Rare! Epiphone Ltd Ed 50th Anniversary 1961 Casino TDV Tremotone Electric Guitar

Epiphone brings back the first Casino in celebration of it's 50th anniversary - the Limited Edition 50th Anniversary 1961 Casino TDV with Tremotone vibrato. The new 1961 Anniversary Casino has many features that were discontinued after the first year of production. The result is a classic thatwill be both familiar and totally new even to Casino

Classic Vintage Styling and Unique Features Introduced in 1961, the original Casino had unique features that ultimately were never offered beyond that first year. These include the pre-Gibson era triangle metal logo badge on the headstock, dot fingerboard inlays, a blank two-ply bullet trussrod cover, a tortoise-colored 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 small plastic buttons, and the historically accurate rectangle "blue label" inside the sound hole.

Original Premium Electronics No detail of the original ™61 Casino has been missed. Since the original Casinos incorporated parts and electronics from the Gibson factory, the 1961 Anniversary Casino has followed the same philosophy. Epiphone has recreated the original black P-90s using a Gibson USA P-90R dog-ear pickup for neck position and a Gibson USA P-90T at the bridge. Widely known as Gibson's first successful single-coil pickup, these lean and mean P-90's offer a stellar combination of high output and biting treble response. 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.

Quality Construction, Hardware and Add-ons Unlike an ES-335, the Casino is completely hollow which contributes to its unique, signature sound made most famous by the Beatles. The body is made of 5-layer Maple/Birch with a solid Mahogany SlimTaper neck. Hardware includes a Tune-O-Matic bridge and Epiphone's new reissue of the original Tremotone vibrato. To top it all off, each 1961 Casino features an original-style hard case with gray exterior and blue plush interior and a numbered certificate of authenticity.

The Casino Story
For the Epiphone Company of 1961, the Casino was a small breakthrough. After the merger with Gibson in 1957, Epiphone no longer made jazz archtops. A new era of music had arrived. Epiphone has made a name for itself by producing some of the greatest and most innovative musical instruments for over 135 years. While models such as Masterbilts, Broadways, Wilshires, Coronets, Emperors and Texans are some of Epiphone's most memorable models, the Casino is arguably the most famous due to it's close association with the Beatles. The introduction of the Casino was a modern design that merged Epiphone' history with the best of Gibson electronics. Though from a distance it had the look of an ES-335, the Casino was a true hollowbody, giving players a clear, ringing tone that could be pushed into overdrive when needed. It was an ideal guitar for stage and studio and can be heard on many landmark recordings of the 20th Century including The Beatles™ œSgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and The Beach Boy' œPet Sounds. By 1964, the Beatles were stars and when Paul McCartney went shopping for a new guitar that would feed back, he reached for a Casino. John Lennon and George Harrison soon bought their own and used their Casinos on stage and at Abbey Road throughout the band' career. Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys, Paul Weller of the Jam, and Liam Gallagher of Oasis are just a few of the players who made great records with Casinos.

FEATURES
5-layer, laminated maple/burch body
Set mahogany neck
SlimTaper„¢ neck profile
Rosewood fingerboard wiht pearloid dot inlays
22 medium-jumbo frets
Gibson USA P-90T bridge single-coil pickup
Gibson USA P-90R neck single-coil pickup
2 Volume, 2 Tone control
3-way Switchcraft toggle
Switchcraft 1/4" output jack
Tremotone vibrato
Nickel hardware
Body and fingerboard binding
Wilkinson Vintage-style 14:1 ratio tuners
Includes vintage hardshell case and numbered certificate of authenticity, fully set-up and ready to Play!
No delivery-Pick up in-store only.