Head to head
Epiphone USA Casino, Royal Tan vs Harley Benton ST-70 RW
The verdict
The Epiphone USA Casino, Royal Tan and Harley Benton ST-70 RW are closely matched overall — 67 to 65 on our estimated score.
Estimated from specs & owner reviews — a starting point, not a substitute for playing both.
Epiphone USA Casino, Royal Tan wins on
- Better build (65 vs 58)
- Better sound (68 vs 60)
Harley Benton ST-70 RW wins on
- Better value (75 vs 57)
- Lower price ($195 vs $3,499)
Scorecard
| Metric | USA Casino, Royal Tan | ST-70 RW |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 67 | 65 |
| Build | 65 | 58 |
| Playability | 75 | 72 |
| Sound | 68 | 60 |
| Value | 57 | 75 |
Full specifications
| Spec | USA Casino, Royal Tan | ST-70 RW |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Epiphone | Harley Benton |
| Type | Electric | Electric |
| Years | — | — |
| Country | — | — |
| Body wood | 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple | Basswood |
| Neck wood | Solid Mahogany | Maple |
| Fretboard | Indian Rosewood | Amaranth |
| Strings | 6 | 6 |
| Frets | 22 | — |
| Scale | 24.75" | 25.51" |
| Pickups | Gibson USA P-90 Dogear / Gibson USA P-90 Dogear | 3 Roswell STA Alnico-5 Vintage ST-Style Single Coils |
| Rating | — | — |
| Price | $3,499 | $195 |
| Accessories | Featuring Gibson Strings | — |
| Back | 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple | — |
| Binding | Single-ply Cream | — |
| Body Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer | — |
| Body shape | Casino | — |
| Body Styles | Archtop | — |
| Bracing | Quarter Sawn Spruce | — |
| Bridge | ABR-1 | — |
| Bridge pickup | Gibson USA P-90 Dogear | — |
| Case | Epiphone Hard Case | — |
| Controls | 2 volume, 2 tone, hand-wired with Orange Drop® capacitors | — |
| Finish | Nickel | Natural High Gloss |
| Fretboard inlay | Acrylic Parallelogram | — |
| Fretboard radius | 304.8mm / 12.0in | 305 mm |
| Fret Count | 22 | — |
| Headstock | 60s Kalamazoo Epiphone headstock | — |
| Model | ESECA00RTNH1 | — |
| Neck pickup | Gibson USA P-90 Dogear | — |
| Nut | Graph Tech | — |
| Nut width | 42.85mm / 1.69in | 42 mm |
| Output Jack | 1/4" | — |
| Pickguard | White (Casino) Three-ply White/Black/White/Black pickguard with Epiphone logo | — |
| Pickup Covers | Black | — |
| Pickup Selector | 3-way toggle | — |
| Profile | Rounded C | — |
| Scale length | 628.65mm / 24.75in | 648 mm |
| String gauges | .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046 | — |
| Tailpiece | Thinline Trapeze | — |
| Top wood | 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple | Imitation rosewood veneer |
| Truss rod | Adjustable | — |
| Truss Rod Cover | Bullet shaped; 2-layer (B/W); Vintage E in White | — |
| Tuner Plating | Nickel | — |
| Tuners | Vintage Deluxe | — |
| Ex Factory Stringing | — | D'Addario .010 - .046 (Article no. #104555#) |
| Neck profile | — | C |