Epiphone Casino Red Cherry
The Epiphone range of the 1960s closely followed the Gibson guitars of the same time; they were both made in the same fatory in Kalamazoo. The Casino corresponds to the Gibson ES330 having the same dimensions and construction, but with different headstock shape and tailpiece. It’s the Classic Casino But 10% Smaller The Casino Coupe is the iconic hollowbody Casino reborn in a smaller, comfortable ES-339 body size. Featuring Epiphone’s Dogear P-90T Classic™ single-coil pickups, a Mahogany neck, and vintage styled machine heads. Now available in Cherry, Vintage Sunburst, and new Turquoise color finishes.
- Epiphone Casino Red Cherry Tomato
- Epiphone Casino Red Cherry Ice Cream
- 1967 Epiphone Casino Cherry Red
It’s the Classic Casino But 10% Smaller
The Casino Coupe is the iconic hollowbody Casino reborn in a smaller, comfortable ES-339 body size. Featuring Epiphone’s Dogear P-90T Classic™ single-coil pickups, a Mahogany neck, and vintage styled machine heads. Now available in Cherry, Vintage Sunburst, and new Turquoise color finishes.
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P-90 Single Coil Pickup
Legendary Tone
First introduced in the early 1950s, Gibson’s legendary P90 single coil pickup produced a raw powerful tone that helped define the blues and rock and roll in their formative years. Today, the P90’s traditional combination of high output and brilliant tone is still considered a favorite among many top musicians. Known by such familiar nicknames as the ‘Soapbar’ and the ‘Cobalt,’ the P90 still cuts through any type of music, all while displaying amazing tonal sensitivity for everything from blues and rock to mellow jazz riffs. It’s perfect as a vintage replacement, and features vintage, braided two-conductor wiring. It’s also fully wax potted to eliminate any chance of unwanted microphonic feedback.
Casino Coupe Specifications
Body
ES-339
Layered Maple
Layered Maple
Layered Maple
Layered Maple
Basswood
Neck
Epiphone Casino Red Cherry Tomato
Mahogany
SlimTaper™; D-Profile
24.75' / 628.65mm
Pau Ferro
12'
22
Medium Jumbo
1.69' / 43mm
Pearloid ‘Parallelogram’ inlays
Glued in; Set Neck
Hardware
Nickel
Nickel
Epiphone LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic
Traditional Trapeze; Reduced Size
Vintage-style Gold metal inserts with pointers
2-ply; White/Black with metal ‘E’
Adjustable
‘Bell Shaped’; 2-layer (Black/White); 60s era E
Vintage-style Gold metal inserts with pointers
White
2 — bottom and back of heel
Electronics
Epiphone P-90T Classic™ Dogear
Epiphone P-90T Classic™ Dogear
Epiphone Casino Red Cherry Ice Cream
2-Volume, 2 Tone
3-way Epiphone toggle
Miscellaneous
10, 13, 17, 26, 36, 46
Optional 339-Type Hard Case 940-E339; Casino Coupe/ES-339 EpiLite™ Case 940-E339HG
In order to continually improve the design, quality and performance of our products and instruments and to make use of the best materials at all times, Epiphone reserves the right to change specifications without notice.
Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones with his Epiphone in 1964
Paul McCartney playing his right-handed Casino strung lefty in the studio with the Beatles
1961 Casino launched, Tremotone vibrato as standard. The earliest examples, and the guitar shown in this catalogue have dot neck marker inlays and black plastic pickup covers. See the 1961 ‘guitars, basses, amplifiers’ catalogue.
1962 Tremotone now optional. The dot position markers are upgraded to pearl parallelogram inlays, and by late ’62 the Casino also had nickel pickup covers. See the example pictured in the 1962 ‘guitars, basses, amplifiers’ catalogue
1962 US prices are as follows:
single pickup E230T $230; dual pickup E230TD $275; with tremotone vibrato E230TV $269.50; E230TDV $314.50
1963 1963 US prices are as follows:
E230T $230; E230TD $275; E230TV $269.50; E230TDV $314.50
1964 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones aquired a 1962 Epiphone Casino in May, shortly before the first US tour. His Casino is an early model with black plastic pickup covers and Tremotone vibrola, but with the prallelogram inlays; E230TDV.
It was a great guitar for studio work and clubs. But once we got into theatres and bigger gigs. I found the the feedback and howl of these Epiphones uncontrollable, and I started to go for solidbodies, like the Les Paul
See the 1964 full line catalogue
1964 US prices are as follows:
E230T $260; E230TD $310; E230TV $299.50; E230TDV $349.50
1965 George Harrison and John Lennon are given Epiphone Casinos
1965 US prices are unchanged from 1964:
E230T $260; E230TD $310; E230TV $299.50; E230TDV $349.50
1966 See the Epiphone Casino in the 1966 Epiphone catalogue
In late 1966 Cherry finish was listed as available for order on two pickup Casinos, at $15 extra
1966 US prices are as follows — note the single pickup vibrato model is no longer listed, with the last shipping in 1967:
E230T $285; E230TD/E230TDC $335/350; E230TDV/E230TDVC $375/390
1967 Cherry finished Casinos shipped for the first time. 1967 price lists now list Cherry and Sunburst finishes at the same price.
Peak production of over 1800 instruments shipped.
1967 US prices:
E230T $295; E230TD/E230TDC $365; E230TDV/E230TDVC $395
1968 The single pickup Casino is no longer listed in price lists, and the final 6 are shipped this year.
1968 US prices:
E230TD/E230TDC $395; E230TDV/E230TDVC $425
1969 Lowest number of instruments shipped since the models launch in 1961 — the Casino was discontinued
Norlin took over ownership of CMI (and Epiphone) in December, moving production to Japan.
1976 The reissue Epiphone Casino was first advertised in Japan as early as 1976
1982 Reissue available in Antique Sunburst and Wine Red finishes. Japanese made
1997 Current reissue available in Cherry, Ebony, Natural and Cherry Sunburst. Korean made
1999 Two John Lennon signature models released — the 1965 Casino — based on Lennon’s original guitars, and the Revolution Casino — based on the same guitar Lennon stripped fin the late 1960s
1967 Epiphone Casino Cherry Red
2003 Current reissue Elitist Casino — available in Vintage Sunburst and natural
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