I think the only reason it doesn't cost the same as a Dot is because they throw on a $200 'Beatle Tax'. The Casino is a little more basic, cosmetically. I think the Sherry is more worthy of the $600 price tag, with all its abalone and pearl inlay and the binding and purfling and all the cosmetics.

The only thing I don't like about the Casino is the price. I like the way it can go from growly to glassy. :-) But the Casino can also sound very chimey and shimery. The way we usually describe the difference is his looks prettier, mine sounds meaner. It's got a very sweet tone to it with the flatwounds on. He's also got Gibson 498's or 490's in it. He plays a lot of jazz, so he's got real low action (a little too low for me) and flatwound strings on his. It could be the way my friend has his set up. The Sherry's a great guitar, but I think I prefer my Casino. I don't own a Sherry, but a good friend of mine does, so I've played his a lot. If you have a local guitar store, that is the best way to continue your research. I know that buying an unknown entity is taking a bit of a chance. Since they have similar body styles and pickups they will sound about as close as you can get (please correct me if I'm wrong here). If the store has a Casino and not Sheraton, but has a Dot or Gibson ES335, you can listen to the Dot or 335 in place of the Sherry and get an idea of how they will sound. Then change the tone controls and listen again.

Plug them in, set the volume and tone controls the same and listen to them both.

My advice is to try to find a music store that has both and try them out. Supposedly the block of wood down the middle will give the Sherry more sustain, but since I don't own both, I cannot verify that (perhaps someone who owns both can help here).īut the Sherry has a much nicer looking headstock. The Casino will probably sound louder when it is not plugged in, as it is an acoustic guitar. The Casino is a hollow body guitar and the Sheraton has a center block of wood down the middle of the body. Personally I like the sound of the P90s better, but that is a matter of taste. The Casino has P90 pickups, the Sheraton has humbuckers. I've also never owned a Sheraton so I cannot give a direct comparison but they are two different guitars. The gold flakes off and looks pretty ratty after a while.

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