1987 Epiphone Casino Vintage Guitar Violin Sunburst Pre-Elitist, Near-Mint w/ Case, Japan Terada
1987 Epiphone Casino Vintage Guitar Violin Sunburst Pre-Elitist, Near-Mint w/ Case, Japan Terada
With a fully hollow thinline maple body and an exceedingly fast-feeling/slender maple neck, this Casino plays effortlessly with a smooth, bright natural acoustic tone. The pickups are wound to vintage spec with plenty of midrange bark, and a glassy, percussive quality, offering a refinement beyond most modern Casinos. Featherweight at 6lbs 6oz, this Casino has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Very slender C, measuring .720” 1st fret, .780” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, parallelogram inlays
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 9/16”, bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Pickups: P-90 x2
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: ABR-1 bridge, trapeze tailpiece, “dogear” pickup covers
-Plastics: Gold reflector cap knobs, three-ply pickguard with “E” Epsilon logo
-Serialization: Orange oval label dates to ‘87
The gloss Sunburst finish highlights tight birdseye figuring in the maple on the back, with a small area of buckle rash central to the back and some fainter finish scratches on the body as a whole. The smooth gloss on the neck profile is flawless.
A vintage brown Lifton-style hardshell case is included.


















Description
With a fully hollow thinline maple body and an exceedingly fast-feeling/slender maple neck, this Casino plays effortlessly with a smooth, bright natural acoustic tone. The pickups are wound to vintage spec with plenty of midrange bark, and a glassy, percussive quality, offering a refinement beyond most modern Casinos. Featherweight at 6lbs 6oz, this Casino has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Very slender C, measuring .720” 1st fret, .780” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, parallelogram inlays
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 9/16”, bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh
Body Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Pickups: P-90 x2
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: ABR-1 bridge, trapeze tailpiece, “dogear” pickup covers
-Plastics: Gold reflector cap knobs, three-ply pickguard with “E” Epsilon logo
-Serialization: Orange oval label dates to ‘87
The gloss Sunburst finish highlights tight birdseye figuring in the maple on the back, with a small area of buckle rash central to the back and some fainter finish scratches on the body as a whole. The smooth gloss on the neck profile is flawless.
A vintage brown Lifton-style hardshell case is included.
























