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John Lennon Casino - Natural

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John Lennon Casino - Natural
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John Lennon's Epiphone Casino made a bigger impact on the imaginations of Beatle fans than any of the several other guitars he played during his career, and became an iconic instrument in the process. The fact is, though, that this guitar is revered in two entirely different incarnations: many love it in its original state as a vintage sunburst 1965 Epiphone Casino, while others admire its "Revolution-era" appearance from around 1968, after Lennon stripped it and altered some of its hardware. Now both versions of this historic electric guitar are available simultaneously in the form of the Epiphone "Inspired by" John Lennon Casinos, which offer the look, tone, and feel of Epiphone's acclaimed U.S.A. John Lennon Signature Casinos, but at a more affordable price.

In any guise, the Casino is a classic tone machine. Outwardly, this model may appear similar to Gibson's legendary ES-335 but several details make it quite different. In addition to the obvious P-90 pickupswhich produce a meaty, grainy, punchy tone that many players preferthe Casino has a fully hollow thinline body with an arched top, and a neck joint that is set further into the body, placing the bridge at the optimum point to maximize resonance. As a result of all this, the Casino has a warm, rich, open voice, but with plenty of bite and definition, making it a great all-around instrument for rock and roll, blues, roots-rock, jazz, or just about anything else.

Specifications:
Body Material: Laminated Maple
Neck Materials: Mahogany
Neck Shape: SlimTaper(TM)
Neck Joint: Glued-In; 16th fret
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Scale Length: 24.75 in.
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood with pearloid "Parallelogram" inlays
Fingerboard Radius: 14 in.
Frets: 22; medium-jumbo
Bridge Pickup: Gibson U.S.A P-90T
Neck Pickup: Gibson U.S.A. P-90R

Controls:
- Bridge Volume
- Neck Volume
- Bridge Tone
- Neck Tone
- Swithcraft(TM) 3-way toggle

Swithcraft(TM): 1/4 in. Output Jack
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Tailpiece: Trapeze
Nut Width: 1-11/16 in.
Hardware: Black
Binding: Body and Fingerboard
Machine Heads: (1965 - VS) Vintage-style, 14:1 ratio with small metal buttons
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John Lennon Casino-VS 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Windsor, Ontario
i read all the positive reviews and ordered the VS model, it is everything and more. There is talk these are being discontinued, i am glad that i have one. A Great Guitar.
Posted by LMB on May 7, 2014
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John Lennon Casino "sunburst" 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   London North, Ontario
Is this guitar still available to order, or has the production been 100% discontinued.
Posted by anonymous on May 5, 2014
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Awesome guitar 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Lethbridge, Alberta
I have owned this guitar for 8 months now and i have to say epiphone has made another great guitar. If you want to sound like John Lennon on the roof top of George Harrison this is a great guitar. If has great tone for the Beatles studio stuff and clean like their earlier years. It is worth the money. Thank you epiphone.
Posted by anonymous on Nov 14, 2013
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Favourite guitar owned (And I hate epiphone) 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Oshawa, Ontario
If you put a new bridge, and locking tuners on this guitar, it will solve the tuning problems. Played a 2013 les paul standard, and I prefer this guitar. Ive owned a tele deluxe, sg, rickenbacker 325, and a les paul jr, and this one is better. Guitar can play almost any genre, from clean to distortion. Won't be selling this guitar ever, highly recommend it.
Posted by anonymous on Nov 13, 2013
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Great sound and playability 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Oshawa, Ontario
This is one very nice guitar to play. Even for a beginner such as myself. Light to hold and very nice tone. Next to my Ric, my favorite guitar!
Posted by Rick on Jan 6, 2013
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JL Epi Casino 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Victoria, British Columbia
I played my chinese built Casino for 5 years and it became one of my favourite guitars out of 8 other guitars. However I bought a JL inspired model a few days ago and I can't believe the difference. The jl feels so much better to play and sounds a lot crunchier and brighter than the cheaper one. The difference in dollar is definitely worth it..
Posted by Wade Phillips on Oct 4, 2012
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