Epiphone Casino E-230TD Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1963)
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Epiphone Casino E-230TD Model Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar, c. 1963, made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, sunburst lacquer finish, laminated maple body, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, black hard shell case.
The 1960's Epiphone Casino and its Gibson twin the ES-330TD are great-sounding, highly versatile guitars -- one of Kalamazoo's most original and adaptable designs. Both versions of this model were featured in countless 60's British invasion bands, including the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks, Manfred Mann, and many more, as well as many blues, jazz, and pop situations since their introduction.
This particular guitar has the typical features for 1962-4; the serial number is one of a series used mostly in 1962 but with occasional stragglers in 1963-4, hence the inexact dating. It sports a bound, pearloid-trapezoid inlaid rosewood fingerboard, all nickel-plated hardware including the pickup covers, Trem-O-Tone vibrato tailpiece, and Tune-o-matic bridge with metal saddles. The thin, double-cutaway single-bound body is fully hollow and the neck joins at the 16th fret.
The finish is a very nice light "teaburst" sunburst on the top with shaded back and sides. The neck is the full 1 11/16" width with a medium flat profile typical of the 1962 period, before Gibson transitioned from the very flat 1960 style neck to the chunkier 1964 style. The headstock is the older "short" style replaced in 1964 with a longer, slimmer variant. It also has clear gold back-painted plastic "bonnet" metal-capped tone and volume knobs, the Epiphone-specific Trem-O-Tone vibrato unit, and the white plastic pickguard with a silver "E" epsilon logo.
This guitar is from the period many were exported to England, where the Epiphone distributor Rosetti was much more aggressive marketing them than CMI's own sales efforts in the US. Many UK users took to the Casino in particular and it is often seen in period photos and heard on the recordings of the era. This Casino matches the one often seen with Dave Davies of the Kinks in 1964 and is very similar to one used by Keith Richards, which differed only in having the earlier black plastic pickup covers.
It also has the correct "Beatle" look; in features a match for Paul's personal instrument, which was identical except for fitting a British-pattern Bigsby tremolo in place of the Epiphone Trem-O-Tone. The Casino represents one of the few Epiphone guitars that is considered more collectible and desired than its Gibson equivalent. A perfect "British Invasion" period guitar and an exceptionally fine-playing and sounding instrument for any era or style!
Overall length is 41 1/16 in. (104.3 cm.), 16 in. (40.6 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.).
Overall this guitar shows signs of moderate use but remains a well-kept instrument with some average light wear and very fine finish checking. The finish has both faded and darkened a bit over time and has a lovely patina that no amount of ersatz "relic'ing" could ever match. There are a few dings into the wood; the most notable wear is around the edges of the headstock. The back of the headstock has an unusual but original feature -- a thin mahogany veneer over the entire surface. This is entirely Gibson factory work with the original serial number stamped over it, as confirmed by black light examination. The instrument remains all original and complete, except as is so often the case the Trem arm is missing. The only other alteration is a Gibson-correct strap button added to the heel. Overall a very nice player, a fine example of a Casino from the best period. Overall Excellent - Condition.
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The 1960's Epiphone Casino and its Gibson twin the ES-330TD are great-sounding, highly versatile guitars -- one of Kalamazoo's most original and adaptable designs. Both versions of this model were featured in countless 60's British invasion bands, including the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks, Manfred Mann, and many more, as well as many blues, jazz, and pop situations since their introduction.
This particular guitar has the typical features for 1962-4; the serial number is one of a series used mostly in 1962 but with occasional stragglers in 1963-4, hence the inexact dating. It sports a bound, pearloid-trapezoid inlaid rosewood fingerboard, all nickel-plated hardware including the pickup covers, Trem-O-Tone vibrato tailpiece, and Tune-o-matic bridge with metal saddles. The thin, double-cutaway single-bound body is fully hollow and the neck joins at the 16th fret.
The finish is a very nice light "teaburst" sunburst on the top with shaded back and sides. The neck is the full 1 11/16" width with a medium flat profile typical of the 1962 period, before Gibson transitioned from the very flat 1960 style neck to the chunkier 1964 style. The headstock is the older "short" style replaced in 1964 with a longer, slimmer variant. It also has clear gold back-painted plastic "bonnet" metal-capped tone and volume knobs, the Epiphone-specific Trem-O-Tone vibrato unit, and the white plastic pickguard with a silver "E" epsilon logo.
This guitar is from the period many were exported to England, where the Epiphone distributor Rosetti was much more aggressive marketing them than CMI's own sales efforts in the US. Many UK users took to the Casino in particular and it is often seen in period photos and heard on the recordings of the era. This Casino matches the one often seen with Dave Davies of the Kinks in 1964 and is very similar to one used by Keith Richards, which differed only in having the earlier black plastic pickup covers.
It also has the correct "Beatle" look; in features a match for Paul's personal instrument, which was identical except for fitting a British-pattern Bigsby tremolo in place of the Epiphone Trem-O-Tone. The Casino represents one of the few Epiphone guitars that is considered more collectible and desired than its Gibson equivalent. A perfect "British Invasion" period guitar and an exceptionally fine-playing and sounding instrument for any era or style!
Overall length is 41 1/16 in. (104.3 cm.), 16 in. (40.6 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.).
Overall this guitar shows signs of moderate use but remains a well-kept instrument with some average light wear and very fine finish checking. The finish has both faded and darkened a bit over time and has a lovely patina that no amount of ersatz "relic'ing" could ever match. There are a few dings into the wood; the most notable wear is around the edges of the headstock. The back of the headstock has an unusual but original feature -- a thin mahogany veneer over the entire surface. This is entirely Gibson factory work with the original serial number stamped over it, as confirmed by black light examination. The instrument remains all original and complete, except as is so often the case the Trem arm is missing. The only other alteration is a Gibson-correct strap button added to the heel. Overall a very nice player, a fine example of a Casino from the best period. Overall Excellent - Condition.
