Epiphone Casino

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:52 am

Hi!

I bought a guitar a while back, thanks to Your advice, and I have been very happy with it..
But there are some upgrades I wanted to make, and I come again to ask Your advice.

For example, the bridge breaks the strings like crazy, I was thinking about a roller bridge, could that help?
(im no heavy strummer, but they break almost immediately, and I use 'eadbg' tunning)
This bridge

And I even thought about changing the pickups cause they are quite dull compared to my Mexican strats puickups, I understand that fenders have them much more 'snappy' but I was thinking something in the sound of a filtertron maybe..
But the P90 size dosnt allow to insert an humbucker there, so just a pair of GHS P90s ? Or it wont make a big difference.

any advices, I will be happy to hear.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:53 am

that should do, my first advice would be heavier strings? but i'm sure that wouldn't help?

or couldnt' you smooth out the saddles with a file or something?

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 11:05 am

I used some heavy strings, like 12to54 they lasted longer, and I got used to them, but after playing my stratocaster, that has 10to50/52 they just felt a little clumsy for me..

file? It means scratch the tiny sharp holes smoother/larger?
that would save some money, I suppose.

samuelcotterall · Post by **samuelcotterall** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 11:41 am

Iâ€™ve got the same bridge on my Dot and (even with .10s and tuning up to FACGCE) it hasnâ€™t been a problem. As Josh said, try filing them down. If I am informed correctly, the saddles become sharper over age (create more of a â€œVâ€� shape as the strings press against them) and you want to create more of a â€œUâ€� shape with a small, rounded, file. Although, Iâ€™ve never done it, so Iâ€™d look it up before you start.

As far as pickups are concerned, the Casino is all about the P90s.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:20 pm

ooh, show pictures! Always loved Epi semihollows!

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:25 pm

Ill check out on the filing thing. (thanks a lot for advice)
But the bridge is quite new.. just a year old guitar, hm.

And for colabonham I made some pictures -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/izodiak/se ... 135326623/

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:18 pm

Our singer is always breaking strings on his casino

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:35 pm

NASA sticker is always cool in my book! How do you like your Danelectro Spring King? I think I saw it in one of your pictures.
Man, I'm so craving a semihollow guitar/bass.

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 8:09 am

Then it is the misfortune of singer/guitar player.. shoo(i)t.

The Spring king is really good, I love the spring 'plock' sound it gives and if You kick it, it makes the crazy spank sounds.
One thing I would really like is a dry/wet signal blender.. to make these hipster effects, like just the reverb sound.
And the reverberation is plenty.. Almost hall'ish.. I can make a demo if You wish.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:33 am

Please do!

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:12 pm

[youtube][/youtube]

Here You go (:

sorry for the bad playing etc.. but hope it gives a good impression.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:04 pm

I liked the last "setting" best!

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:38 pm

I mainly use just the reverb at max and the volume about three o clock, I use this and one overdrive pedal.. haha.
Very simple setup.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:57 pm

colabonham wrote:ooh, show pictures! Always loved Epi semihollows!

i love epiphone semi-hollows as well, but casino's are fully-hollow.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:04 pm

Oops..