The band I play in is a little too loud for this, so it is. (4 digit number beginning with '9' used only in 1989) 0 xxxx 1990. The 1st and 2nd indicate the year of manufacture for the 6 digit serial numbers which we've been using since 2000.

Rectified that situation earlier this year with this Coupe: I really like the Cherry, but if they had a gold top, I probably would have gotten that instead. Since 1961, the legendary Casino has been Epiphones best-selling archtop and a rock nroll standard. The 1st digit indicates the year of manufacture for the 4 & 5 digit serial numbers, these were used from 1989-1999. Made with a select maple body and top with f-holes, trapeze tailpiece, mahogany neck (24-3/4' scale), neck and body binding, two volume and two tone controls, and parallelogram inlays. I sold a Chinese Casino a couple years ago and it was honestly the only guitar I have regretted selling.

Equipped with two vintage P-90 single-coil pickups, the Casino still delivers those Beatlesque tones at a price every player can afford. Ever since The Beatles purchased three Casinos back in 1964, this hollow Epi model has taken on a life of its own. The Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar is the guitar that put Epiphone on the map.

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