John Lennon Ltd. Ed. Epiphone 1965 Revolution Casino Natural

Epiphone John Lennon Ltd Ed Revolution USA model #1623/1965 – This is one fantastic Guitar,    This Revolution shows minimal playwear upon very close inspection and nothing of any consequence.   It plays and sounds as thou it was on the rooftop filming Let it Be! The Gibson made USA P-90’s sound strong and the volume and tone pots work as they should.  The Revolution plays and sounds great. This guitar came from Gibson in Nashville and was a loaner for its clients.   It has a Bigsby added and mimics the George Harrison Casino!  The original tailpiece is included should you choose to add it back to this Revolution.    The John Lennon ditty bag is included along with it pickguard and case candy including the John Lennon Ltd Ed. pick..  The COA is not included with this Revolution. The case is also in good condition.  Guitar and Case with accessories are being sold as described.   Ask any and all questions before bidding or buying.  Thanks for looking.  I wish you well.  Peace…….

The Epiphone Casino stands out as one of the most significant electric guitars used by John Lennon and the Beatles. The Casino can be heard on many of the most memorable Beatle recordings. By the mid-point of Lennon's career as a Beatle, when guitar manufacturers of the day would have done anything to get their instruments into his hands, Lennon often chose the Epiphone Casino over all other guitars for recordings, live performances, television appearances and films. This preference for the Casino carried on into his years as a solo artist as well. In the vintage guitar collecting community, an original Epiphone Casino such as the one Lennon used, is considered a prized find. As a result, the Epiphone Casino remains one of the most sought after electric guitars that Epiphone has ever produced.

Paul McCartney was actually the first Beatle to acquire an Epiphone Casino. He purchased one, together with an Epiphone Texan in December 1964. This was Lennon's first brush with the Epiphone guitar. Soon after, on February 15, 1965 at EMI Abbey Road Studio Two London, McCartney used the Epiphone Casino, now strung left-handed, to play the memorable lead on the Beatles classic "Ticket to Ride".

By the end of 1965, during the Beatles recording sessions for the "Rubber Soul" album, John Lennon and George Harrison both started to explore the sounds of various new electric guitars. It was in the spring of 1966 during the recording sessions for "Revolver" that both John Lennon and George Harrison acquired a pair of sunburst Casinos.

The John Lennon "1965" Casino is a faithful reproduction of John's beloved Vintage Sunburst Casino as he purchased it in 1966. In 1968, Lennon decided to "strip" the finish off his Casino. The John Lennon "Revolution" Casino is a faithful reproduction of his Casino with a "stripped" natural finish as it was then and as it remains today.

Features

• Original Body Shape - Mid '60's Kalamazoo, Michigan tooling specs

• Body Materials - 5-layer (Maple/Birch/Maple/Birch/Maple)

• Top Contour Bracing - Spruce with original relief spacing and depth

• One-piece Mahogany neck with 14 degree grain orientation

• Rosewood fingerboard with .062" thick pearloid, parallelogram fret markers

• Original Fingerboard support spacer height, .071"

• Neck shape (elliptical - Neck joint at 16th fret)

• Neck binding covers fret-ends

• Scale - 24.750"

• Original Nut material "Corian" - 1.62" width

• Headstock Logo, mother of pearl - inlay thickness, .062"

• Larger original style headstock - 17 degree pitch

• "Gibson-Factory" electronics

• Nickel-Plated, "dog-earred" P-90 Pickup Covers with original pole spacing

• Switchcraft, 3-way toggle with old style black washer

• Nickel ABR Bridge with nylon saddles

• Nickel "Gibson-Factory Hardware

• Vintage style case with shroud

• Stamped with John's original serial number

• Hand-numbered inside label with "1 of xxx"

Color/Finish

• "Revolution" stripped Natural, Nitro Cellulose sealer finish over white body binding

Machine Heads  "Revolution" Gold Grovers

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