Epiphones best-selling archtop and a rock n roll legend
The Casino is certainly one of the most noteworthy guitars in the Epiphone lineup, in no small part due to the numerous famous musicians who have embraced the model, including Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and John Lennon of The Beatles, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, Paul Weller, Howlin Wolf, Matthew Sweet, Noel Gallagher, Gary Clark Jr., Dave Davies, and countless more. The Casino has been a player favorite since its introduction in 1961, and it remains the best-selling Epiphone thinline archtop model, a rock n roll standard.
The Casinos lightweight, fully hollow thinline body is made from layered 5-ply maple/poplar/maple. It is exceptionally resonant and rich-sounding due to its hollow body, trapeze tailpiece, and deep-set neck, which create an optimized bridge location. The glued-in mahogany neck has a comfortable SlimTaper 60s C profile and joins the body at the 16th fret, just as on vintage Casino models. It is topped with a rosewood fretboard that is equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets and adorned with mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays. The sloped Dovewing headstock features Epiphone Vintage Deluxe tuners and a Graph Tech nut for stable tuning. The other ends of the strings pass over a Tune-O-Matic bridge that ensures precise intonation.
The Casino is powered by a pair of Dogear P-90 PRO pickups, each with separate volume and tone controls and selected by a three-way toggle switch, delivering all the tonal versatility the Casino is famous for, from bright, jangly clean tones to raunchy, snarling overdrive. Yes, the Casino is prone to feedback when pushed hard, so its probably not an ideal choice for ultra-high gain tones in high-volume situations, but that feedbacks a notable part of the Casinos appeal; it can be surprisingly easy to control, even with a generous helping of gain, through the use of some palm and fretting hand muting, delivering musical, singing sustain that feels alive and responsive under your fingersthe Casino can deliver controlled feedback and singing sustain in ways most other guitars simply cant match. For rock, blues, Americana, 60s pop, country, jazz, and more, the Casino is a fantastic guitar choice. Along with its close cousin, the Gibson ES-330, the Casino is considered by many players the ideal couch guitar because it can be played and enjoyed acoustically without plugging in. The Epiphone Casino comes packed in a gig bag, so its ready to go whenever you are. Isnt it time you found out for yourself why so many legendary musicians have chosen this rock n roll icon? Order today, and discover the many charms of the Casino and what it can do for your music.
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