Since 1961, the legendary Casino has been Epiphone's best-selling archtop and a rock 'n' roll standard. First introduced in 1961, the Casino was just one of several new thin line archtops designed and produced at the company's adopted new factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan that it shared with one-time competitor and new partner, Gibson.
The Casino was 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 afterward, John Lennon and George Harrison bought Casinos for the Beatles' 1966 world tour. Featuring Dogear PRO P-90 pickups and a 5-ply maple body.
Specs
Type | Hollow Body; Centre-Block |
Colour | Vintage Sunburst |
Orientation | Left Handed |
Number of Strings | 6 |
Body Shape | Casino (Archtop) |
Body Material | Layered Maple |
Body Finish | Gloss |
Neck Shape | SlimTaper 60s C |
Fretboard Material | Laurel |
Number of Frets | 22 |
Fretboard Inlays | Parallelogram Blocks |
Fret Size | Medium Jumbo |
Fretboard Radius | 12 (304.8mm) |
Nut Material | Graph Tech |
Nut Width | 1.692(43mm) |
Neck Pickups | Epiphone PRO P-90 |
Bridge Pickups | Epiphone PRO P-90 |
Controls | 2 X Volume, 2 X Tone,3-Way Toggle Switch |
Pickguard | 3-Ply Casino with Metal E |
Bridge | LockTone Tune-O-Matic Bridge withDiamond Trapeze Tailpiece |
Tuners | Epiphone Vintage Deluxe |
Strings | .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046 |
