(at this point I should probably mention that my wife plays guitar, bass, keyboards and is now the drummer in our band AND she owns her own Rick 650S). My wife also said it sounded more appropriate for country-style playing. The Casino is much more trebly and has a bit more of the 'bite' that I tend to associate with early Beatles songs. Here's what my wife and I came away with. I had both pickups selected and I also used a relatively 'clean' amp setting for both guitars. I played bits of two different songs (I Saw Her Standing There and Temptation Eyes) that I thought would travel across most of the fretboard. Mitch, I just did a comparison of my MIK Casino and my 330.