In 1964 Paul McCartney went shopping for a new guitar that could give him the overdriven blues sound of artists like Otis Rush, he reached for a Casino. It has the same pick-up configuration and hollow body construction. The main differences being the white pickguard, and headstock design. The Casino E230TD was introduced by Gibson in 1961 and is the equivalent of the ES-330.
It has a big rich tone both plugged in and acoustically. Set up with a low action allowing for very smooth movement around the fretboard. This guitar has been fully checked over & set up in our workshop and is an all-round excellent sounding and playing guitar. The headstock has scuffs and wear around the edges. There is lacquer checking throughout the finish. The frets are in great shape and all hardware & electronics are in excellent working order. The pickguard has warped which is often the case. The finish on the back of the neck has some play wear which has worn the finish but doesn't expose the wood. The finish on the body is in good shape with only a few small scuffs/dings. Depth at 1st fret: 21 mm. Depth at 12th fret: 24.5 mm. Probable re-fret, which has been done well - theres no disturbance to the fretboard and changed pots. It has the wide nut, two P-90 pickups, all nickel hardware, gold knobs and an “E” Vibrola. 1964 Epiphone Casino E230TD, Sunburst finish in good condition with the original case.
