Epiphone Casino

Brand new 2001 made in Korea,22 medium jumbo frets. Total hollow body
just like a Gibson ES330. 2 volume and 2 tone controls and a 3 way
switch. 2 P-90 pickups. The body is laminated maple and the top is
also laminated maple (even though the Epi. website says spruce, Gibson
USA confirms that is indeed laminated maple). The neck is mahogany.
The finish is a semi-transperant Cherry with some type of laquer. The
body style is, of course, a 335 style, 2 f-holes. Tune-o-matic bridge
with a trapeze tail piece. Non locking Grover-style tuners. The neck
has been re-worked (thank goodness) to more of an ES335 style neck.
And, they FINALLY changed that riduculous 1.62 nut to a normal 1.68,
which makes it much easier to play down on the neck. A rosewood finger
board. Pretty basic deal here, not many features, but you don't need
them on this style guitar. Case was extra.

I play alot of The Beatles,Eagles,blues and of course a bunch of
Skynyrd. I'm playing through a Yamaha DG60 with 1-12" speaker and I
use the normal 2 channels, one clean, one dirty with an occasional
stereo chorus. It really isn't that noisy, the middle position has
been wired for hum cancelling. Hey, they are P-90s! The sound is very
rich and 'chimmey' in the treble and full and warm in the middle and
rythum positions. Likes and dislikes? well, as we have seen in many
other reviews, the switch is a little suspect, but for the time being
it works. I think the weakest spot on this fine instrument is the nut.
CHEAP,CHEAP,CHEAP!! It's just a little piece of cheap,weak plastic.
I'v seen better nuts on guitars from Sears for Christs sake! Other
than that, the machine heads seem to work fine, it does'nt go out of
tune, even after bang'in on some Skynyrd. The pickups sound VERY good,
there is no reason to change them out(wheew!).

It was set up decently right out of the box. Crappy strings, but the
action wasn't bad at all. But it was professionally set up by Danny
Hoefer at the American Music store in the Freemont area of Seattle.
Everything looks great. A beautiful semi-transparent Cherry. I took
off the pick guard and had Danny put a black switch washer on it
with Treble and Rythum in gold, looks incredibly great!! This is an
excellent instrument, even "for the money", so to speak. Great
comfortable neck and incedible action, plays very smooth. Excellent
accousticly too.

I've been playing for 25 years and on all kinds of guitars(I currently
own a Les Paul Classic, a Fender strat. and a Fender tele.).And I
think that this is a VERY well made instument (save for the nut) and
will stand up easily to just about any style of playing you want, un
less of course, you are Pete Townsend. Don't be fooled by the light
weight, this is a solid, dependable guitar. I don't think you should
gig live with out a back up of some type, but I wouldn't be too worried.
Not a good Heavy Meatl axe. Hollow body = SQUEALING FEEDBACK
with alot of drive (distortion) at high volumes.

Never had to deal with them. Epiphone has a limited life-time warranty.

Been playing for 25 years. If it were stolen (heaven forbid), I would
buy another one (and couldn't wait to get it). A great instrument with
great sound for a great price, tough to beat that with a stick! At one
point, years ago, I had a Gibson ES225, this is very similar. Although
this is a quality built guitar, Epiphone could spend probably just a
few more pennies on better electronics (save for the pickups) and nut.
If your local store does not have an Epiphone Casino, and you want one,
Good luck!! Because they are extremely slow in producing and shipping
this model. The one I ordered I had to wait 3 months to get.
But it certainly was worth the wait!! I played a John Lennon 65 model
and in reality, there is not that much of a difference. Except for the
fact that you can buy 5 of these for the same money as 1 John Lennon model.

My guitar is laminated top, natural finish~and couldn't be a more beautiful finish. Pickups are P-90s, with a tuno-matic-bridge and trapeze tailpiece. I just ordered a bigsby vibrato to replace my trapeze, because I like the look, and the light tremolo effect! The only trouble I have had is the three way selector switch. In the middle of practices, I'll change the selection to "treble" and it won't sound. I have had all the volumes right and everything, but sometimes the "treble" won't pick up, and then it will kick back in after about 5 or 10 min. Also, the screws that fasten the pickups sometimes buzz, but a little tightening makes it sound like a beauty. My Casino also sounds great unplugged! Sometimes I favor it over my Epiphone acoustic.

The Casino is best for rock/country of the 60s and 70s. I can get some gutsy blues effects out of it too, and I use it every week in my school Jazz band. The rhythm selector sounds great when you turn the tone to 4-5, almost like an acoustic. The treble selector can ring in a perfect "Johnny B. Goode" or early Beatles riffs. Changing up the tone gets good late Beatle tones as well. My only dislike is a lack of solid sustain on some "would be lead solo" that I try and play sometimes. I don't complain though, because otherwise, I wouldn't trade this guitar for any other electric.

When I received my guitar from Musician's Friend, it was perfect. They had set everything up superbly. I have made personal adjustments for my own tastes, but the action: you couldn't ask for better. The selector sometimes seems a little loose, but good manipulation make isn't hard to do. Like I mentioned earlier, I had to tighten the pickups so they wouldn't buzz, and they did buzz! But it was only a few turns with a screwdriver! Action, Finish, and fit are wonderful.

This thing will last me forever. The only adjustment I would make is my selector switch, because of the two occasions it faded out unsuspectedly when I selected the "treble" I wouldn't want that to happen in a concert. As of right now, I don't have a back-up electric, and I don't intend to get one for a while...The Casino is my top choice. (Though I have played some casino's in shops that weren't as great as mine...needed big time check ups.)

One year warranty, but the guitar is great, and epiphone is reliable.

I have played guitar for 3 and a half years. I have an Epiphone acoustic that I bought cheaply, but I wouldn't trade that one either. It sounds incredible. I love my Casino, I play a lot of oldies, more new stuff recently. Brings in perfect Beatles (clear tones) good Oasis (with distortion) and good jazz and blues. It covers a great variety of styles...what else can I say? I've played other guitars, Strats, Teles, Les Pauls, Rickenbacker <--nice! but they don't compare to the acoustic yet so electric tones.
any questions, feel free to email me! peterburd@cs.com

Probably made in year 2000 and supposedly from Korea but had a sticker saying "100% Inspected and Setup in USA by Epiphone". Cherry body with white pick guard. They've discontinued the Vintage Sunburst color..too bad that was my first choice but the cherry turned out beautiful. 3-way selector for 2 P90s (single coils), 2 volume and 2 tone controls. Tune-o-matic bridge, silver hardware. Epiphone hardcase was $69 extra. Light weight axe. Comfortable. Reasonable fair price for the given features, quality, and hardware.

I wanted the Beatles sound...clean tones and the blues tone. Sounds nice even without an amp since it's hollow. I use a practice amp, the Vox Pathfinder, which is highly rated by Harmony Central Reviewers. This guitar also was highly rated here and in Musicians Review website. Get the new Hal Leonard Beatles Songbook transcriptions, this guitar, a Vox amp and you get close to those Beatle sounds without being in a studio. Sounds good in overdrive too.

Compared to some other axes I examined at the local stores, this one was perfect..no flaws, nice finish, no messy glue or paint blemishes..smooth surface..this one must've been built by the best Korean guitar maker for Epiphone or maybe it was made in the USA, I couldn't tell from this one. Maybe Epiphone quality control is really tight like it should be with all makers? Action fine, strings felt like 9s. I did, however, had a noisy (static) pickup switch that caused the neck pickup to go out after a few hours play but I easily took care of it by cleaning the switch contacts...maybe it wasn't noticed during inspection? Do they ever hook these up to an amp or do they use a chromatic tuner to test?

If you go to the Stewart McDonald Guitar Shop Supply site (www.stewmac.com), you'll see how cheap guitar components are. As with everything, the price of things are controlled by labor costs, normally 2 -3 times the cost of materials. When you consider, I could never build a guitar like the Casino for $ 600 myself even if I had the skills and tools, this purchase was a value. Reasonably priced for what I got..fully satisfied. Like anything else, things last longer if taken care of. I could depend on it.

Epiphone warranties must be submitted within 15 days of purchase by website or mail-in card registration. Limited lifetime on body and neck, one-year on electronics, warranty good only to original owner. When I had the pickup switch problem, Musician Friend said take it to the nearest Guitar Center store for a technician to check it out. They have a 45 day trial period. Musicians Friend would reimburse me for the swtch repair or replacement and send out a new P90 if it was a pickup problem. My local Guitar Center had no technicians but had the $10 switch. They recommended a local luthier but he had a 30 day backlog. I called Epiphone/Gibson, they said take it to their authorized repair stations (this in not necessarily the same as a Gibson/Epiphone dealer!!). Unfortunately, the closest one was a hundred miles away. You might want to consider this in your purchase of any guitar by any maker...They should require a guitar technician at all guitar stores. Anyway, I fixed the switch problem by cleaning the electrical contacts by rubbing a piece of paper across them. The Stewart McDonald web site provided tech tips and diagrams of the pickup selector switch and harnessing otherwise I would've hesitated this task as I had never disassembled a guitar. I would have given a higher score it there was a Gibson or Guitar Center repair shop closer by.

Just resumed playing after a 22 year absence. Still have a beautiful sounding 1967 Gibson 12 string acoustic (B25-12N). Plan to add to the collection maybe a Rickenbacher 650D Dakota and a Fender amp for another type of sound. Check out the reviews in www.harmony-central.com..really helpful in narrowing my selection for a ES335 type axe. I also looked at a Hamer Echotone ($519 @ Guitar Center) but saw cosmetic flaws. Mainly liked the reviews and the Beatles sound I wanted. If it got lost or stolen, I'd get another because I'm the type of guy that usually replaces a lost or stolen item with something new and better...not knocking the Casino, it's a good axe.

This review is a of a newer Korean made Casino made I think around '94 based on the serial number. 22 medium-jumbo frets. Laminated spruce top. 2 volume and 2 tone controls with three way swicth, 2 chrome covered Epiphone P-90 high output single coil pickups. Spruce top, laminated maple body, mahogany neck (appears to be 2 piece with the only joint between the neck and headstock). Beautiful cherry red poly finish (sadly not lacquer). Totally hollow body like a Gibson ES-330 with f-holes, body and neck binding. Chrome ABR-1 tune-o-matic style bridge screwed stright into the wood. Cheap chrome plated Kluson style tuning machines. 24.75" scale rosewood fingerboard with pseudo-pearloid trapezoid inlays. Optional accessories are a hardshell case and Vibrotone tailpiece. I got mine used with a real Bigsby already installed. I've since changed the bridge and tuning machines with higher quality nickel plated Gotoh parts. The Gotoh tuning machines are much better quality and "stiffer" than the originals. I don't go out of tune as quickly now. The electronics seem kinda cheap and I will be replacing them in the future.

The Casino sounds like no other guitar I've ever played (apart from an ES-330 of course). The P-90's sound bright and crisp but with good strong midrange and bass. Actually, the Epi P-90's sound a little muddy and I plan on replacing them eventually with some Fralins or Antiquities. The P-90's are fairly noisy ike any single coils. I've been told though that the metal covered P-90's are actually a little noisier than plastic covered ones, so I may try out a set of white plastic covers. The neck pickup is reverse wound so the pups are humbucking in the middle switch position. Playing through just a POD and monitors right now (hopefully a Vox in the not too distant future) I think this is the best guitar I've ever played for clean to slightly overdriven sounds. I also use a Teleaster with 52 reissue pups which sounds really weak in comparison. I may have to get some hotter pickups for the Tele now. Overdriven the Casino sounds really midrangey and unique, lots of resonance, but realtively low on sustain due to the hollow body and short scale. I also really like that it has a good amount of volume when played unplugged. that's nice when I'm playing at night and can't plug in and even the acoustic is too loud.

The action is great, you can get it pretty low without much ill effect. The pickups aren't height adjustable, but do have adjustable pole pieces. The finish looks really great for the most part. Around there f-holes the masking job was a bit less than perfect, but that's not very noticable. The finish it typical modern thick catalyzed polyester/polyuretane finish. I'd much prefer nitrocellulose lacquer, but that would've increased the price by a few hundred dollars I'm sure since its application is more labor intensive. I got the guitar used, so I don't know if it's a new problem, but a few of the upper frets have come unseated just a little. It doesn't look bad, but it does cause a little buzzing. I will be getting that fixed, and that's something that can happen to any guitar so I don't really hold it against the manufacturer. Otherwise, everything seems to be very well made. I've really fallen in love with the feel of the guitar, the 12" readius fingerboard is very comfortable, and the body style is really comfortable. I finally have a guitar that I can hold a little higher that doesn't make me look kinda geeky.

I've only had it for about a month, so I can't comment on reliability that much. It's held up for several years so far, but that deosn't mean much. The only things I worry about are the neck joint and the finish being easily chipped (I hate that about poly finish, nirto doesn't really chip like poly). I replaced the strap buttons with Dunlop locking buttons. My strap came off the buttons fairly easily without them. The chrome plating on the hardware seemd kinda cheap looking. I've reaplaced most of it with better qualty parts with nickel plating which I prefer the look of to chrome anyway. Another thing that kinda puzzles me is why they didn't use real pearloid fingerboard inlays. The logo on the headstock is pearloid, but the fingerboard inlays are just kinda silvery, no pearlescence at all. I mean how much would it have cost to use real pearloi inlay, $25? I'd have payed the extra amount for the improved appearance. One other thing, the tickness of the headstock seems a little too thick to me. Compared to my '65 Gibson J-50 it muct be about 3/16" thicker, which means the tuning machine posts are pretty short making it difficult to get more than two wraps of the larger strings around them. I don't get it.

I've never dealt with Epiphone so I don't really have any comment here.

The $520 I paid included the guitar that came with the Bigsby and case, plus the amount I spent on the new bridge and tuners, a very good deal imo. I think this is the coolest guitar I've ever owned. It looks and sounds so good, and it's not one that you see everyone playing, like a Strat or Les Paul. I pay 60's and 70's inspired pop like the Elliott Smith, Jon Brion, Beatles, Big Star, Aimee Mann, Jellyfish, Beach Boys, Matthew Sweet, etc, and the Casino fits the style very well. As much as I like this guitar I obviously have some complaints, and I'm hoping I'll be able to afford a 60's ES-330 eventally to replace the Casino. Replacing the hardware made a big improvement and after putting in new pickups and electronics I think it will make a really good guitar close to great.

Epiphone Casino (purchased new) - Korean - Natural WC - Made in 2000?
22 fret rosewood fretboard, laminated maple hollowbody with spruce top and f-holes.
2 P-90 pickps.
2 volume and 2 tone controls with one selector switch.
I read that someone's neck was pieced together mahogany. Not sure what he meant by that, but the neck seems to be one piece on mine.
Same specs as the others - Included hex wrench.

I play alot of different stuff - some of my influences include: Them, Animals, Velvet Underground, Flamin Groovies, Chocolate Watch Band, Rolling Stones, Joy Division, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, X, the Pretty Things, the Mummies, and many more. So, I can't really describe a style - figure it out for yourself. As far as the sound of this guitar for all of the above - yes, its all there. I play my Casino on a small 5 watter 6V6'er I made, and on an old Stromberg & Carlson P.A. from the 40's with a 4x10" Argos Thunder Column (with those old, lovely 10" Jensens.) No tone controls... just volume! Needless to say, this guitar &^#$@#%* rocks on them!
%^$#^%$ rocks like you'd never believe! Bright twangs and low bumps. Push the volume on an old tube amp and this guitar has no equal as far as distortion pedals or fuzz boxes go.
Feedback is excesive at superhigh volumes, but very controlable and harmonic. If you can control feedback, you'll love it!
*Note to others: If you don't like feedback, don't stand so close to your amp! ...Yes, I realize that always can't be helped.
I have noticed a little bit of hum on the upper toggle selector position, but hey - back in the day when only tube amps existed, hum was a good thing because it meant it worked! - It doesn't bother me one bit.
Acoustically, this guitar is great for late-night tunes that pop in your head. Not too loud, not too quiet, and the quality is definately there.
In other words, I love the way this guitar sounds.

Set-up from the factory was perfect! I'll admit, since I purchased this guitar on-line from Musician's Friend and never had a chance to play it, I was a bit scared as to exactly what I would get (this goes for all other catagories too.) But I was not let down! As my father put it: I... "bowed to the east, stared at it, and polished it for hours." Truely a beautiful guitar. No flaws* in the wood or inlay. *The dark stain around the inside of the f-holes did, however, bleed a little into the finish... but wait! It's not as bad as it sounds! It is not noticable unless I really nit-pick and examine it.
Action and playability is perfect.
I noticed other people commented that their's wouldn't stay in tune.
I have had no problem with this, but for the guitar's sake, I may replace the tuners with higher quality ones just to be safe.
I may also muster-up the funds for a Bigsby for it, and, if I can get one, a tortoise-shell pickguard.
Near-perfect score, due to the stain around the inside of the f-holes.

I haven't played a live show for a few years but I think this guitar will handle anything as long as you take care of it. No Tommys or Kurt Cobains here, OK? Just watch out for extreme temperature variations! Being all-wood and hollowbody, extreme hot or cold or both could seriously damage this guitar, as it would with any hollowbody, semi, or any really expensive guitar. I baby my guitar, so I expect it to last. If it doesn't then I'll come back and change this rating and give Epiphone hell!
I never played with a back-up and I used cruddy guitars back then... I believe I could depend on my Casino.
The finish seems durable enough, but just encase, I leave my pickguard on.
The selector switch is less-than-perfect. I am going to replace it and check out the wiring.
Near-perfect rating because it's not "rock solid" and because of the selector switch.

I haven't had any problems with this guitar as of yet - God, I hope not! It comes with a limited lifetime warranty though. I did, however, write Epiphone a letter before I bought mine, inquiring as to why they discontinued the Natural Sunburst Epiphone Casino, how I could obtain one, and I made it known that I very much wanted one in that color. The response they sent me was brief - They said yes, Natural Sunburst is discontinued but available on one of the John Lennon issue Casinos for... oh, how ever many thousands of dollars. That kind of ticked me off. But I won't let this spoil the over-all rating of this guitar - I just wanted to get my frustration out because I was not happy at all with their response. Lets hope other areas of their customer service are more... how should I say? ...more personable and less interested in making a buck?

I've been playing guitar for almost 10 years now. I've owned low-end Fenders which fell apart on me, and up until now, I've been playing a Univox Mosrite which was given to me in 2 pieces (Body w/ the neck and part of the body detached.) I fixed it and believe it or not, it has been my favorite and best guitar so far... until I got the Casino. I've had it for a couple of weeks and I love it! I really wish the Korean Casino was available in Natural Sunburst, but I don't regret getting the Natural finish.
I was considering a Gretsch, but chose the Casino for the f-holes.
Also, I was checking out some sales on a couple of Rickenbackers but that was still a little bit too much bread for me.
This is the only expensive guitar I've ever owned. I've played on real Gibsons, and some USA Fenders and was impressed, just as I am impressed with my Casino - But what makes the Casino rise above them all, however, is the fact that you don't have to go broke to own a QUALITY guitar. If this guitar ended up lost, stolen, or damaged beyond repair, I would buy another one. No questions asked. I would recommend this guitar to anyone who was thinking of buying it.

Just picked up this used Epiphone/Gibson Casino. I paid $1000 for it, dealer said it was a "transition" model built in '69. I removed one pickup and it had a "79" on the end of the neck. He said this was built during the Japan period but I think it's more Korean. This guitar has features of a Gibson 330 and an Epihone Casino. The pickguard is single-ply blk and shaped like 330. The headstk is narrow type Epi and the fret inlays are Epi slanted blk. The frets are low and wide and plays smooth. It has a bound fingerbrd. and short neck which meets the body at the 16th fret. The body is finished in this beautiful oldtime sunburst which does not have any red or yellows in it. This is a feature that makes me beleave that it is not an american model. It is very dark, nearly black, and is very attractive looking. The body is single bound and is the usual hollow with no center block like 335. Electronically, it has 2 P90 dog-eared in very tarnished nickel. It has a trapeze tailpc with a diamond and a tuneamatic bridge which doesn't look like Gibson. It has more curve to it that matches the fingerbrd better. It came in this real beatup hardshell case. It has the usual 2 tone & volume setup.The tuners are Kluson nickel. Regardless of what it really is, it plays and sounds good.

With the P90's you'd get some buzz but I just shift my body to eliminate it. The sound is very acoustic and mellow jazz like. You can play mellow or open the tone up and get more treble and definition. The bridge pickup sounds good alone or with a little treble on setting 4. It does not sound like a 335 but more alive and airy. It has an older sound like the Beatles in a way and maybe some early jazz recordings. The frets are low and you have to get accustomed to it. It was fashionable during this period, 1979. It's so cool looking and if I forget...it is very light. I weighted it and it only weighs 6 lbs. It makes a very good rhythm guitar. The new Epiphone Casinos cannot sound as good as this guitar. I mainly use it through Polytone amps to get a mellow tone that I like.

Plays like butter and it sounds so good. The tarnished nickels only adds to the vibe. I hate looking at shiny chrome and gold on guitars. This has a relic look but without the dings and gouges. The case is so beat up though. This guitar is built real good like the very early Ibanez models when all the Asian companys were trying to build good guitars. I remember seeing mid-70's Ibanez that were better than the American models.

This guitar is already 30 yrs. old, it will last longer than I will live. No backup is needed, it can do the job very easily. The strap buttons are OK cause I don't do much jumping around.

I have no warranty, i bought this used and it is 30 yrs old.

I've been playing for 40 yrs..play professional on stage 2tice a week. This is a very nice sounding guitar and has the right look. Tarnished nickel. It sounds better than the custom Gibsons that I've wasted my money on. It only has 1 nick in the face so I'd say it's in excellent shape. I compared it to old Gibson 330's and the new Epiphone Casinos. I even tried the John Lennon models and this sound so much better. The blk pickguard cannot be seen from a distance so it looks like it is not there. I like the way this guitar is..whether it is a Epiphone or Gibson doesn't matter much to me. It does say Epiphone in pearl on the headstock but the sound is all that matters in this universe. May the force be with you.

Natural finish, 2 P-90's. 2 tone, 2 volumne controls,...etc.

I picked this guitar up on a whim, but I can't believe how beautiful it sounds! When played with the selector switch in the middle position, it has a nice, jangly sound reminicent of a Rickenbacker, but distinctive in it's own way. It sounds wonderful through my Vox Pathfinder when played with high volumn, low gain. It sounds a little muddy with the gain boost swittched in, but since I almost never use that feature, It makes no difference to me. This baby has exactly the sound that I've been looking for.

The finish on this one is perfect. I've seen quite a few natural finish Casinos before and since, and this one that I happened to get has the most beautiful one I've seen. The action was well set up at the time of purchase. but there does seem to be a minor problem with the selector switch. I doesn't seem very well made (the switch, I mean), and if you accidentally jiggle it while playing, it distorts the sound breifly. However, I've found that if I jiggle it intentionally while notes are ringing, it makes a neat phasey/tremoloey effect.

The body itself seems sturdy enough. I'm a little suspicious of the tuners and of the tunomatic bridge. They seem a little cheap and I may replace them. The strap buttons seem solid. I don't like to gig without a back-up generally, but if I HAD to, I would choose this guitar to do it with.

Haven't had to deal with them yet, but it has a lifetime warantee, which is reasuring.

I've been playing for 12 years, and I currently own a Rick 325, an Epi Les Paul Standard, and an ES-335 copy. If this guitar were lost or stolen, I would be deeply depressed, and would replace it as soon as humanly possible (although, I don't know if I could find one this beautiful). Other than some minoe hardware issues (Cheap tuners, questionable bridge, questionable switch) it is almost perfect. It very quickly became my main axe, and I drag it with me just about everywhere I go (much to the chagrin of my boss, teachers, etc.)

This one's mad in Korea, cool tailpiece, you'd think the sound will be old and harmonic no, it actually plays rock! It's very verstaile, you can work with it plugged or unplugged.

It sounded better than expected, this is the ultimate!

It was hand-made and the originals since the 60's mine's a nice lacquer natural finish, great.

Hasn't broken down or anything yet

Hey, it has a lifetime warranty doesn't it?

No better guitar out there

This is a Korean made 1999 Epiphone casino. Natural finish. 22 frets. Laminated maple body. 2 P-90 pickups. @ volume and 2 tone controls with one switch. The pickups are marked Epiphone. The neck is multi-piece mahoghany and obviously pieced together. The finish is a clear gloss, but I can't tell if it is nitro or ployurethane. It smells like nitro and is hard, not soft like poly. This is the Es-330 shape without a solid center block. There is a little 1"x1" block in the middle of the guitar between the top and back, but surprisingly the bridge does not connect to it. It has a tuneomatic bridge with a trapeze tailpiece. Tuners are enclosed and look like imitation Klusons. Fretboard is rosewood. The frets are jumbo but low. Neck came in typical Gibson dimensions. No accessories.

I haven't plugged it in. It came with a loose rear pickup. Playing without the amp, it does have a good acoustic sound, which is loud enough to practise without an amp.

Actually I was pleased with the action, fit and finish. This was a guitar sold by one of those places who advertise on online auctions like Yahoo and Ebay for slightly damaged guitars. It was misrepresented, since the fellow said it was "new". There was no mention of any defects in the auction. I was the only bidder. When I got it the rear pickup was loose and rattled. It needs to be resoldered to the chrome cover. It was stamped "used" so i guess I can't take it to Epiphone for warranty fixes. But no problems with the action or the finish as delivered.

Proably the guitar got a bump during shipping from Korea to the US The bump was hard enough to knock the solder off the chrome cover of the rear pickup on both sides. there is a slight indentation in the finsih where the chrome cover apparently made a dent when hit. The solder on the cover didn't look too good, sort of messy and was probably a cold joint. Otherwise it looks ok. This is probably a minor repair but irritating.

It was sold by an online company that sells damaged goods and stamped "used" so there is no warranty. I took a chance since it was $200 less than the mail order catalogs

I have been playing for mucho years and while in high school actually played a friend's original Epiphone Casino, around 1970. The friend then sold it without telling me. I wanted to get into the John Lennon groove. When I get it fixed I should be able to get a Beatles-60's groove out of it.

made in Korea. this casino have great features.
This is 22 fret, and like ES335 hollow body shape.
But it has special bridge like ES195.
4 knob (2tones, 2volumes).
and 3 way picup selecter.
Fret boead is consist rosewood. neck is mahogany. and body is maple.
My casino has cherry color.
all hardware is consist chrome.
I'm korean.. so I could buying cheep price than other people who bought casino.
Guitar : US $350 Hardshell case : US 50$

It is perfect sound what playing blues.
but casino can playing well other music style.
Rock, Metal, rock & roll, etc..