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 first 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 afterwards, 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.
Casino Specifications
Body
Body Material
Layered Maple
Top
5-ply layered Maple with Basswood bracing
Neck
Profile
SlimTaper™; D-Profile
Scale Length
24.75" / 628.65mm
Fingerboard Material
Pau Ferro with Pearloid Parallelogram inlays
Nut Width
1.68" / 42.67mm
Joint
16th Fret neck joint
Hardware
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
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
Miscellaneous
Strings Gauge
D'Addario® 10, 13, 17, 26, 36, 46
