sorry for posting for what is possibly a tired subject.
i would be interested in comparisons of overall quality in construction and sound, playability, between the 2; gibson reissues, vs. epiphone john lennon, signature casinos.
my experience is with the epiphone.
thinking of selling a gibson to finance a 330. in nyc, hard to believe there is not a store where they are plentiful. they do have a vintage 65, and 61 in one store. and also a reissue, out in long island, (with a bigsby).
i will check that out but vintage is not what i am desiring.
i keep reading the gibson 330 in general is constructed better, and sounds better, in general. i can believe this for obvious reasons, though i am certain you can find a casino which would out do a 330. i also like the idea of the 3 ply vs. 5 for added resonance. also, i honestly just prefer a gibson.
i have had a johnny a custom for 10 years and it is an excellent guitar, however i find i only use it for recording, and tho the value has doubled in that time, and will probably continue to do so i find my tastes have changed and i would rather have a guitar which also lends itself to creating music, (basically i write songs). have 2 casinos. one, too low volume/resonance. (i typically play unamplified), and the other, great acoustically, but somewhat harsh for my tastes, (the revolution model). I am also put off a bit purchasing on eBay for this guitar as guitars can vary so much, the chance of getting one that fits would be somewhat rare possibly.
Thanks for any input.
richard
i would be interested in comparisons of overall quality in construction and sound, playability, between the 2; gibson reissues, vs. epiphone john lennon, signature casinos.
my experience is with the epiphone.
thinking of selling a gibson to finance a 330. in nyc, hard to believe there is not a store where they are plentiful. they do have a vintage 65, and 61 in one store. and also a reissue, out in long island, (with a bigsby).
i will check that out but vintage is not what i am desiring.
i keep reading the gibson 330 in general is constructed better, and sounds better, in general. i can believe this for obvious reasons, though i am certain you can find a casino which would out do a 330. i also like the idea of the 3 ply vs. 5 for added resonance. also, i honestly just prefer a gibson.
i have had a johnny a custom for 10 years and it is an excellent guitar, however i find i only use it for recording, and tho the value has doubled in that time, and will probably continue to do so i find my tastes have changed and i would rather have a guitar which also lends itself to creating music, (basically i write songs). have 2 casinos. one, too low volume/resonance. (i typically play unamplified), and the other, great acoustically, but somewhat harsh for my tastes, (the revolution model). I am also put off a bit purchasing on eBay for this guitar as guitars can vary so much, the chance of getting one that fits would be somewhat rare possibly.
Thanks for any input.
richard