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 thinline 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 P-90T Classic™ pickups and a 5-ply maple body with basswood top bracing.
SPECIFICATIONS
Body
Body Style - Archtop
Body Shape - Archtop
Body Material - Layered Maple
Top - 5-ply layered Maple with Basswood bracing
Body Finish - Gloss
Neck
Profile - SlimTaper™ D
Scale Length - 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material - Pau Ferro
Fingerboard Radius - 304.8 mm / 12 in
Fret Count - 22
Nut Width - 42.67 mm / 1.679 in
Inlays - Pearloid Parallelogram inlays
Joint - 16th Fret neck joint
Hardware
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
Neck Pickup - Dogear P-90T Classic™
Bridge Pickup - Dogear P-90R Classic™
Controls - 2- Volume, 2- Tone
Pickup Selector - 3-way Epiphone toggle
Output Jack - 1/4” Epiphone Heavy-Duty
*Models Subject To Change Without Notice
