Hollowbody Guitar Shootout: Epiphone ES-339 vs Alleykat vs Casino vs Fender Coronado vs Starcaster

A comparison of five different middle-tier accessible & affordable hollowbody/semi-hollowbody electric guitars:

1. Epiphone ES-339 Pro
2. Epiphone Alleykat
3. Epiphone Casino
4. Fender Coronado II
5. Fender Starcaster

For each guitar, I play the same simple example through every pickup position both clean and overdriven through a Fender Blues Jr. amp with a Wampler Paisley as the overdrive, when applied. In the case of the ES-339, I also run the demonstration with the coil split engaged.

At the end, I give a few final thoughts and deliver my own personal ranking. These guitars were comapred because I happen to own them, and there are obviously a lot of other fine choices out there, but hopefully if you're curious about one or more of these, this can give you some sense of how they sound.

Demonstration song: "Sonja's Son" by Cody Weathers
Recorded with the camera room mic only

Mileposts:
0:00 Introduction
2:20 Epiphone ES-339 Pro (includes coil tap)
6:10 Epiphone Alleykat
7:43 Epiphone Casino
9:11 Fender Coronado II
10:51 Fender Starcaster
12:10 Final thoughts