If you like the guitar and want to know though the only way to tell is check the PUs other wise just play and enjoy. To me a significant one as I do not think much of the Alnico Classic Pro. The only way to know is on a string change unscrew and look at the bottom of the PUs. My friend also has an ES339 in Cherry from the first run, seems Cherry was the first color to show up in the states.Įpiphone then changed specs to Alnico Classic Pro PU and dropped the price $100 and renamed the guitar ES339-Pro. I would appreciate any kind of info as to the discrepancy here. Without taking out the pickups I have no idea what kind of pickups are used. The only difference I can see is the ES 339 Pro comes with Grover Tuners mine has Epiphone Deluxe tuners. 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 Serial number sticker inside the guitar says Dot ES 339 CH. The Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar is the guitar that put Epiphone on the map. Had a tough time even finding anywhere any info on the Dot ES 339.

Amazing guitar ! I went on the website to the warranty site and it only shows the ES 339 Pro. I just purchased a Epi Dot ES 339 in Cherry. Highly recommend you look into the 339 if you can do with a semi-hollow.Hello, To any one out there. I just wanted to provide some counterpoint for you, the Casino I had was just generally sloppy and cheap feeling. I would recommend trying the guitars first if that's an option, then you could avoid a stinker for sure. I play it acoustic for practice all the time, and love the sound of the pickups and have no plans to swap them out. My appreciation for the 339 continues to grow, it is such a great player.

But, I would be sour on the brand if I had bought that Coupe.

Even the pickups are great, seriously, it's bone stock and sound/plays like $1000. if you find one like my 339 then you could end up with an amazing guitar. The Coupe had that cheapo-feel that I recall from Epi's past, it didn't hold it's tune, was very rattle-ey, 'E' badge peeling off, rubber-neck, cheap sounding pickups, just generally disappointing. I had it for 2 weeks and while it was adequate for my recording, it was nowhere near the quality of the ES-339. Based on my above experience I walked into the local shop and asked to rent the new Epi Casino Coupe (which I had also been eyeing last October). However, I was recently traveling and needed a guitar for some recording. For a $400 Made in China guitar, it's a fine instrument all around. It's not up to par with the Gibson Es-339 Studio (I have A/B'd them several times and prefer the Gibson by a slim margin), but it is a far better value. This past October I purchased an Epi ES-339 P90 PRO and I have been completely blown away by the cost/quality ratio. Below is part of an old discussion on r/guitar, also relevant here

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