Up for sale, a 1996 Epiphone Casino-JL John Lennon edition in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. A very rare model produced in Japan at the Terada factory, this is an early Epiphone reissue which preceded the "Elitist" line as well as all other John Lennon Casino reissues. Set apart from all other Casinos made in this era at Terada, the Casino-JL boasts a vintage-correct mahogany neck (instead of maple).

Featherweight at 6lbs 5oz, the fully hollow maple body has a smooth, bright tone, offering an ideal platform for the P-90 pickup pair. The pickups are wound to vintage spec with plenty of midrange bark and a glassy, percussive quality. Sensitive to picking dynamics, these P-90s deliver clear, round trebles and a distinct sound in each pickup position, overdriving with plenty of aggressive growl. This Casino-JL benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Mahogany
• Shape: Medium C, more heft in upper registers, measuring .850” 1st fret, 1.060” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Rosewood, parallelogram inlay
• Frets: Medium (fret edge binding), no wear
• Scale Length: 24 3/4”
• Nut: 1 9/16”, bone
• Tuners: Kluson-style

Body Specs:

• Wood: Maple
• Pickups: P-90 x2
• Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, three-way pickup selector
• Hardware: ABR-1 bridge (nickel-plated), trapeze tailpiece
• Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard with “E” Epsilon badge, gold reflector cap knobs, small black switch surround, cream switch tip
• Serialization: Orange oval label dates to 1996

The vintage-correct three-tone Sunburst gloss shows only one small finish chip on the bass side lower bout rim and a few tiny finish scratches and faint marks. The gloss finish on the neck profile is pristine.

The original Epiphone-branded padded gigbag is included.