Description
Epiphone Casino – Vintage Sunburst
Since 1961, the legendary Casino has been Epiphones best-selling archtop and a rock n roll standard. First introduced in 1961, the Casino was just one of several new thinline archtops designed and produced at the companys adopted new factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan that it shared with one-time competitor and new partner, Gibson. The Casino was first adopted by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones who used a Casino to record the demo for Satisfaction at Chess Records in Chicago. Howlin’ Wolf took a Casino on his first tour of the UK, appearing on Thank Your Lucky Stars. Shortly afterwards, John Lennon and George Harrison bought Casinos for the Beatles 1966 world tour. Featuring Dogear P-90T Classic pickups and a 5-ply Maple body with Basswood top bracing. Available in Natural, Vintage Sunburst, and new Turquoise color finishes.
SPECS
- Neck Pickup: Dogear P-90R Classic
- Bridge Pickup: Dogear P-90R Classic
- Controls: 2-Volume, 2-Tone
- Pickup Selector: 3-way Epiphone toggle
- Output Jack: 1/4″ Heavy-Duty Epiphone
- Finish: Nickel
- Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Traditional Trapeze
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-style Epiphone
- Pickguard: 3-ply; White/Black/White with metal “E”
- Control Knobs: Vintage-style Gold with metal inserts, and with pointers
- Pickup Covers: Nickel
ELECTRONICS
HARDWARE
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NECK
- Material: Mahogany
- Profile: SlimTaper D-shape
- Scale Length: 24.75″ / 628.65mm
- Fingerboard Radius: 12″
- Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro with Pearloid Parallelogram inlays
- Nut Width: 1.68″ / 42.6mm
- Joint: 16th Fret neck joint
BODY
- Body Shape: Archtop
- Body Material: Layered Maple
- Top: 5-ply layered Maple with Basswood bracing
- Binding: Headstock: None
MISCELLANEOUS
- Strings: D’Addario® 10, 13, 17, 26, 36, 46
