![]() ![]() The neck profile is the wide, flat "1960" style that would be changed back to a chunkier, rounder feel the next year. The single-bound body is fully hollow, unlike the semi-hollow 335-355 series, and the neck joins the body farther in at the 16th fret. Only 153 vibrato-equipped Casinos were shipped out in 1961. In 1962 the model was fitted with pearloid block inlay and nickel-plated metal pickup covers, making this first version a rather rare example. There is dot inlay on the bound rosewood fingerboard, and 1950s-style black plastic covers on the P-90 pickups. The finish is a beautiful subtly blended light sunburst, quite different from the darker Gibson 'bursts of the time. ![]() This guitar remains in very fine condition, showing all the earliest features of the Casino. This is a very nice all-original example of an Epiphone Casino Model ES-230TDV from 1961, the first year of issue for this classic model. ![]() Epiphone Casino Model Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1961), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 35766, sunburst lacquer finish, laminated maple body, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, original tan hard shell case. ![]()
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