I can roll off the tone and not get muddy or boomy at all.

Drop or raise a notch or two on them and you can hear the change immediately. The controls, both tone and vol., are very responsive.

The mini buckers aren't quite humbucker sounding, or what I'm use to, but very good sounding. Didn't know much about Hofner guitars, but all it took was very little time trying it out and that was all I needed to know. I walked into a store and this guitar sitting on a stand just caught my eye. When I was shopping for a semi I was looking for something different than the usal types I seem to end up getting. But for the price difference, I'm prepared to give the MIC Casino a go.

I'm not knocking the Elitist at all, I'm sure it's a wonderful guitar. So: $599 guitar + $89 case + (at worst) $160 worth of mods vs an Elitist (now up to $1500 at Sweetwater! ) Even if I do end up doing the tailpiece and bridge mod, that will still only cost $100. When you think about it, Casinos can generally be found for around $599 at the moment, (I guess Epi's price increase didn't stick with the big retailers in these times.) The only pressing mod (to my mind) involves the tuners. I don't know whether that gets me into 'Elitist' territory (and frankly, I'm not bothered). Some people seem to recommend the GEP103B: Lastly, if I ever get tired of a rattle in the bridge, then I'll replace it with a Gotoh. I think I may replace it with the Allparts trapeze at some point: In fact, as I'm not touching the p'ups, I'm just going to leave the electrics alone until such time as something goes wrong, and I am obliged to work on them.(hopefully never!)Ī final couple of concerns (but they're not pressing). If the switch ever does break then I'll just stick a Gibson replacement in there. The switch on cheaper Casinos used to be total junk, but that problem seems to have been resolved. The electrics are better than I expected. One thing I definitely will not be changing are the Epiphone P90s. I'll probably be inclined to keep the look of the thing, and go with a set of Klusons. The only immediate mod I foresee is a replacement set of tuners, because the stock 'E'-branded ones are crap. I have been looking at a few MIC Casinos of late, with the intention of making a purchase soon.

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