Equipped with two vintage P-90 single-coil pickups, the Casino still delivers those Beatlesque tones at a price every player can afford.

Ever since The Beatles purchased three Casinos back in 1964, this hollow Epi model has taken on a life of its own. I offer the above only as it relates to my opinion on the Epi 'Dot.' I am a 'nobody,' and with my opinion and $5 you can get coffee at Starbucks.The Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar is the guitar that put Epiphone on the map. Several builds I have done used Stew-Mac's 'Parsons Street' pickups and I find them to be equal to many big-name custom-wound pups. All hardware is premium, with price range by customer's choice from ABR-1's to Tone Pros. I do P-90's or HB's custom-made to choice of customer. My brand is 'Highway 61' either in script or with a white pearl 'highway' sign with inlaid black pearl '61'. style guitar that includes binding on body and neck and custom fretboard inlays. I judge that as the owner of a Gibson Custom Shop 'Lucille' ( special order, before they were integrated into the Gibson line) and my share of Gibson Les Pauls. But, I also have a gold Series 70 traditional Bigsby for it, but I have yet to install it. I have a Bigsby lever and hardware for it. It is the same mechanically but just replaces the stopbar. Later, I installed a unique Dusenberg Bigsby style vibrato. I also upgraded the bridge and tailpiece/stopbar with aluminum 'Tone-Pros 'pieces. It has no Bigsby, I replaced the original Grover tuning machines with Grover 18:1 Locker tuners.

It is a perfect 'tobacco burst,' and came equipped with all gold hardware and the deluxe contoured case. I have a 2009 Limited Edition Custom Shop Epiphone 'Dot.' It has the orange label. With pictures, it might be hard to tell? But, they might help. It's impossible, really, for us to know.without seeing it, anyway. If your answer is 'no' to all of the above, then the 'Custom Shop' sticker is the only thing customĪbout it, apparently. Kalamazoo models, and the later 'Elitist' Japanese versions, as well.) Does it have USA pickups, (16th fret body attachement IS 'historically correct' to the original USA Well, in all seriousness.since you didn't mention finish or color.is it an unusual color,ĭoes it have any seemingly 'Custom' features, that aren't on standard production Casino's?Īs in, better tuning machings (Grover's for example), a neck joint at the 16th Fret, instead of the normal 'Asian' versions, which attach at the 17th fret. What do you mean? How is it different from a normal Epiphone Casino? The guitar is normal, no Bigsby bridge. I have taken a surprise' date=' since it makes the behind headstock push 'Limited Edition Custom Shop'. I recently purchased an Epiphone Casino guitar.

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