Epiphone Casino in Turquoise

Epiphones Best-Selling Archtop and a Rock N Roll Legend

Since 1961, the legendary Casino has been Epiphones 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 companys adopted new factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan that it shared with one-time competitor and new partner, Gibson. 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. Howlin’ Wolf took a Casino on his first tour of the UK, appearing on Thank Your Lucky Stars. Shortly afterward, 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. Available in Natural, Vintage Sunburst, and new Turquoise color finishes.

Body

Body Shape Archtop Body Material Layered Maple Top 5-ply layered Maple with Basswood bracing Binding Headstock: None Body Finish Gloss

Neck

Neck Material Mahogany Profile SlimTaper D Scale Length 628.65 mm / 24.75 in Fingerboard Material Pau Ferro Fingerboard Radius 304.8 mm / 12.00 in Fret Count 22 Nut Width 42.67 mm / 1.68 in Inlays Pearloid Parallelogram inlays Joint 16th Fret neck joint

Hardware

Finish Nickel 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 Pickup Covers Nickel

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

Strings Gauge D’Addario 10, 13, 17, 26, 36, 46