Current Casinos
Epiphone currently builds several versions of the Casino. These include:
- Regular "Archtop-Series" Casino made in China and uses non-American made parts (Korea until 2007)
- Revolution John Lennon 1965 Casino. This "Inspired by John Lennon" version is made in China with American-made "Tribute" P-90 pickups and a five-ply maple-birch body and is a less expensive version of the now defunct USA Collection John Lennon Revolution Casino which was made in Japan and assembled in America. It was based on the modifications Lennon made to his 1965 Casino during the recording of the White Album, which include a "stripped" (natural) satin finish, gold Grover tuners, no pickguard, a deeper set-in neck, and Lennon's signature on the back of the headstock.
- John Lennon 1965 Casino. This "Inspired by John Lennon" version is made in China with American-made "Tribute" P-90 pickups and a five-ply maple-birch body and is a less expensive version of the now defunct USA Collection John Lennon 1965 Casino which was made in Japan and assembled in America and was sold as a replica version of John Lennon's 1965 Casino. This version has a traditional gloss vintage sunburst finish, white pickguard, "vintage" Kluson tuners, and Lennon's signature at the back of the headstock.
- Elitist Casino. Made in Japan and assembled in America and contains American made parts such as the pickups. Body is 5-ply maple, Gibson P-90 pickups, and nickel hardware.
- Limited Edition 1961 Casino. This limited version is offered in Royal Tan and Vintage Sunburst, with either a trapeze tailpiece or a tremotone tremolo. It sports a 5 layer maple-birch body, Gibson P-90 pickups, "short" headstock, bullet trussrod cover, tortoiseshell pickguard, and pre-Gibson era Epiphone badge.
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