Epiphone Casino

I am now the owner of a used Epiphone Casino guitar. I've been interested in electric hollow-body guitars, and the Casino specifically, for a while now. And I look in on the Craigslist "musical instruments for sale" section from time to time, just to see what people are selling. (As Darling Wife noted with raised eyebrow when I told her I'd found a guitar that I wanted to go look at, "One doesn't find without looking." And of course she's right.)

Late last week, I saw an ad for a nearly-new Casino. I wrote and said I was interested to see it, and after some back-and-forth, we settled on a late Sunday afternoon time when I could look at it. It appeared to be in pristine condition (in natural finish, as at right), so I played it for a bit, and we quickly settled on terms.

The Casino is most famously John Lennon's guitar. I'm not such a big Lennon fan that I have to have his guitar, but that is a cool fact. And the previous owner removed the white pickguard (which is shown in the stock pic at right) for a more authentic look, which I like and will keep. (I have the pickguard if I change my mind.)

I put a fresh set of strings on, and it sounds fantastic. So I'm quite pleased. Now begins the process of seeing just what sounds she's capable of - playing with the guitar settings, and seeing what different amp settings do.

I made a promise that I'm not accumulating guitars - that if I got this one that another would go. So my Epiphone Les Paul is now officially for sale. I've put the word out to my musician friends, and if no one bites, it'll be on CL or eBay very shortly. If I can get somewhere near what I paid for it two years ago, I'll have made a very nice trade for not very much money.