Epiphone John Lennon '1965' Limited Edition Casino - Vintage Sunburst w/ Case & Paperwork

Epiphone John Lennon '1965' Limited Edition Casino - Vintage Sunburst w/ Case & Paperwork

Used, and in very good condition. This is a 1 owner guitar, and it comes with the certificate of authenticity and all the rest of the paperwork. Just setup to spec in our shop and plays with ease.

The frets show some wear from being played. Cosmetically this guitar is about an 8-9 out of 10. Overall it's in great shape. The only things bringing it down are a chip in the finish on the back of the neck, and some slight discoloration on the binding on the bottom of the guitar. We're not sure what caused the discoloration. The chip in the finish was from the previous owner setting the guitar in the case and bumping the neck on one of the case clasps before it went in. It's more toward the treble side of the neck, so you hardly feel it while playing. The rest of the finish is in great shape. A few light surface marks on the back mainly.

The case is in excellent shape. No rips or tears in the tolex. One of the tabs that holds the pink shroud cover on the inside of the case is ripped from someone leaning on it when it was open.

This guitar will be packed with extreme care and shipped quickly! Shoot us a message if you have any questions!

THE LIMITED EDITION, USA COLLECTION JOHN LENNON CASINOS

In November 1997, a team of engineers from Epiphone and Gibson visited "The Dakota" in Manhattan to examine John's Epiphone Casino. During the examination, measurements were carefully performed, body tracings were done, drawings were created, and photographs were taken. As a result of these efforts and in cooperation with Yoko Ono, Epiphone proudly reissues two Limited Edition John Lennon Casinos.

The "John Lennon 1965 Casino" is a reproduction of the guitar as John originally purchased it with the vintage sunburst finish and stock hardware. The "John Lennon Revolution Casino is a reproduction of the "stripped" Casino featuring one dull coat of lacquer, Gold Grover tuning pegs and with the pickguard removed.

Each guitar is hand-numbered and a combined total of only 1,965 John Lennon Epiphone Casino's will be produced. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each instrument will be donated to "The BMI Foundation, Inc. for the John Lennon Scholarship Fund" which supports music education.

The John Lennon Signature "1965" Casino Features...

* Vintage Sunburst Color with nitro-cellulose lacquer finish over white body binding - hand buffed
* Original Body Shape - Based upon Mid - '60's Kalamazoo, Michigan tooling specs
* Body Materials - 5-layer (Maple/Birch/Maple/Birch/Maple)
* Top Contour Bracing - Spruce with original relief-cut spacing and depth
* One-Neck Mahogany Neck with 14 degree neck grain orientation
* Rosewood Fingerboard with original 0.062" thick pearloid parallelogram fret markers
* Stamped with John's original serial number on the back of the headstock (#328393)
* Original Elliptical Neck Shape
* Neck Binding over fret ends
* 3-ply (W/B/W) pickguard with original shape and foil "E" mark
* Scale Length - 24.75"
* Original "Corian" nut material
* Headstock Angle - 17 degrees
* Nickel-plated, Dog-Earred P-90 Pickup Cover with Original String Spacing
* Nickel plated "Gibson-Factory" Hardware
* Nickel plated Gotoh "Kluson-style" machine heads
* "Gibson-Factory" Electronics
* Dove-Tail Neck-Joint at the 16th fret
* Switchcraft toggle switch with original toggle switch washer
* Original style "Push-in" machine head bushings
* ABR Bridge with nylon saddles
* Vintage style case with shroud