is this an alright guitar?

[chainsaw cheney]

My mate says I can get a guitar with an amp for 350 bucks. Its a copy of a fender strat. the brand is Casino. Does anyone know if theyre good or not? Or anthing about them?

[kempos2112]

hey chainsaw cheney, my first guitar was a black Casino stage series, lets jsut say i havnet played it or even bothered changing the strings on it since i got my second guitar. i dotn know about them in general by myne is....prety shocking. at the time i got it i didnt know any better so it did me fine for a couple of years till i upgraided.
are you a beginner, or have u played acustic or anything b4?
what kind of amp is it?

[chainsaw cheney]

oh shit true?
i have no idea what type of amp, a cheap shit ass one probably, i gotta play it thru head phones andyway.
Uhm, man its late,/early cant think.
I've been playing for 7 years, so not a beginner lol

[hillaas]

Haha. andyway!

If you have been playing for 7 years i would probably save up and invest in something good rather than just wasting some money away on an el cheapo guitar. Still, if you don't want to spend the big bucks then you should spend a little extra and get a Squire Strat. They are made by Fender and are cheap imitations of Fender Strats and they work quite well. As long as you treat it well it will do a pretty good job for a cheaop guitar. I'd reccomend getting that for a few extra dollars than a Casino.

[chainsaw cheney]

yeh but i dont want a wicked gtar. cos i was gunner cover it in stickers and just make it look really old and hieto said that getting a new fender and doing that would be stupid and i said yeh thats why i asked for an old one and moms only spendin 300 on our chrismukah stuff, so 350 is pushing it. ha

[kempos2112]

then ud probably wnat 2 skip the casino it would only s*** (not shure if im alowd 2 sware here or not) you off after a while, like if u tryed 2 set it up, and the mashine heads are really nasty.*

*these comments are bassed only on my casiono strat coppy

[chainsaw cheney]

was yours new when you got it? my mates got a casino bass, he says its good. I'm def. gunner be playin it before i get it. Luke rekons its a good cheap one, I dunno. They make epiphone too.

[kempos2112]

u could also try second hand guitars, theres bound 2 be some nice ones sitting around in your kind of budget.

[chainsaw cheney]

haha i'm always looking in cash convertors.

[kempos2112]

was yours new when you got it? my mates got a casino bass, he says its good. I'm def. gunner be playin it before i get it. Luke rekons its a good cheap one, I dunno. They make epiphone too.

casino make epiphone?
id agree with hillaas, a squier would be alot better then the casino and from rought pricings from my billy hide catalouge they seam 2 range form about $170 to $500, and if u did you ageing affects and stuff tastefuly then i wouldnt see a problem there. fender even try and flogg off pree aged guitars for rediculous prices.

[hillaas]

Heres the prices for Squires in the Billy Hyde catalogue that i got the other day:
Bullet Strat - 169
Affinity strat - 299
standard dtrat - 389
satin fat strat - 499

and then you can also get packs which include a 10w amp, strap, lead and picks. They are (off the top of my head) about 350-450.

[thelivingvines]

how have you been playing for 7 years and not know what to avoid and what not to avoid? I don't mean that in a rude sense in any why at all.. just seems a bit strange to me. I would hold on a bit longer for a fender squier if i was you- that or an epiphone. They're the best of an average bunch. Apparently Yamaha pacifica's go really cheap second hand and are worth checking out.

[RollOn]

Shite if Casino really do make Epiphones aswell then I don't think i want an Epiphone anymore.

To the dude that was asking (sorry not sure of your name!), I personally wouldn't get either but that's just my opinion.
I've heard alot of bad things about those Squires, and I would advise to go around different guitar shops looking for a decent second hand one and don't be afraid to haggle with them to get a better deal! :)
Good luck with it al!

[mel_bound]

Words of wisdom:

"You get what you pay for"

[chainsaw cheney]

thing is i live in a shit hole and what you see is what you get.

[hillaas]

Squires aren't that bad. As long as you look after them and don;t let them get hit or knocked about much they will be fine. Althought i suggest that you save up and get a good guitar if you have been playing for that long. It's not worth getting a cheapy after 7 years.

[chainsaw cheney]

hmmm it sucks ... i wanted a LP gibson sg!! i'll have one one day

[hillaas]

Save for it. Get money from all of ur family, friends or whoever gives you stuff at christmas and then put it towards the Gibson!

[chainsaw cheney]

theyre like 3000 here.

[hillaas]

hmmmm, a bot of a problem. get an imitation second hand then - that wont be as much!

[chainsaw cheney]

cant find any around here. lol. dammit!

[Neo]

Billy Hyde has an el cheapo brand LP, you might be interested in https://www.billyhydemusic.com.au/shop/index.cfm?action=view&id=153

[[.:RoLL_On:.]]

ok a few things

casino dont make epiphone, gibson does (its like how fender makes squire)

squire strats are good, but the neck is way to thin, so when you want to hold the note or even do a d chord exc. it mutes the strings. squires are aimed for beginers as a first guitar.

if you want a gibson sound then get an epiphone G400 sg (they are about $700 in red or black, but you can get them for around $500 and they are worth it) or you can do what i did, save up 1000 and pickup a fender strat. i got it as my first guitar and i love it. perfect sound, perfect feel, there great.
http://epiphone.com/default.asp?ProductID=24&CollectionID=3

ummmm if you cant get 500 bux then i sujest ibanez's grg series, in strat design with the humbucker. just be careful cause you get so much feedback from teh amp
http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/country/frame_australia.html

hope this helps and good luck with your guitar;)

[Sammas]

I think people are confused...

Epiphone makes a guitar called a Casino, as made famous by people like the beatles before epiphone was purchased by Gibson and bastardised.

http://www.guitar.com.au/guitars/electric/epiphone/casino_files/casino.jpg


Epiphones are made in Korea, they are owned by Gibson but not made by gibson per se. At least not in the same sense as gibson guitars that roll out of Memphis & Nashville.

[chainsaw cheney]

gah thats what i meant, had it the other way round. i dont want a good guitar though, just one thats playable to sound old and scratchy.

[chainsaw cheney]

i checked out that LP stuff, ha, my cousins got all that for 500 from arties and i used it and its shit.

[_jimmy_]

casinos are "ok",my mate has one,he got it for about $350 with an amp ,strap,strings and all the stuff you neede to start.

[chainsaw cheney]

yeh thats how much i can get it for with an amp. as long as its playable.

[WHITE FALCON]

i dont understand why you want a dodgey guitar?

is it just to bash around?

[_jimmy_]

you use it to smash things, i wanna buy a cheapo guitar and smash it at a gig.

[chainsaw cheney]

well i dont wanna buy a new one and cover it in stickers. thats stupid. and mom said 300 is all shes spending on it. Have you ever seen Bilie Joe's guitar, Blue? Like that, it looks cool and old. So I like that. It'll probably be smashed eventually.

[kempos2112]

wow, im also very confused at why you woudl wnat a crap guitar over a nice one, looks aside wouldn't you prefer somethign that sounds nice and feels good 2 play?

[chainsaw cheney]

everyones making it sound like there is no such think as a cheap guitar that is alright to play!
my friends guitar was 150 bucks. It is basically shit, but it sounds the way i want it to and its easy to play and is good for me, so yeh.
I dont need an exellent guitar at all.
Lol.

[Jodez]

when u dont know what ur looking for make sure you dont get 2nd hand guitars..i did that mistake, got a Magnum for $120 then found out they were stopped being made like 30yrs back and were worth $40-50. and when i got it the worker there was like thats pretty good for a magnum....Fucking asshole

[Kevin]

Apparently Yamaha pacifica's go really cheap second hand and are worth checking out.

i got a pacifica as my first electric, it was great, currently in a case under my bed lol

[chainsaw cheney]

ha yeh, i dont want a second hand one.

[RollOn]

Hey, sorry to rob the thread here but........
http://www.billyhydemusic.com.au/shop/index.cfm?action=view&id=238
Can someone please tell me what these little babies are like?
I don't want anything too fancy so as long as it sounds good, feels good and works.
Kevin or Fritz, what do you think?

[Kevin]

i checked out the gretsch website, the junior jet is a solid body, they've got the wrong pic on that site

[RollOn]

Ok, but is that a good price? And a good guitar?

Just thought, I should go them for false advertising. Or demand to get an electromatic for that price!

[The Longnecks]

From what i know these days, i say go for quality over quantity......i was lucky enough to get for my 1st guitar a reliable Ibanez (which should last me for years to come).....just keep yours eyes open for some good deals too.

[Kevin]

holy thread revival batman

[Deanis]

If that guy still needs a guitar, I can sell you a beautiful made in japan Ibanez for 350buks with massive hardshell roadcase. The thing is a screamer, comes with the locking Floyd Rose tremolo, two single coils and an awesome looking chrome-and-cream humbucker, the guitar looks drop dead gorgeous in jet black with red metallic chips around the edges. I recently bought a Gretsch hollowbody so the Ibanez just sits in its case and doesnt really get play time. As a bit of a side note, its apparently the same type of guitar that Marty McFly uses in one of the Back to the Future movies...

[mattheal]

If that guy still needs a guitar, I can sell you a beautiful made in japan Ibanez for 350buks with massive hardshell roadcase. The thing is a screamer, comes with the locking Floyd Rose tremolo, two single coils and an awesome looking chrome-and-cream humbucker, the guitar looks drop dead gorgeous in jet black with red metallic chips around the edges. I recently bought a Gretsch hollowbody so the Ibanez just sits in its case and doesnt really get play time. As a bit of a side note, its apparently the same type of guitar that Marty McFly uses in one of the Back to the Future movies...

gee sales man much

also the BTTF moment your thinking of is in the first movie.

[Johnny_Wah]

I'll take the roadcase!

[thelivingvines]

If that guy still needs a guitar, I can sell you a beautiful made in japan Ibanez for 350buks with massive hardshell roadcase. The thing is a screamer, comes with the locking Floyd Rose tremolo, two single coils and an awesome looking chrome-and-cream humbucker, the guitar looks drop dead gorgeous in jet black with red metallic chips around the edges. I recently bought a Gretsch hollowbody so the Ibanez just sits in its case and doesnt really get play time. As a bit of a side note, its apparently the same type of guitar that Marty McFly uses in one of the Back to the Future movies...

no no no no! The guitar in back to the future is a Gibson ES 345. Funnily enough, that part of the film is set in 1955 but this guitar wasn't released until 1959.

[tanguyen]

You might be a bit mistaken. There is a bit where Marty is auditioning at the school to have his band play somewhere and he went nuts with the whammy bar only to have him declined. I think that's the guitar Deanis is talking about. I think he was also using a similar guitar when they were in the future and Marty his hand was screwy and can't rock out as hard anymore.

[thelivingvines]

ooooh, that one! I beg your pardons! my bad. I just get excited at the mention of Back to the Future.

[Deanis]

LMAO, no worries. I hadnt seen the movies in a while, but my guitar teacher (an obvious fan) got full excited at the sight of the guitar. *me shrugs* lol
Did that dude ever get a guitar? He wanted a Casino or something, and as far as I know theyre all rubbish.

[kempos2112]

ill second that comment. my cassino looks good........thats where it ends.