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The original P-90 pickup pair is broad and sparkling, with a glassy and dynamic top end, rich midrange bark, and a full bass register.

The guitar also matches Paul McCartney's Casino to a T, likely the very reason that this particular reissue exists. With its distinctive short headstock, wide 1 11/16' nut, one-piece mahogany neck, nickel hardware, ABR-1 bridge with vintage correct nylon saddles, and a USA-made Bigsby B7 vibrato tailpiece, this isn't just a Casino, it's *the* Casino. If one were to put together a wishlist of every vintage-correct and just plain fun Casino spec, this guitar checks every box.

This reissue was briefly made in Japan prior to the John Lennon Revolution model, identifiable in part by its 16th fret neck joint (other Japanese Casinos meet the body at the 17th fret). As such, there's sparingly little information available on the mere existence of this model, yet it's also the most exacting and faithful early '60s Casino ever offered. Produced at the Terada factory in Japan as part of Gibson's relationship with their Japanese distributor Yamano, this Epi is easily the rarest Japanese Casino iteration ever produced. Up for sale, a 1998 Epiphone Casino '64 vintage reissue model in near mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case.

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