EPIPHONE LTD EDITION 50th ANNIVERSARY 1961 CASINO E230TD. COLLECTORS CONDITION

  

Only 1961 E230TD were Issued, this one is issue numer: 45. Please see certificate of authenticity (photos). It has never been played, Guitar is in collectors condition / case queen. Bass player, was the first Beatle to acquire a Casino (a 1962 model), using it for his studio forays into guitar work, including his guitar solos on Ticket to Ride.

" (1966); he also played it on " Helter Skelter. Lennon used the Epiphone Casino as his main electric instrument during the remainder of his time with the Beatles, replacing the Rickenbacker 325. In 1967 Lennon and Harrison had the pickguard. Removed during the making of Magical Mystery Tour.

In 1968 when the band were traveling in India. Told Lennon and Harrison that sanding the finish off their Casinos would improve the tone.

They did so before making the double album The Beatles. McCartney's 1962 Casino, kept in the original sunburst finish, is still owned by him and occasionally used live. Introduced in 1961, the original Casino had unique features that ultimately were never offered beyond that first year.

(June 2011) -- Epiphone is bringing back the first Casino in celebration of its 50th anniversary - the "1961" Casino. These include the pre-Gibson era triangle metal logo badge on the headstock, "Dot" fingerboard inlays, a blank two-ply "bullet" truss rod cover, a tortoise-coloured pickguard with foil "E", and black dog-ear P-90 pickups. Epiphone has faithfully reproduced these features for a one-of-a-kind retro look not found on Casinos produced after 1961. Other attention to detail includes the correct "burst" patterns on front and back, a neck joint at the 16th fret (instead of the 17th), Wilkinson Vintage-Style tuners with white buttons, and the historically accurate rectangle "blue label" inside the sound hole. Since the original Casinos incorporated parts and electronics from the Gibson factory, the 1961 Anniversary Casino has followed the same philosophy.

They also feature vintage two-conductor, braided, shielded wiring and black plastic covers. Other electronics faithful to the original Casino include a Switchcraft 3-way toggle and 1/4 output jack.

The body is made of 5-layer Maple/Birch with a solid Mahogany Slim Taper neck attached using the traditional mortise and tenon neck joint hand-fitted and glued to the body using TiteBond glue. Hardware includes a tune-o-matic bridge and a Trapeze tailpiece.

Epiphone is only making a total of 1,961 Anniversary Casinos. 5-layer Maple/Birch body with correct "burst" patterns on front and back. Mahogany neck with Slim Taper profile. Gibson USA P-90R dog-ear rhythm and Gibson USA P-90T bridge pickups. Locktone Tune-o-matic bridge with Trapeze tailpiece.

Has the unique features and styling from. At the Gibson's factory in Kalamazoo USA.