Epiphone Casino Hollow Body Electric Guitar (Vintage Sunburst)

Epiphone has made a name for itself by producing some of the greatest and most innovative musical instruments for over 120 years. While models such as Masterbilts, Broadways, Wilshires, Coronets, Emperors and Texans are some of Epiphone's most memorable models, the Casino is arguably Epiphone's most famous due to its close association with The Beatles. Three of the Beatles (John, Paul and George) had Casinos that they played frequently, most notably in the recordings of "Ticket to Ride" and "Hello Goodbye." The Epiphone Casino still has the same classic look, sound, and features that have made it the go-to guitar for two generations of artists including Paul McCartney, Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Keith Richards and Gary Clark, Jr.

For the Epiphone Company of 1961, the Casino was a small breakthrough. After the merger with Gibson in 1957, Epiphone moved away from making large archtops. A new era of music had arrived. The introduction of the Casino was a modern design that announced that Epiphone’s unique history would continue separate from Gibson’s. Though from a distance the Casino had the look of an ES-335, the Casino was a true hollowbody giving players a clear, ringing tone that could be pushed into overdrive when needed. It was an ideal guitar for stage and studio and can be heard on many landmark recordings including The Beatles’ Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds.

Maybe it’s purely coincidental that at the same time that the Casino was in its planning stages at Epiphone headquarters in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Beatles were starting their historic run at the Hamburg Star Club. By 1964, the Beatles were stars and when Paul McCartney went shopping for a new guitar that could feed back, he reached for a Casino. John Lennon and George Harrison soon bought their own and used their Casinos on stage and at Abbey Road throughout the band’s career. Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys, Paul Weller of the Jam, and Noel Gallagher of Oasis are just a few of the players who have made great records with Casinos.

The Epiphone Casino is a thin-line, hollow-body archtop is constructed with the traditional laminated Maple top, back and sides and a solid Mahogany neck giving it it's classic tone brilliantly amplified by a pair of authentic Epiphone "Dog Ear" P-90 Classic pickups. Together, they combine to create the sparkling tone that became the iconic sound of the Beatles, as it is easily recognized for, but that is also heard in classic hits from the Rolling Stones and the Kinks and in modern performances from bands like U2. Other features include body and fingerboard binding around the Rosewood fretboard and distinctive parallelogram inlays, a white pickguard bearing the iconic Epiphone “E” logo and vintage-style Epiphone tuning machines. Controls include full 1” 500K potentiometers controlling bridge pickup volume and tone and neck pickup volume and tone as well as Epiphone’s quality all-metal toggle switch and a premium output jack. Case not included.

Features:

• Body: 5-ply maple with basswood top bracing
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Joint: 16th fret, Glued-in
• Fingerboard: Rosewood with parallelogram inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets
• Fingerboard Radius: 12”, 24.75” scale
• Nut Width: 1.68"
• Neck Profile: SlimTaper “D”
• Pickups: Epiphone P-90T and P-90R
• Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
• Tailpiece: Trapeze
• Machine Heads: Small button
• Hardware: Nickel
• Toggle: Epiphone
• Case: Not included
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