difference between epiphone casino and es335

Nothing against the other brands but you gotta start somewhere and then branch out later. I looked at the Gretsch G5120 among others but I am sticking with Epiphone for the time being. Anyway, I ended up buying an Emperor Swingster because I was after that early Beatles sound but wanted a fat jazzy capability as well. It was plain to me that I was going to continue playing and learning as I was having way too much fun! I was wanting another style of electric like a Dot or Casino and I even started a thread on this forum asking the more experienced folks what the real difference was between those semi and full hollow body guitars. I bought a used Epiphone Les Paul Worn Studio as my 1st guitar and shortly thereafter bought 2 Epiphone acoustics, a Hummingbird and an EL-00 for my wife. They say ignorance is bliss and I guess I'm living proof of that! As I've said, I'm new playing guitar (started in January) but I'm older (51) and dedicated so I'm making progress.

I'm personally more of a fan of the latter style, so I'd probably go Wildkat. Crank out the Low E polepiece on the bridge pickup until it's close to the string, but the string doesn't hit it when plucked, and run in through an overdriven amp, preferably 6V6 powered, and you've pretty much got that sound nailed! I often do that with my Casino and it's great. That thicker kind of sound with lots of bassy distortion. The Wildkat would suit the 'Johnny Burnette Trio' style of Rockabilly I think. I don't really care for the shape of it actually, but the ones I've seen in store looked very well made and finished, and I liked the orange finish on it better than the finish on the equivalent Gretsch. I've not played the Swingster, so I'm not sure if it can do that kind of sound, but it certainly has that kind of style to it. The kind of Rockabilly that you would associate with a Gretsch guitar I guess. The Swingster would seem to fit in better with the kind of Rockabilly that features lots of reverb, use of vibrato, etc.

I guess it partially depends on what sort of Rockabilly you want to play.

Difference between epiphone casino and es335