The current Casinos are good entry-level and intermediate instruments and are still one of Epiphones best-selling guitar models. These guitars, although still adequate instruments, are not to the same standard as the real Casinos produced in the 1960s. Beyond 1969, Casino manufacture was moved to Japan, and later Korea and China. Original Kalamazoo-built Casinos are highly collectable, and much-loved as professional-grade instruments. Vintage Epiphone Casino sale prices can be pretty high. John Lennon, in particular was often pictured with his Casino, most notably in his Apple rooftop performance of 1969. It's legendary status was cemented in the mid-1960s by the patronage of members of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks and many more. The vast majority were dual-pickup instruments, however some early examples were fitted with just one P90 pickup. It was first produced in 1961, at the Gibson Kalamazoo plant it was based on the Gibson ES-330TD, which was also built there. If you’re looking for a guitar to pair with a distortion pedal or a loud amp then look for hollow body electric guitars.The Epiphone Casino is an absolutely iconic model, perhaps the best-known Epiphone model ever shipped. Hollow Body Electric GuitarĪ favourite of jazz musicians around the globe, Epiphone hollow electric guitars are known for producing a full and rich sound.

This results in a distinctive sound that has become the signature of many rock legends such as Dave Grohl, Jack White and John Lennon.

The solid body shape gives this style of electric guitar the distinctive high end bite sound and is the most popular style of electric guitar due to their versatility. Semi-Hollow Body Electric GuitarĮpiphone semi-hollow body electric guitars contain some chambering in the core, but are not completely hollow. Epiphone solid body electric guitars include the classic Les Paul design and were favoured by such legends as Bob Marley, Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin. The solid body shape gives this style of electric guitar the distinctive “high end bite” sound and is the most popular style of electric guitar due to their versatility. Solid Body Electric GuitarĮpiphone solid body electric guitars include the classic “Les Paul” design and were favoured by such legends as Bob Marley, Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin. Today, many people continue to covet the assorted styles of Epiphone electric guitars. They were followed in this preference by My Chemical Romance, The Strokes, Radiohead and Nirvana, with many choosing to use the iconic “Les Paul”, a pioneer model of the electric guitar. When the Beatles decided to buy American guitars, they chose Epiphone. With a 140 year history and a pivotal role in every great music phase of the last century, it’s no wonder that people hear “Epiphone” and they think of them being legendary guitar makers.

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