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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