Head to head
Epiphone Casino, Turqoise, Turquoise vs Harley Benton ST-70 RW
The verdict
The Epiphone Casino, Turqoise, Turquoise comes out ahead overall — 68 to 65 on our estimated score.
Estimated from specs & owner reviews — a starting point, not a substitute for playing both.
Epiphone Casino, Turqoise, Turquoise wins on
- Better sound (68 vs 60)
Harley Benton ST-70 RW wins on
- Lower price ($195 vs $649)
Scorecard
| Metric | Casino, Turqoise, Turquoise | ST-70 RW |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 68 | 65 |
| Build | 61 | 58 |
| Playability | 75 | 72 |
| Sound | 68 | 60 |
| Value | 72 | 75 |
Full specifications
| Spec | Casino, Turqoise, Turquoise | ST-70 RW |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Epiphone | Harley Benton |
| Type | Electric | Electric |
| Years | — | — |
| Country | — | — |
| Body wood | Layered Maple | Basswood |
| Neck wood | Mahogany | Maple |
| Fretboard | Pau Ferro | Amaranth |
| Strings | 6 | 6 |
| Frets | 22 | — |
| Scale | 24.75" | 25.51" |
| Pickups | Dogear P-90T Classic / Dogear P-90R Classic | 3 Roswell STA Alnico-5 Vintage ST-Style Single Coils |
| Rating | — | — |
| Price | $649 | $195 |
| Binding | Headstock: None | — |
| Body Finish | Gloss | — |
| Body shape | Casino | — |
| Body Styles | Archtop | — |
| Bridge | LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic | — |
| Bridge pickup | Dogear P-90R Classic | — |
| Control Knobs | Vintage-style Gold with metal inserts, and with pointers | — |
| Controls | 2- Volume, 2- Tone | — |
| Finish | Nickel | Natural High Gloss |
| Fretboard inlay | Pearloid Parallelogram inlays | — |
| Fretboard radius | 304.8mm / 12.0in | 305 mm |
| Fret Count | 22 | — |
| Joint | 16th Fret neck joint | — |
| Model | ETCATQCH1 | — |
| Neck pickup | Dogear P-90T Classic | — |
| Nut width | 42.67mm / 1.68in | 42 mm |
| Output Jack | 1/4" Epiphone Heavy-Duty | — |
| Pickguard | 3-ply; White/Black/White with metal E | — |
| Pickup Covers | Nickel | — |
| Pickup Selector | 3-way Epiphone toggle | — |
| Profile | SlimTaper D | — |
| Scale length | 628.65mm / 24.75in | 648 mm |
| String gauges | D'Addario® 10, 13, 17, 26, 36, 46 | — |
| Tailpiece | Traditional Trapeze | — |
| Top wood | 5-ply layered Maple with Basswood bracing | Imitation rosewood veneer |
| Tuners | Vintage-style Epiphone | — |
| Ex Factory Stringing | — | D'Addario .010 - .046 (Article no. #104555#) |
| Neck profile | — | C |