The Beatles Bible - Topic: New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 vonbontee on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p17601 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p17601 My own guitar's very much in the 335/Casino style. An Alcivar, Japanese, to be precise. Beautiful wood-grain finish. Always sounded fine to me, not that I was ever good enough for it to make much difference.

]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:59:07 +0000 Joe on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p17589 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p17589 Johnandonandonandon - is it a genuine '57 Les Paul or a reissue? If the former, get it properly valued and insured.
http://vintage-guitars.blogspo.....ldtop.html
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Su.....berSearch/

]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:53:34 +0000 robert on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p17504 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p17504 Don't do anything to it. Scratches don't affect the value as much as having the finish changed - you could actually lower the value of the guitar by having cosmetic work repaired.

Things like neck alignment, action, set-up - those things are worth doing - but I don't recommend any cosmetci work.

 

Post a picture of it or send it to my PM if you want more info. I've been playing guitar since 1964.

]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:40:47 +0000 Johnandonandonandon on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p17502 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p17502 Joe said:

If you had a genuine 1957 gold top you'd be daft to make any changes apart from restorative ones.

Didn't know it would be that stupid :S

It's pretty scratched, I might try and atleast get it looking sort of new again.

]]> Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:32:02 +0000 Paulrus on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p17015 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p17015 Yeah, getting it repainted would make it lose HEAPS of value. Don't do it

]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:30:48 +0000 Joe on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p17014 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p17014 If you had a genuine 1957 gold top you'd be daft to make any changes apart from restorative ones.

]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:23:17 +0000 JoB on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16981 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16981 Johnandonandonandon said:

I myself have a rather weathered 1957 (???) Gibson Les Paul Goldtop. It's pretty worn. I'm thinking about replacing the body colour with a cherry sunburst. Looks pretty good.

Was that that goldish one you were playing at the concert last night? Cause that was a cool one

]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:30:47 +0000 Johnandonandonandon on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16979 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16979 I myself have a rather weathered 1957 (???) Gibson Les Paul Goldtop. It's pretty worn. I'm thinking about replacing the body colour with a cherry sunburst. Looks pretty good.

]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:25:23 +0000 Marcelo on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16951 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16951 The Epiphone Casino is a full-hollow guitar, the Epiphone Dot, as the Gibson 335, is a semi-hollow guitar (it have a block of wood inside, fulling the centre of the body, from neck to bottom).

The signature John Lennon Signature comes in two colours: sunburst (red-orange-yellow) and natural.

I think there isn't a left-handed version of the Casino, but I have a left-handed Dot. I'm so happy with her, because she looks so good and sounds better!

 

Anyway, DoctorRobert, you have to play Yer Blues!

]]> Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:08:37 +0000 GniknuS on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16804 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16804 I've always wanted an Epiphone Casino, but they have always been a bit out of my price range. Although I just got a new Fender, so I think I'm good for at least a year, then I'll buy the Epiphone Casino.

]]> Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:57:24 +0000 Joe on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16673 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16673 There are actually two Epiphone Lennon-branded Casinos.

http://www.epiphone.com/defaul.....ctionID=17

http://www.epiphone.com/defaul.....ctionID=17 - this is a cheaper 'inspired by' version which isn't an exact replica, but supposedly sounds and plays pretty good. They're nice looking guitars, though I've never tried one.

]]> Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:24:25 +0000 robert on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16565 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16565 Hey there - if you're looking for John's guitar it is an Epiphone Casino - not a Gibson Casino.

 

The Epiphone Dot is the Epiphone version of the Gibson 335.

 

The main difference is the pickups. The Dot has humbuckers- the Casino has P-90's.

 

You can get the Epiphone Casino in the blonde version or the sunburst original version. If you get the blonde version take off the pickguard and it will look like John's. Whethter it will sound like John has more to do with your fingers!

 

I think you can see one at this link:

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.....sku=518295

]]> Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:57:02 +0000 Dear Prudence on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16558 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16558 Umm.... how about "You've got to Hide Your Love away?"

]]> Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:38:21 +0000 DoctorRobert on New Guitar! http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16532 All together now http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/all-together-now/new-guitar/#p16532 Hey all! This christmas I will be getting the Epiphone Dot guitar, an exact replica of John's Gibson Casino. a-hard-days-night-john-6

But I'm in a dilemma of what song to play first on it. What song do you think I should christen it with?

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