Epiphone Casino Coupe (Ebony) Overview
The Casino Coupe is the legendary Casino reborn in an ES-339 body size. ItÆs a racecar-sized, super slick coupe version of the legendary hollowbody that since its release in 1961, has been a favorite of tone connoisseurs from Keith Richards to The Beatles, to GRAMMY winner Gary Clark Jr. The new Epiphone Casino Coupe has all of the CasinoÆs trademark tone features--from neck size to tone woods to pickups--but in a ôCoupeö size for easy travel. Now you can play the legendary archtop in a smaller size without a smaller sound. The Casino Coupe features the familiar Casino styling and shape- only proportioned smaller. The body and top are made from 5-layer laminated Maple with single layer ivory binding on the top and back. The orange soundhole label has the same typeface and style as 60s era vintage models and the white/black 3-layer pickguard gives the Casino Coupe a classic look.\n\nThe Mahogany hand-set neck has the classic 24.75ö scale with a 1960s SlimTaperTM shape. The SlimTaperTM is patterned after prime vintage models. Its comfortable for hours of play and for smooth transitions between rhythm and lead. At the top of the neck is the 60s style Sloped Dovewing headstock with a 14 degree angle for great intonation. The vintage ôEpiphoneö logo is in pearloid and the Kalamazoo-era ôbulletö truss rod coverùalso a feature of 60s Casinos--has the Epi ôEö logo in white silkprint. The Rosewood fingerboard has Parallelogram Pearloid inlays with a 12ö radius and 22 easy-to-play medium jumbo frets.\n\nThe Heart of the Casino, ôdogearö P-90s: Like the original Casino, the Casino Coupe has full-size, full power ôdogearö P-90s. The P-90, which was first introduced by Gibson Brands in 1948, is simply the best sounding single coil pickup to be found. With a full rounded tone, the P-90 is the ôall purposeö pickup, capable of sharp lead tones, clean rhythm punch, and gritty, easily controllable feedback. And combined with the pure hollowbody of the Coupe, a guitarist can achieve almost acoustic tones at low volume. The Coupe has Epiphone-designed and made P-90 pickups in the lead and rhythm position with standard Top Hat volume and tone controls along with EpiphoneÆs heavy duty +ö non-rotating nickel input jack. The archtopÆs all Nickel hardware includes the LockToneTM Tune-o-matic bridge and a Coupe-sized Trapeze tailpiece.Call GAK now for product info, advice and the Best Prices - 01273 665400