The paint lines on this one are real sloppy in parts. All three guitars had the same pattern of sanding scratches under the finish on the headstock: It's becoming obvious now that this is the rule, rather than the exception. Ok, I received the THIRD guitar yesterday, and I'm sorry to report, it's very much like the last two. Should be the same (CRC?) as the Riviera but the body on the Casino is fully hollow as compared to the Semi Riviera. I have grown weary of buying - returning or selling so I am now going to wait until Guitar Denter or Sam Ass gets the Casino Worn in stock so I can check their necks out. It is supposed to have a chunkier neck just like the newer Casino Worn series. Yeah I was there (gave up on Epi) until they came out with another Riviera in 2020 but it has been on backorder. I think I've completely lost all my interest in Epiphone guitars at this point. So now, I don't even know why I thought their arch-top guitars were so great. Every 335 Pro that I tried in a store failed to stir my emotions, and these last three guitars that I've had in my hands all played well, and sounded good. I actively disliked that Sheraton II Pro that I bought a couple years ago after playing it just one night, and returned that right away. But on the other hand, I had a Dot that was a dead fish, which I put a lot of time and money into, trying to turn it into something I could like, but it just wasn't happening. I used to think that Epiphone was the gold standard for import, archtop guitars, and after a while, that's all they were really good for to me (I've had very little interest in their solid-body offerings for some time now). because I didn't play them enough to justify keeping them around. For some reason, all the Casinos that I've owned have been very good to me, but I've ended up selling every other Epiphone I ever owned. I was going to say that I've owned a 'few' that didn't do it for me, but then when I stopped to think about it, I realized that I've owned over a dozen Epiphone guitars and basses in my life, and only the Casino has remained in my stable over the years. I've been hot and cold over Epiphone for almost 20 years now. The Riviera with the toothpick neck was nice and well made but that neck! The AS93 is a Semi and not overly heavy. Not Gibson on the headstock because that means nothing to me. Not to offend any Epiphone owners here but for some crazy reason I have never owned an Epi that I wanted to keep.

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