Yes, it has the classic metal-covered-P90 tone - a hair less aggressive than 'regular' dogear pickups and with maybe a tiny scoop on the lower-mids. The overall sound isn't changed very much, though, and I often stick 'soundposts' in older hollowbody electric guitars to tame feedback for their owners, anyhow.Īll that out of the way: what do I think? Yes, it's the right size, shape, and feel. This 'soundpost' setup means it'll be a little less acoustically loud than a period guitar but it will have much less feedback, a bit more sustain, and overall it will be a bit more stable. It has hollowbody construction but there's a roughly 2x2' square mahogany post that bridges the top and the back under the bridge on the inside. The second main difference is that it's not entirely a hollowbody guitar like an old ES-330, Casino, or ES-125T. I like that on a new guitar, anyway - it feels clean and can, of course, be a lot thinner than a modern gloss finish. The first difference is that this has a satin finish rather than a gloss nitro one. Homework was done when getting the details right - it handles and feels like the '60s beast it mimics, though with a few differences.
It's Indonesian-made, but very high quality. There's also an American-made model built alongside Gibson products in the Gibson factory. The standard Epiphone Casino (these days) is a Chinese-made model.
