Lennon asked why, and Donavan claimed 'it gave him much better sound'. Donovan's J-45 was stripped to bare wood. He and Donavan began hanging out like a couple of school chums, doing the guy thing. They were there for a few weeks, and typical Lennon, he got bored with the whole 'higher consciousness' thing. Side Note: unless you're getting a vintage Casino when they were made in America, the SG will hold its value much better if you ever decide to sell it.I'm one of the 'Beatle guitar guys' around here, and have built a 325 early Lennon model, so I can tell you a thing or two about some of this.ĭuring that whole Maharishi thing in1967, Lennon was hanging out with fellow singer-songwriter Donavan. You should go to a guitar store and play both. Personally, I'd go with the Casino, but that's because it fits my style. Listen to Angus Young of AC/DC, Clapton during his Cream years, and Derek Trucks to see the versatility of an SG. The SG pickups will have more output and will give a brighter, more pushed sound.

The Beatles used Epiphone Casinos as well as Garry Clark Jr. It is great for jazz, blues, and classic rock. The SG is a solidbody and will not have this level of feedback.Īs far as tone goes, you can expect the Casino to have a rich, warm tone. Note that this is not necessarily a bad thing, I play a fully hollow ES390 and love the feedback. The Casino is fully hollow, so if you're playing with gain at high volumes you can expect a decent amount of feedback. Most hollowbody type guitars (like Gibson ES-335) are not fully hollow, they have a block of wood down the center of the guitar, under the pickups, that reduces the amount of feedback that is commonly associated with fully hollow guitars. Your strat likely has three single coil pickups in it, but they sound quite different than the P90s. Adding to what everyone else has already said, the Casino has two single coil P90 pickups, while (most) SGs have two humbuckers.

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