Epiphone '61 Reissue Casino 50th Anniversary

[gitaarleraar1970]

Sadly, the guy in the vid totally misses the point in NOT showing what this guitar is meant to do. The Casino sounds best cranked up and fuzzy - not through some shitty Boss overdrive pedal.

[gitaarleraar1970]

What bothers me about this guitar is the dot position markers. Every other Casino has those nice trapeze block markers which look so much nicer on this particular model.

[MattTC1028]

just sold my epiphone elitist casino and bought this baby in vintage sunburst with a tremotone. best decision of my LIFE.

[elklive]

@MattTC1028 I am on the fence with these 2 options. Can you email me and let me know what you didn't like about the elite? Or like me, do you think it is just overpriced?

[MattTC1028]

this guitar is soooo epic

[stefguitar90]

1:55 ...

[Medalion]

Noel used to play a casino a lot back in the earlier days of Oasis, now he just favors his Gibson ES-335

[richmond22reanzares]

@licklibrary epiphone semi-hollow seymour duncan emg schecter hellraiser solo-6 music man john petrucci 6 dream theater oasis the beatles guns n' roses ok!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrDarinWarren]

A lot of guys don't understand how great P90's sound cause they aint humbuckers. Till they here demo's like this.

Great video.

[themodernage17]

can you hear the sustain?

[richmond22reanzares]

the epiphone guitar '61 reissue casino 50th anniversary beatles and oasis seymour duncan guitar world guitar review ok!!!!!!!

[boogiechillen123]

I like Pauls reviews but I'd like a quick shot of the amp to see what he's playing through, because a good amp can make a mediocre guitar sound much better.

[richmond22reanzares]

emgTV seymour duncan guitar world ok!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sttyves]

-rosewood=tone wood

-plastics, abalone, mother of pearl or whatever = NO tone OR a little maybe

-big fancy inlays = flashing , nice 4 eyes, but AS above

-dot inlays= MORE TONEWOOD , =MORE GOOD MUSIC + less talking

[ravenshield56]

@sttyves dude... wood only factors into the acoustics of the guitar, not the tone coming out of an amp... how the heck do you think that wood can magically turn into signals? they cant...

[cerebro911]

@ravenshield56 Wood doesn't turn into signals, it affects the sound that the pickups are sending to the amp. Body and fretboard wood has the biggest effect, Maple is brighter than mahogany, ebony brighter than rosewood and alot more woods with their own sound. That's why guitars with poor quality wood sound so awful, wood makes a big difference.

[ravenshield56]

@cerebro911 It doesnt affect the sound at all, I know about the different woods im not 12. The wood in no way affects the tone of the guitar through the amp, it is all the pickups and amp... just think hw would the wood affect the pickups,are they made from material that can hold an electric current? no,wood is an insulator, which, according to a 6 year olds intelligence, is the complete opposite. The varients in winds, materialss, tubes,transistrs ect all make up the sound you hear.

[cerebro911]

@ravenshield56 Six year olds probably don't think too much about tone woods, and everything you just said about wood is contradicted by any luthier who knows anything. They effect the tone because the pickups act as microphones that 'hear' the resonance of the note, thereby a wood like maple makes the note resonate in a why that emphasizes the highs. Don't talk about not being twelve if you're too much of an idiot to know what everyone who makes and plays guitars knows.

[ravenshield56]

@cerebro911 Ever think of why EMG's sound the same on every guitar? because they are battery driven... dont then go and tell me that the wood is somehow cancelled out by the batteries, because the wood has no effect on the tone anyway... well, not unless its acousticly

[cerebro911]

@ravenshield56 EMGs sound the same because they have an active eq that makes them sound a specefic way. Not too hard to figure out. And all guitars are acoustic to an extent, they have to acoustically make a sound for the pickup to convert to a signal. Lots of variables can effect the sound, even an EMG sounds different based on how far from the string is. That's just an example, but all the parts of the guitar play a role.

[ravenshield56]

@cerebro911 think about what you have just said..."EMGs sound the same because they have an active eq that makes them sound a specefic way." exactly, you are there sying that the wood has no effect on the tone,which means you don't know what the hell you're talking about.

[cerebro911]

@ravenshield56 EMGs are active pickups, the majority of pickups on the market though are passive. So what you said is correct in application to ACTIVE electronic equipped guitars, which is a minority of guitars. With passive pickups, certainly if it's a bassy dark pickup you're going to get that sound even if the whole thing is made out of maple, but a maple guitar with a Tone Zone pikcup is brighter sounding than a mahogany guitar with the same electronics.

[cerebro911]

@ravenshield56 Wood effects how the string vibrates and resonates, go to any accomplished guitar makers website, Warmoth guitars is a great one, and they'll tell you all about it. There are tones of articles out there about how guitar construction on electrics is important. Now, I agree that pickups and amp are fundemental, but they aren't the only two factors that matter.

[cerebro911]

@ravenshield56 What you just said is that the pickups don't require the guitar to be doing anything, which is technically true if you're not interested in generating notes by fretting the instrument. Feedback is the only way to get noise from the guitar without the guitar first making some kind of acoustic sound, and even then feedback is a domino effect involving minute string vibration and amp response. Strum an electric thats not plugged into an amp, it still makes noise.

[cerebro911]

@cerebro911 and it's this noise that the pickups 'pickup' and send to the amp, and that sound is effected by quality/type of wood as well as what kind of bridge is installed and scale length.

[ravenshield56]

@cerebro911 the WOOD does NOT interfere with the attraction/conversion of MAGNETIC frequencies to the amplifier...

[ravenshield56]

@cerebro911 What the fuck, As soon as a string is moved in ANY way, it gets picked up by the pickup (DUH) which again, as I repeat myself over and fucking over, is MAGNETIC. the tension of the strings creates the notes, going up the fretboard shortens the string legnth to the pickup, which means higher frequencies to our ears ect... the WOOD has NO part in the magnetic attraction of the two METALS then produce the magic SOUND.

[cerebro911]

@ravenshield56 Pickups react to how the string vibrates, which is influenced by the wood. You can keep on insisting that it's not, but you're still in disagreement with all the people who make guitars. Every notable guitarist I've ever read an interview of will at some point attest to how one instrument sounds superior to another, even if they have the same electronics, because the wood matters.

[groovydjs]

@cerebro911 Pickups only pickup what are magnetic....period. No wood is magnetic, no nitro or poly finish is magnetic. So...Pickups don't care what wood you are using or if you have a finish or what that finish is. They only pickup what that string vibration is doing and the alloy of the string etc. Nothing else figures in at all. It's been proven a million times with guitars made out of concrete...all hardware and pickups from a guitar put into concrete...sounded IDENTICAL when in concrete.

[cerebro911]

@groovydjs No matter what the hardware was, if they're in concrete they sound the same? That would mean the concrete had the only effect on the sound, since the variables didn't make a difference. You need to re analyze your statement and conclusion.

[groovydjs]

@cerebro911 Reanalyze, sure. Fair enough, the body was swapped out for a concrete one, everything else was the same on that axe. It scoped out 100% identical, so..bottom line, neither the wood nor the finish has any bearing on the plugged in sound of a solid body electric guitar when amplified. 100% fact. The neck wood, the fingerboard wood and even if it does or doesn't have a headstock also has zero bearing. So, I hope that is up to your standards. So, "tonewoods" on an electric, useless.

[cerebro911]

@groovydjs I'd like to see where this is established as fact if you don't mind, because it contradicts everything I've read by people who have made and played guitars for decades.

[Thebluesandme]

@groovydjs Yes but the current created by the magnetic field is influenced by the force of the static magnets AlNi2 or 5 and what not.....The mechanical system (the guitar) will influence on the oscillation of the string. Numbers of overtones and so forth..The bridge, the nut will influence on the amplitude of the signal and the time the system is oscillating..The electronics will influence on the phase of the signal...Get your physics right..before jumping to conclusion

[ravenshield56]

@Thebluesandme BUllshit, how can a non magnetic material influence the attraction of a magnetic metal to a magnet? Just doesn't work

[Thebluesandme]

@ravenshield56 It dosen´t..You dont´t understand my comment at all.

[TheCollisionofworlds]

@ravenshield56 you're fucking retarded. the attraction of the magnet isnt how pickups work. pickups work in the same way that an alternator in a car does where by passing a metal object through a magnetic field you create a current. the way that the string moves through that magnetic field is influenced by every part of the guitar because it effects how the string reacts when you hit it and the density of the wood determines how much of the vibration is retained. stop being so stupid.

[gibsonemg]

@ravenshield56 Are you suggesting that all guitars that have the same pickups and strings sound identical? Have you ever played an ash/maple strat with texas specials and then an alder/mahogany one? Have you ever noticed that plugging in acoustic guitars can feed back if you turn them up loud because of the effect of the resonant cavity on the vibration of the strings? Just because your limited mind hasn't wrapped around the physics doesn't mean guitar makers are ignorant and the public naive

[TheCollisionofworlds]

@groovydjs that's never been proven, you're just making shit up trying to prove a stupid fucking point. of course the wood matters, without it the strings wouldnt resonate as well. the different woods make the strings respond differently which is obvious if you think for 5 fucking seconds instead of spewing off bullshit.

[gibsonemg]

@groovydjs Nice attempt at being scientific. Pickups don't pick up things that are magnetic, they pick up changes in the magnetic field that result from a metal vibrating string. But more important to your post, to think that the vibrations of the strings are not affected by the materials they are mounted to is ridiculous. Even though the pickups don't recreate the vibrations of the wood, the wood affects how well vibrations can be maintained in the strings, which is picked up by the pickups.

[WTig3r]

@gibsonemg That dude is a jerk. One must be tone deaf to not hear the difference between guitar woods

[FreakyraymanNOTOW]

@WTig3r i think he only heard different woods on youtube. you need to hear the guitars in person, with you playing it. and then you also know why the gibson SG is awesome

[richmond22reanzares]

nice guitar epiphone 50th anniversary guitar ok!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ConnecticutMusic]

I agree , enjoyed the new video trailer guys

[OneNoiseMusic]

doesnt it bug any one else that hes always looking down at this hands

[wxp24]

good jub cutting that high e guys...

[DistortedV12]

Can someone tell me the Distortion pedal he's using?

[guitarboy202]

kickass overdriven tone for a sigle-coiled hollow body 

[stonedrocker666]

@guitarboy202 wood doesnt matter.

[guitarboy202]

"which makes playing a breezee" weeeee

[ravenshield56]

Damn... epiphone are so underrated its untrue...just like squier

[TheResonating]

@ravenshield56 i dont know about that I hated my squire but I love this guitar so glad i got it!

[ravenshield56]

@TheResonating I have a squier classic vibe... best guitar I own

[TheResonating]

@ravenshield56 lol mine must have been a crappy guitar then because it sounded like crap compared to my dean soltera and epiphone casino classic reissue. Basically it sounded like a beginner guitar.....Dont get me wrong I'm not saying all squires are bad but most are in my opinion

[WTig3r]

@ravenshield56 I wouldn't call squier underrated though..

[ravenshield56]

@WTig3r I dont think they are, but their reputation for being begginers guitars has succomed them, I own a CV tele and its fucking fantastic

[MeanGreenMovies]

Why hasn't that burst just been the standard color since the guitar came out?

[beleloy808]

what if phil x would do a demo for guitar world?.... it would be epic,,, wooo hooo

[menofsticks]

Somebody who knows something about Paul should make him a Wikipedia entry.

[LeeJoeFiafari]

a great guitar sound great!!!

[indixuindi]

Just checked this guitar - Total crap. Cheap knobs, cheap neck, bad frets.

[DMSProduktions]

@indixuindi Its a chinese epi (as all Epis are now)

I tried out the Lennon vers a while back, sounded nice but felt VERY flimsy compared to a Dot.

[Lokar92]

Frets from the 19th to the 22nd are inaccessible

[DMSProduktions]

@Lokar92 Poor design sadly! Get a Dot for upper fret accessibility!

[Musicshopdandenong]

Lovely! BUT folks, under gain like what Paul used this guitar will squeal cos its totally hollow! He would have had his amp isolated in another room to prevent resonant feedback!

[DMSProduktions]

@Musicshopdandenong TOO True! I know this TOO well!

[SIRONEDRAGON]

smokin'

[darren0512341]

1:17 that noise gate fucking annoys me...

[triclone123]

I hate soap bar pick ups, muddy.

[beefhasslehoff]

Garbage

[secretagentYTer]

VV guy down there is a dumbass troll

[11Spencer7Animatr11]

this guy sucks and plays gay ass shit

[loginasme]

excellent sound

[DistortedV12]

yay guitars again!!!

[mikeb929man1]

Holy shit the overdrive kicks ass

[matzchase]

Can it do slayer?

[akosiCoco]

I think I want one..

[MrYungsan]

why not play some jazz?

[BassPlayerBedwell]

That first clean tone sounds kinda generic. Idk, might just be the way i'm hearing it.

[AdvancedBBear]

@beefhasslehoff I disagree. I owned a Gibson lp and an explorer. They're great guitars but they aren't my type. I'm in love with my ibanez and my schecters now

[aidyanimal]

John Lennon said "this guitar is just crippling beyond belief, I can't play it"

[thenazipanda]

@aidyanimal In reference to how his tech once tried to set it up.

[MaxwellAlexxis]

@aidyanimal

5 years after extensive touring and being the main guitar in revolver, white album. magical mystery tour, let it be, abbey road and his albums with the plastic ono band and his first solo album... he said that while playing "how do you sleep" and it must be because the guitar was not properly set up at that time... John was famous for being sloppy taking care of his guitars... next time you write crap about a guitar.. get your facts straight.

[aidyanimal]

@MaxwellAlexxis oooooh touched a nerve ! calm down darling.

[Socioistic]

No way! Both the Beatles and Oasis have used this guitar? Are you telling me that one good band used this guitar?

[Noseheros]

@Socioistic Noel Gallagher used it because John Lennon used it

[Socioistic]

@Noseheros

So?

[Noseheros]

@Socioistic just saying, still a great guitar, and I'd use it because both of them used it and I like their tone

[richfiryn]

I'm starting to think i should have brought a large box of diapers for the whining babies that showed up here to hate on epiphone's and gibson guitars. Play what ya like. Don't play what you don't like. If you don't care for this video why bother staying here to complain in the first place. In most case's either brand of guitar makers guitars will need to be set-up by a pro upon purchase. Get a good set up, you'll be fine. Here's another diaper for the babies.

[expeditionmusic]

Paul is so white.

[beefhasslehoff]

@Rafterman123 actually I had a Gibson lp custom silverburst and a epiphone sg don't remember the model name but its the faded looking one that's $999 anyway I had those and they sounded like shit. I didn't buy them my grandfather gave them to me for Christmas one year because he can't play them due to an accident. Anyway they both sounded like shit the lp kept going out of tune and they were pretty much brand new. Long story short I traded them for an esp eclipse 2 with Emg 81/60s

[beefhasslehoff]

Rafterman123 actually I had a Gibson lp custom silverburst and a epiphone sg don't remember the model name but its the faded looking one that's $999 anyway I had those and they sounded like shit. I didn't buy them my grandfather gave them to me for Christmas one year because he can't play them due to an accident. Anyway they both sounded like shit the lp kept going out of tune and they were pretty much brand new. Long story short I traded them for an esp eclipse 2 with Emg 81/60s

[pompernickels]

@beefhasslehoff the only way they can sound bad is if you dont know how to play

[beefhasslehoff]

Fuck epiphones and gibsons overrated pieces of trash

[Rafterman123]

@beefhasslehoff Lol - its the guy that hates on some the best instruments in the world because of the fact that not only can't he afford them - But he doesn't understand them. What a shame... But probably for the best

[CMSpida]

grrrrrr can't stand p90's i would probably get it if it were humbuckers

[Nickpatient]

@CMSpida Wtf? Everyone loves P90's. :D

[djtall23]

@Nickpatient most people just don't even realise it cause they're mainly used in studio :P

[sixstringfretter]

I love it! Epihone rocks, and I could care less if anyone doesn't think so.

[sch2412]

@TheChunklunk1

nope it's not. this chord progression is used in like 5435468435469846354 songs. next year has a different voicing

e|-10----5----3

B|-8-----3-----1

G|-0-----0----0

D|-9-----4----2

A|-10----5----3

[whydonaldwhat]

@sch2412 It sort of sounds like it chord wise. That's was the first song I thought of when I heard it

[JooFresh48]

If he says, the guitar is great, then the guitar has to be great :D

[maximusjbk]

Wow that guitar is a monster.

[mullen2105]

I get so sick of reviews where they only play open chords and blues licks...

[gottaseeit46]

@mullen2105 What would you rather hear?

[HaruUnite]

22 frets but you can only reach till the 20th fret ^^

[Tottisongs]

The perfect guitar my gosh !!!



[IBigIManDixon]

I never realised Paul could play that epic! Nice review and playing.

[nicolanzarotti]

at 0:42 Paulie from The Sopranos

[Budyguy222222]

Nice review. Sounds like a winner axe.

[DayTripperLennon]

I got this in sunburst about a month and a half ago. I love it! It really sings. I had trouble with it staying in tune, but after shaving off some pencil led onto the nut, problem fixed. If you want a casino, this is the way to go, you can't go wrong with this one. I've got 500 of 1,961.

[96siciliano]

3:11 cool sound!

[EddiePrimm]

I played this at Guitar Center and its BADASS. I want it bad.

[kurtcobainsk8dudu]

Starts playing at 1:55

[ebalvsehvrot]

@kurtcobainsk8dudu THANKS!!!

[TheChunklunk1]

Next Year by Foo Fighters is the first riff :D

[MrTommyTownshend]

@TheChunklunk1 thank god im not the only one who noticed!

[TheChunklunk1]

@MrTommyTownshend Foo Fighters are the best band in the world. Consistently good music for the past 15 years :)

[MrTommyTownshend]

@TheChunklunk1 but of course!

[CustomBlastBeat]

I want his job!

[antichrist07comrad]

"casino lovers love" no shit sherlock c:

[Patrickssj6]

No other person in the world had more expensive equipment under his sweaty armpit than Paul :P

[Simmen12]

@Patrickssj6 Andy from ProGuitarshop? :p