Epiphone Casino Vintage Sunburst - ARCHTOP VINTAGE SUNBURST SEMIACUSTIC GUITAR

(This text is machine translated) 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 many new thinline archtops designed and manufactured in the company's newly adopted factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan, which it shared with one-time competitor and new partner Gibson. The Casino was first adopted by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones who used it to record the demo for "Satisfaction" at Chess Records in Chicago. Howlin 'Wolf took a Casino on his first UK tour, appearing on Thank Your Lucky Stars. Shortly thereafter, John Lennon and George Harrison purchased Epiphone Casinos for the 1966 Beatles world tour. Equipped with Dogear P-90T Classic pickups and a 5-ply maple body with basswood top reinforcement.