Epiphone USA Casino - Royal Tan

The Epiphone USA Casino is a modern version of the legendary hollowbody thinline archtop that the Beatles used throughout their recording career. The band used it to great success on many of their hits, and now, later generations are discovering the allure of the Casino. The hollow maple body gives you a sound that’s warm yet snappy, and the rounded C-profile mahogany neck is comfortable for anything from riffing to rhythm. But the real magic happens in the iconic Dogear P-90 pickups. They deliver a characteristic chimey jangle when you pick clean, and deliver their unmistakable bark when you dig in.

Legendary guitar sounds

There was something magical about the combination of the Casino’s P-90 pickups and the tube amps of the day that resulted in tone that made Beatles songs instantly recognisable. Remember that Paul McCartney started out with the Beatles as a guitarist, and indeed played quite a few of the guitar parts during the band’s illustrious recording career. Paul got his Epiphone Casino in 1962, and immediately altered it for left-hand playing. His hands-down favourite guitar, the Casino can be heard on countless Beatles records, as well as in many of Paul’s post-Beatles recordings. Now that same Casino tone can be yours with the USA Casino.

Versatile hollowbody tone

With its 3-ply maple/poplar/maple back, top, and sides, the Casino serves up an intoxicating tone cocktail that’s ideal for any style of music. From blues to jazz to rock and beyond, the maple body offers tones that are bright and snappy — yet never harsh, as the guitar’s hollow body cavity tempers the tone with an alluring warmth. Pair that with the set-in solid mahogany neck and premium rosewood fingerboard — which adds a touch of thickness to the tone — and you’ve got a well-balanced instrument for any genre.

Features: 

• 3-ply maple/poplar/maple top, back and sides

• Rounded C solid mahogany neck, Indian rosewood fretboard 

• Vintage Deluxe tuning machines, Gibson USA P-90 Dogear pickups

• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 1 toggle switch and hand-wired Orange Drop capacitors

• Gloss finish

• Epiphone hardshell case included

Specifications: 

Body: 

• Top wood: 3-ply maple/poplar/maple

• Back & sides: 3-ply maple/poplar/male

• Bracing pattern:

• Body finish: Nitro lacquer

Neck: 

• Neck shape: Rounded C

• Nut width: 1.687"

• Fingerboard: Indian rosewood

• Neck wood: Solid mahogany

• Scale length: 24.75"

• Number of frets: 22

• Bridge: ABR-1

• Nut: GraphTech

Electronics:

• Pickup/preamp: Gibson USA P-90 Dogear pickups (neck/bridge)

• Special features: Orange Drop capacitors

Other

• Tuning machines: Vintage Deluxe

• Orientation: Right Handed

• Number of strings: 6-string

• Case: Epiphone Hardshell Case

• Country of origin: USA