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Epiphone Elitist "1965" Casino vintage outfit


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I was on the internet last night studying Gibson 330's and Elitist Casino's when I happened upon the Epiphone Elitist "1965" Casino vintage outfit limited edition. Looks like from other stuff I found on the internet that it was released in October or November of 2014. What I noticed was this Made in Japan Elitist Casino was nitrocellulose finished, a 3 ply rather than 5 ply, along with what appeared to be other electronics upgrades. It's my understanding that the Elitist Casino is usually poly and 5 ply. Does anyone know about these or where they might be for sale, or what they cost? Thanks -- Matt

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I think it's available stateside if this is what you're talking about

 

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/epiphone-elitist-1965-casino

 

http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Archtop/Ltd-Ed-Elitist-1965-Casino-Vintage-Outfit.aspx

 

You know its a high end epi when MF takes pics of the actual guitars in stock and allows you to choose your exact guitar

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I think it's available stateside if this is what you're talking about

 

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/epiphone-elitist-1965-casino

 

http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Archtop/Ltd-Ed-Elitist-1965-Casino-Vintage-Outfit.aspx

 

You know its a high end epi when MF takes pics of the actual guitars in stock and allows you to choose your exact guitar

 

those are two separate Elitists. the one on MF's website is the 65 Elitist and the one on the Epi site is a "Vintage" spec.

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those are two separate Elitists. the one on MF's website is the 65 Elitist and the one on the Epi site is a "Vintage" spec.

Yes, unfortunately this new Casino appears to follow the same path as the recently released vintage-speced Riviera and Texan. They look like great guitars, but with limited availability.

 

Note that this Casino has the two hole TRC as opposed to the Elitist TRC, and original style tuners, similar to the first limited-run Lennon Casino (Terada-Japan body, assembled in USA).

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Yes, unfortunately this new Casino appears to follow the same path as the recently released vintage-speced Riviera and Texan. They look like great guitars, but with limited availability.

 

Note that this Casino has the two hole TRC as opposed to the Elitist TRC, and original style tuners, similar to the first limited-run Lennon Casino (Terada-Japan body, assembled in USA).

 

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