1966 Epiphone Casino

walrus

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Well, I bought the 1966 Epiphone Casino E230T I mentioned in another thread. I am loving it! Unbelievably light, great electric sound, and pretty good unplugged as well. I have attached some photos below, the color is "Royal Tan", it is much lighter/"tanner" than the photos show. I tried to capture the really nice grain on the back in one of the photos as well. I paid about $1K less than any Casinos I have seen on gbase or eBay in the last few months, so I could not pass it up. The seller was trying to get rid of it. It was almost $1,500 less than this one on archtop.com, which is exactly like mine, although perhaps in slightly better shape.

http://www.archtop.com/ac_66casino2.html

The archtop.com Casino is NOT the one I bought! Mine has a few nicks on the neck and headstock, one replaced bridge piece, otherwise it is excellent, no buckle rash, frets still good, etc. I have the pickguard, but took it off for the photos, as I won't use it anyway. Serial # 406624.

Weirdly, I bought it yesterday, and went to Border's at night, and what's on the cover of Vintage Guitar magazine? The cover story is about the Beatles and their use of the Casino, with great photos. Two articles, one by Andy Babiak, the author of "Beatles Gear", and one by George Gruhn, discussing the "history" of Epiphone and the Casino. Weird coincidence, and yes, I bought the magazine!

walrus

Here she is:

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Beautiful! I love that color and the aging finish really gives it character. The P90 thru a tube amp will be just the ticket! Congratulations.
 

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Nice guitar. The shop I taught in mid-70s had one from early 60s- sort of a funky green, if I remember. It was one of my go to axes for lessons. Should have bought it, but never did. :cry:
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Hi walrus,

I see you made the right decision. 8)

Beautiful guitar; best of luck and congrats! And thanks for the tip on the Vintage Guitar mag. :D
 

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Thanks, all! I've been playing it all morning, I am having a blast! This thing is light as a feather, and it sounds great!

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Hey Hans! That is a beauty - the lighter finish on the back is very nice! Your photograph shows the Royal Tan color really well also - thanks for sharing that!

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Beautiful guitar Walrus (and Hans). Play it in good health!
 

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Sweet looking guitar, walrus. :D

My very first electric was an Epiphone (Sheraton II).

Some of them are great guitars.
Kinda like Gibsons. If you look around long enough you can find a good one.
 
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