Epiphone Casino VT

The Epiphone Casino is a true hollow body electric guitar manufactured by Epiphone, a branch of Gibson. It is based on the Gibson ES-330 and is traditionally regarded as a budget version of this guitar. However, the guitar's association with guitarists such as John Lennon and Noel Gallagher has caused the popularity of the Casino to rise and it is now considered a classic in its own right. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (671x1592, 353 KB) Oggetto Description: Epiphone Casino VT Made by User:Maxo Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Tremolo arm Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (671x1592, 353 KB) Oggetto Description: Epiphone Casino VT Made by User:Maxo Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Tremolo arm Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Epiphone Emperor The Epiphone Company is a guitar manufacturer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Gibson ES-330 is a semi-hollow electric guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Burnage, Manchester, England) is the lead songwriter, guitarist and occasional vocalist with the English rock band Oasis. ...

Sound

The Casino is a full hollow bodied guitar with two Gibson P-90 pick-ups, it is known for its heavy sound which makes it an ideal rhythm guitar. The sound of the Casino is generally thinner and more trebly than a guitar equipped with humbuckers such as the Gibson ES-335 which is the semi-acoustic of choice for many lead (as well as rhythm) guitarists. Unfortunately, or fortunately for some players, due to its hollow body design, it is much more prone to feedback than semi-acoustic or solid-body electrics. The current Casino(epiphone.com) sports a laminated maple top,sides, and back and has a mahogany neck. Some notable players: The Beatles, Tom Petty, Noel Gallagher, The Edge. This article is about the electric guitar pickup. ... The Gibson ES-335 was the worlds first commercial semi-hollowbody electric guitar, released by Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1958. ...

Use by the Beatles

The Casino was made famous when the Beatles used them on many of their recordings. The Beatles were a British rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ...

In 1964, Beatles singer/songwriter/guitarist/bassist Paul McCartney acquired a Casino and used it for his studio forays into guitar work, including his guitar solos on "Drive My Car" (1965) and "Taxman" (1966).John Lennon and George Harrison bought 1965 Epiphone Casinos,clearly seen in photos of both Shea Stadium concerts of Aug.'65 & '66(see:Beatles Anthology p.188 & p. 228)John Lennon effectively put his Rickenbacker 325 on the shelf and used the Epiphone Casino as his main instrument during the remainder of his time with the Beatles. In 1968, when the Beatles were making the White Album, John decided to sand his guitar down, recoat it with lacquer, take the pick guard off and replace the tuners with a set of gold Grovers. His guitar, in that condition, is first seen in the Revolution promo movie. The guitar was used at the Apple rooftop concert on January 30, 1969, and it can be seen in the Let It Be film and most other pictures of John playing guitar after that time. George similarly sanded down his Casino, but stopped using his Casino in 1967 and began using Fenders and a Gibson Les Paul, "Lucy", which was a gift from Eric Clapton. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is an iconic Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... The Beatles is the ninth official album by the Beatles, a double album released in 1968 (see 1968 in music). ... Revolution is a song by The Beatles, written primarily by John Lennon and attributed to Lennon-McCartney. ... For the Taiwanese film whose foreign title translates to the same name, see 無米樂 Let It Be is a 1970 film about the Beatles rehearsing and recording songs for the album Let It Be in January 1969. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... For the jazz guitarist, see Les Paul The Gibson Les Paul is one of the most recognized solid-body electric guitar designs. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th century,[1] garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ...

Current Casinos

Epiphone currently builds several versions of the Casino. These include: Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Wikimedia Commons logo by Reid Beels The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ...

• Regular "archtop-series" Casino made in Korea [1]
• Elitist Casino made in Japan [2]
• USA Collection John Lennon 1965 Casino [3]
• USA Collection John Lennon Revolution Casino, based on the modifications Lennon made to his guitar during the recording of the White Album [4]

"USA-Collection" Epiphones are assembled in USA from components manufactured in Japan.