Epiphone USA Collection John Lennon Signature "1965" Casino 1998-2000 Sunburst

Description: Epiphone Casino John Lennon USA Edition "1965" Sunburst. This is number 1,556 of the limited combined production of 1,965 Lennon style replicas made between 1998 and 2001. I purchased this rare beauty brand new from Musician's Friend in early 2001. It has spent most of its life in its custom case with the Lennon stencil which came with the guitar. The guitar was made to the original specifications of John's 1965 Casino. Weighs in at a super light 6 pounds, 0.7 ounces. Case candy includes the Certificate of Authenticity in its original envelope, the custom Lennon pick, and the Epiphone Imagine marketing pamphlet. The guitar for sale is in excellent condition except for two very tiny finish chips on the headstock; please see last two photos with red circles. Other than that everything else is in great shape with respect to aesthetics, function, and playability. I used the guitar sparingly in my home studio; it has never been gigged out. Tons of fret life remaining. A little historical background. In 1966 during the recording of the Revolver album, John and George each acquired sunburst Casinos. From that point on, John chose the Casino as his main electric guitar for recordings, live performances, TV appearances, and films. In 1997, a team from Epiphone visited The Dakota apartment building in New York City to closely examine, measure, and document John's personal Casino with the cooperation of Yoko Ono. The result was the issuance of two Limited Edition John Lennon Casinos: The "natural" Revolution Casino and the "1965" original spec sunburst model. The"1965" model--the one for sale here--is a reproduction of the guitar as John originally purchased it, with the sunburst finish and stock hardware, including the famed P-90 "dog-eared" pickups (which, while they are about the same size as standard humbuckers, are actually single coil designs). The guitar is even stamped with Lennon's original serial number 328393. This instrument is in the exact body shape of the original using mid-1960s Kalamazoo tooling specs. The body is five alternating layers of maple and birch, while the one piece mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard includes the classic pearloid, parallelogram fret markers. Here's your chance to own a little piece of Lennon, Beatles, and Rock 'n' Roll history. Lennon "1965" Casino Specs: Original Body shape - Mid '60s Kalamazoo, MI tooling specsBody material - 5-layer (Maple/Birch/Maple/Birch/Maple)Vintage Sunburst (Nitro Cellulose finish over white body binding - hand-buffedTop contour bracing - Spruce with original relief-cut spacingOne-piece Mahogany neck with 14 degree grain orientation for max strength and toneRosewood fingerboard with .062" thick pearloid, parallelogram fret markersOriginal fingerboard support spacer height, .071"Neck shape (elliptical) - Neck joint at 16th fretNeck binding covers fret endsScale - 24.750"Original nut material "Corian" 1.687" widthHeadstock logo, mother of pearl - inlay thickness, .062"Larger original style headstock - 17 degree pitch"Gibson-factory" electronicsNickel plated, "dog-eared" P-90 Pickup covers with original pole spacingSwitchcraft, 3-way toggle with old style black washerNickel ABR Bridge with nylon saddles3-ply (W/B/W) pickguard with original shape and aluminum foil "E" logoNickle "Gibson-factory" hardware with Nickel Gotoh "Kluson style" machine headsVintage style case with shroud and Lennon face stencil Item is sold as described, so no returns accepted. Domestic buyer pays actual shipping cost plus insurance through UPS or FedEx. For international shipping rates, please inquire for a quote before purchasing. I will only ship to the United States, Canada, and select international destinations. As the guitar is listed for sale on additional websites, I reserve the right to remove the listing at any time. Any questions, please ask.

Price: 4499 USD

Location: Santa Clarita, California

End Time: 2024-08-10T17:09:34.000Z

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