2011 Limited Edition Epiphone Casino – 1961 50th Anniversary – Royal Tan
All Original
- Limited to 1961 units – Number 339 of 1961
- Gibson 90R & P90T Pickups
- Switchcraft Input Jack and Toggle Switch
- Wilkinson Vintage Style Tuners
- COA and Original Case Candy
- Original Hardshell Case
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From the Manufacturer:
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 truss rod 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 white 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 rhythm and a Gibson USA P-90T at the bridge. Widely known as Gibson’s first successful single-coil pickup, these lean and mean P-90s 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 output jack.
The P-90s were a favorite among jazz players for their clear horn-like tone. A young jazz student in 1961 could put on some flat wounds (and perhaps an unwound third if the teacher wasnt looking) and hear the tone of Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow or maybe even Charlie Christian.
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 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 your choice of either a trapeze tailpiece or Epiphones new reissue of the original Tremotone vibrato. Cool! 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. As with every Epiphone, it also comes with the peace of mind you get from a Limited Lifetime Warranty backed by Gibson Musical Instruments famous 24/7/265 day Customer Service.
Limited Production – Get One While You Can! Production records indicate that only 176 Casino TDs (trapeze) and 153 Casino TDVs (Tremotone) were made in 1961, so if you happen to have an original, you not only have a very rare instrument but a valuable one as well. Today, originals sell for $5,000 or more depending upon condition. If you dont own one, nows your chance! But dont wait too long. Epiphone is only making a total of 1,961 Anniversary Casinos and once they’re gone… they’re gone!
Product Features
*5-layer Maple/Birch body with correct “burst” patterns on front and back
*Mahogany neck with SlimTaper profile
*Gibson USA P-90R dog-ear rhythm and Gibson USA P-90T bridge pickups
*Locktone Tune-o-matic bridge with Trapeze tailpiece
*Wilkinson Vintage-Style tuners
DETAILS
Body
Top 5-layer Maple/Birch
Body Type Thin-line Hollow Body
Binding Cream
Finish
Process Hand-stained
Sealer Polyurethane
Neck
Species Mahogany
Profile 3-pc SlimTaper
Truss Rod Traditional
Adhesive Franklin Titebond
Neck Fit
Joint Mortise & Tenon
Adhesive Franklin Titebond 50
Joint Angle Tolerance /- .015″
Fingerboard
Species Rosewood
Frets 22
Radius 14″
Scale Length 24.75″
Inlays Mother-of-Pearl Dots
Binding White
Nut
Material Synthetic Bone Material
Width 1.687
Headstock
Type Traditional Epiphone “Sloped Dovewing”
Logo Pre-Gibson Era Triangle Metal Logo Badge
Truss Rod Cover Two-ply “Bullet”
Angle 14 Degrees
Tuners
Model Wilkinson Vintage-Style with White Buttons
Tuning Ratio 14:01
Bridge
Type Locktone Tune-O-Matic
Plating Nickel
Tailpiece
Type Available with Trapeze Tailpiece or Tremotone Vibrato
Plating Nickel
Hardware
Knobs Gold Top Hats with Gold Inserts
Pickguard Tortoise-colored with Foil “E”
Strings .010 – .046, Swedish Steel “hex” Core
Strap Buttons Die-cast steel, Nickel Plated
Pickups
Neck Position Back Dog-Ear Gibson USA P-90R
Bridge Position Back Dog-Ear Gibson USA P-90T
Magnet Material Alnico V
Electronics
Potentiometers 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls
Coil Wiring Hand-soldered, Machine Wound
Toggle Switch Switchcraft Toggle with Cream Toggle Cap
Output Jack 1/4″ Switchcraft