Epiphone Casino Natural
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 Degear PRO P-90 pickups and a 5-ply maple body.
Body:
- Shape: Casino
- Material: Layered Maple
- Binding: Single-ply Top, Back, and Neck
Neck:
- Neck: Mahogany
- Profile: SlimTaper ™ 60s C
- Nut width: 1.69" 143mm
- Fingerboard: Indian Laurel
- Scale length: 24.75"/628.65mm
- Number of frets: 22
- Nut: Graph Tech
Hardware:
- Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Diamond Trapeze
- Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Silver Inserts
- Tuners: Epiphone Vintage Deluxe
- Plating: Nickel
Electronics:
- Neck pickup: Epiphone PRO P-90
- Bridge pickup: Epiphone PRO P-90
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone
This guitar has a diamond trapeze tailpiece.