Up for sale, a 1996 Epiphone Casino in near-mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Crafted at the Terada factory in Japan, this discontinued iteration of the Casino preceded the "Elitist" line, boasting a factory-installed Bigsby B7 vibrato.

Acoustically, the fully hollow thinline 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. This Casino weighs 7lbs 4oz, 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: Slender C, measuring .810” 1st fret, .925” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Rosewood, parallelogram inlays
• Frets: Medium jumbo, faint wear beneath the G and B strings on frets 1-2
• Scale Length: 24 3/4”
• Nut: 1 9/16”, bone
• Tuners: Kluson Deluxe single line (upgraded)

Body Specs:

• Wood: Maple
• Pickups: P-90 x2
• Harness: Volume x2, Tone x2, three-way pickup selector
• Hardware: ABR-1 bridge, Bigsby B7 vibrato, “dogear” pickup covers
• Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard, gold reflector cap knobs
• Serialization: 6-prefix (1996) on orange oval label (bass-side F hole)

The gloss Sunburst finish has a bit of light checking on the body perimeter, a bit of very faint buckle scuffing central to the back, and just a couple additional light finish scratches. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.

The original hardshell case is included, along with an Epiphone poster.