Up for sale, a 1996 Epiphone Casino in exceptional, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. Produced in Japan at the Terada factory, this is an early Epiphone reissue which preceded the "Elitist" line, sporting a gloss Natural finish and a pair of dogear P-90 pickups.

Acoustically, the fully hollow maple body has a smooth, bright tone with great articulation, faithfully captured by the original P-90 pickups. The pickups are wound to vintage spec with plenty of midrange bark, and a glassy, percussive quality. Offering a refinement far beyond most other modern Casino reissues, these pickups are sensitive to picking dynamics with an overarching sweetness and sparkling cut, equally suited to detailed cleans and rich overdrive. Featherweight at 6lbs 3oz, this Casino has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .830” 1st fret, .900” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, parallelogram inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-6
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 9/16” bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh

Body Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Pickups: P-90 x2
-Harness: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: ABR-1 bridge, trapeze tailpiece (nickel-plated)
-Plastics: Reflector cap knobs, three-ply pickguard with “E” Epsilon badge
-Serialization: Orange oval label dates to ‘96

Cosmetic wear on the gloss Natural finish is limited to a touch of buckle rash central to the back and just a couple minor marks on the body as a whole. The smooth gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

The original Epiphone faux leather padded gigbag is included.