

Happy New Guitar Day to you, man! I've been wanting to pull the trigger on one but I can't justify it yet because I too have one Casino already!

 

I'm looking to get something with humbuckers like an SG.

 

But hey! Wouldn't hurt to have another Casino!

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I can't justify it yet because I too have one Casino already!

Yeah, I know it is a frivolous purchase if one already has a Casino.

 

But I do have to say that Epiphone made things different enough on these Inspired By Casinos so that I would buy it. The better pickups, the gold tuners, the natural un-shiny finish, the case included, the better wood, all that priced at a decent price made the purchase a little less nuts.

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I know it is absolutely nuts to buy two of the same guitars. I know it's nuts. But I have flatwound strings on my burst Casino and roundwounds on my new one. They really do play and sound like two very different guitars. I enjoy the differences.

 

 

Nothing nuts about it man! Awesome guitars! Congrats!

 

I'd love to own an Casino someday. I think they're a cool guitar.

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Heh ... this came up just a couple of days ago on another thread ...

 

The "gentleman" in none other than Unknown Hinson, the self-proclaimed "King of Country Western Troubadores". He is a performing artist, Billy Bob Thornton side-man, and the voice of Harley on the Cartoon Network Adult Swim show, "Squidbillies"!

 

The guitar he's holding is his signature guitar from the clever folks at Reverend Guitars.

 

http://www.reverendguitars.com/reverend/guitars/bolt_on_series/unknown_hinson_signature.html

 

...and here's Unknown doing one of his tunes:

 

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Jim

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Nice acquisition Beatlenut. My local guitar store has an IBJL Revolution Casino in the window. These days I cross the street so I don't have to walk past it. Ahhhh.................GAS!

 

Stewart

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