Although they purchased the guitars with sunburst finishes, both Harrison and Lennon later stripped the finishes off the guitars, claiming it allowed the guitars to 'breathe' better. Lennon's Epiphone Casino was double-tracked to get sufficient distortion to satisfy Lennon in the intro to Revolution. Lennon extensively used his Casino as can be witnessed in the film of their final concert at Candlestick Park, 1966, as well as in the Let it Be film when playing on their studio in London. They were used extensively in the recording of the Revolver album and continued to be used throughout their remaining years along with other instruments. Paul McCartney acquired his Epiphone Casino in 1964. Lennon and Harrison both purchased Epiphone Casinos in the spring of 1966. Shortly afterwards, John Lennon and George Harrison bought Casinos for the Beatles 1966 world tour. Howling Wolf took a Casino on his first tour of the UK, appearing on Thank Your Lucky Stars. 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. When it made its debut, the Casino was just one of several new thinline archtops designed and produced at the company’s adopted factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan, that it shared with one-time competitor and now partner, Gibson.

Since its introduction in 1961, the legendary Casino has been Epiphone’s best-selling archtop and a standard instrument found throughout the rock ‘n’ roll landscape.

Includes an Ephiphone ES Hardshell Case with cool stickers. The P-90's come very close to replicating Harrison's tones. Original stop bar has been replaced with a Bigsby Tremolo (original included in case) making the guitar very similar to George Harrison's original Casino highlighted on the cover of the September 2021 issue of Guitar World. Guitar has been played with some playwear, but well cared for. Offered for sale is an Epiphone Casino Reissue with Bigsby & Rosewood Fretboard in Vintage Sunburst.

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