The Casino was first adopted by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones who used a Casino to record the demo for “Satisfaction” at Chess Records in Chicago. But just a few years after its introduction, the Casino would arguably become the most world’s most recognised electric guitar in the world and a symbol of the new “British Invasion” of musical acts that took over the pop music airwaves in 1964. With the merger came a flurry of new models-many, like the Riviera, Sheraton, and Texan, that are still made today. When it was 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.

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Featuring Dogear P-90T Classic™ pickups and a 5-ply Maple body with Basswood top bracing. Shortly afterwards, John Lennon and George Harrison bought Casinos for the Beatles 1966 world tour. Howlin' Wolf took a Casino on his first tour of the UK, appearing on Thank Your Lucky Stars. 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. Since 1961, the legendary Casino has been Epiphone’s best-selling archtop and a rock ‘n’ roll standard. Now with new Dogear P-90T Classic™ pickups Featuring Dogear P-90T Classic™ pickups and a 5-ply maple body with basswood top bracing.A legend since 1961. Shortly afterward, John Lennon and George Harrison bought Casinos for the Beatles' 1966 world tour. 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. Epiphone Casino NEW Electric Archtop Guitar, choice of two finishes.

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