I got my Epi for $339 brand new (with no case). The Gibson is certainly more elegant, but is it worth so much more money? Put the Epiphone version on sale, I had to pounce. Gibson makes a stripped down 'studio' version of the ES-339 for about $1700. when I was looking, the Gibson ES-339 was priced about $2000. Most other Gibbie arch tops are much more expensive Real prize IMHO, but it seemed expensive.
I'd been looking hard at the Gibson ES-339 with the '57 Classic hum buckers. So the P-90 niche was unfilled, and as soon as I played the Casino CoupeĪt a guitar store I was hooked on the size and shape and the excellent neck. I had four other electric guitars, all with I really was going to get the Casino Coupe. The ES-339 weighs about 8 pounds (3.5 Kilos), so it's heavier than my SG but similar to a Tele.ĭunno if the Casino coupe is lighter, but I think it is. My solution to the dilemma was to buy the Epiphone ES-339 P-90 pro. Cool video, and it's easy to see why people might be going back and forth about
