Up for sale, a 1981 Epiphone Casino in near-mint condition and in perfect working order. Produced in Japan at the Matsumoku factory, this Casino is an uncommon and notably early Epiphone reissue produced decades before the “Elitist” line was introduced, among the first Natural examples to be produced from this particular run of Casino reissues.

This guitar's fully hollow all-maple body has an articulate and airy tone, capturing both the clear note attack of maple as a tonewood and the warmth of the hollow construction. The Maxon-made P-90 pickups deliver plenty of midrange bark, with a glassy, percussive quality and broad low end growl. Featherweight at 6lbs 3oz, this Casino has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple (three-piece)
-Shape: Very slender C, measuring .775” 1st fret, .960” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, pearloid parallelogram inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4"
-Nut Width: 1 9/16", bone
-Tuners: “E” Epsilon-branded (Rotomatic-style)
-Serialization: 1-prefix (1981) stamp

Body Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Pickups: P-90 x2 (Maxon-made)
-Electronics: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Nashville bridge (replacement), trapeze tailpiece, dogear pickup covers (nickel-plated)
-Plastics: Gold reflector cap knobs
-Label: Blue rectangle, bass-side F hole

The gloss Natural finish highlights birdseye figuring in the maple on the back, with only very faint buckle wear on the back central to the lower bout. The body finish is otherwise exceedingly clean, and the gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

The original faux leather padded gigbag is included.