jonny_2_owls Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Forgive me if I'm posting old news here but I didn't know this was "official" yet? We've all seen the pics on the Epi Blog of the grey/blue plush cases etc and the teasing pic of the said case with a casino in it. Whilst searching the web I found this http://www.andertons.co.uk/News/aid670/epiphone-50th-anniversary-1961-casino.asp I like the royal tan option! Pity it's just the Casino, sort of had it in my head it would be sheratons and rivieras too. Hope people like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunky Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I'm curious what these will retail for. Forgive me if I'm posting old news here but I didn't know this was "official" yet? We've all seen the pics on the Epi Blog of the grey/blue plush cases etc and the teasing pic of the said case with a casino in it. Whilst searching the web I found this http://www.andertons.co.uk/News/aid670/epiphone-50th-anniversary-1961-casino.asp I like the royal tan option! Pity it's just the Casino, sort of had it in my head it would be sheratons and rivieras too. Hope people like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 It seems a lot like the IBJL Casino marketing strategy - USA parts in a Chinese-made guitar with a case included. They conveniently skip over the finish coating description, so I'd bet it's poly, not nitro. If so, that would put them in the IBJL price range of $1,665 MSRP and $999 retail, maybe a little more with the Tremotone option. (Or maybe it'll be $1,961 MSRP and $1,199 retail? ) I'll take the Tremotone version, thank you. Here's a shop in the Netherlands that claims to have them in stock: http://www.mxg-guita...?productID=7135 Celebrate 50 Years of Epiphone's Classic Casino! Epiphone has made a name for itself by producing some of the greatest and most innovative musical instruments for over 135 years. While models such as Masterbilts, Broadways, Wilshires, Coronets, Emperors and Texans are some of Epiphone's most memorable models, the Casino is arguably their most famous due to it's close association with the Beatles. Now, Epiphone brings back the first Casino in celebration of it's 50th anniversary - the "1961" Casino. Classic Vintage Styling and Unique Features: Originally introduced in 1961, this version of the Casino had a unique set of 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" trussrod 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), vintage style tuners with small plastic buttons and the historically accurate rectangle "blue label" inside the sound hole. Because these Casinos were originally made alongside Gibson's at the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan they featured Gibson electronics and this reissue is no different. In the neck position is a Gibson USA P-90R dog-ear pickup and in the bridge position is the Gibson USA P-90T. Widely known as Gibson's first successful single-coil pickup, these lean and mean P-90's 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 include a Switchcraft 3-way toggle and 1/4" output jack Unlike an ES-335, the Casino is completely hollow which contributes to it's unique, signature sound made most famous by the Beatles. The body is made of 5-layer Maple/Birch with a solid Mahogany SlimTaperneck 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 a 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 piece of mind you get from a Limited Lifetime Warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningham26 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I think they're ugly there, i said it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Sorry, no Union Jack version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Lunatic Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Would that be VOS or NOS Titebond glue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Definitely V, VOS Titebond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningham26 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Sorry, no Union Jack version. Haha, not a requirement! They just remind me of those weird 50s/early60s electrics that were designed by jazzbox guys, and sort of prototypes of what the electric guitar would be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny_2_owls Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 I think it looks a little "ugly" too. I don't think the dot neck looks right either. I've just seen a website that advertises them for £579.00. Pretty good price I reckon, but probably just gonna be chinese built with Gibson pickups and a fancy case. I like the royal tan though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomer Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Not feeling the love so far... Hey, I've got an EA250, what would I want one of those Casinos for? Hollow, Epi trem... OK, I was kidding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I like it. Old school is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Would that be VOS or NOS Titebond glue? Hopefully not NOS! That stuff goes bad! Be a bummer t get one and the neck just falls off............. I don't care for them much, they're ok I guess, but I don't play jazz or anything like that, they may be alright for some blues . But I've had old Gibson ES guitars, and just never really cared too much for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 About $820 USD for the Tremotone version.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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