Up for sale, a 1988 Epiphone Casino in near-mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. 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, offering an ideal platform for the stock pair of 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 articulate cleans and rich overdrive. Featherweight at 6lbs 7oz, this Casino has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 11-49 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C, moderate shoulder, measuring .790” 1st fret, .890” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Bound rosewood, parallelogram inlay, finger wear behind frets 1-2
-Frets: Medium jumbo, virtually no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 9/16”, bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh

Body Specs:

-Wood: Maple (birdseye)
-Pickups: P-90 x2
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: ABR-1 bridge, trapeze tailpiece
-Plastics: Reflector cap knobs
-Serialization: Orange oval label dates to ‘88

The gloss Natural finish highlights tight birdseye figuring in the maple on the top and back, and cosmetic wear is limited to an area of faint buckle rash on the back and a few tiny marks on the body as a whole. The gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

The original brown tolex hardshell case is included.