When people get together and listen to records, they talk about all kinds of things related to the music, so obviously we must have touched upon the instruments and it struck home. “I showed him my hollowbody guitar that I’d bought when I was in the army in Japan in 1955. I was turned on after that, and an Epiphone.” Mayall recalls the late-night record sessions. King, Eric Clapton… he was sort of showing me where all of Eric’s stuff was from.

Influenced to purchase it by his friend, blues musician John Mayall, McCartney said, “You’d go back to his place and he’d sit you down, give you a drink, and say, ‘Just check this out.’ He’d go over to his deck, and for hours blast you with B.B. Paul McCartney was the first Beatle to acquire a Casino. Paul McCartney’s Epiphone Casino courtesy of and copyright OutLine Press UK. Each owned a Casino and used it for countless recordings and performances. Of all the guitars the Beatles made famous, the only one that John, Paul and George had in common was the Epiphone Casino. John Lennon with his Epiphone Casino in December, 1968, on the set of “Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus.” Lennon photo: Andrew Maclear/Redferns. Output Jack: Epiphone heavy duty 1/4' output jack.Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS Potentiometers.Strap Buttons: 2 - bottom and back of heel.Control Knobs: Gold Top Hats with metal inserts and dial pointers.

Truss Rod Cover: 2-Ply Crescent Bullet with 'E' logo.

Tuning Machines: Epiphone Vintage Deluxe: metal button, press-in bushing.

Binding: Single ply cream - top, back and fretboard.

Now available in three new Worn finish, these Casinos still feature the classic design elements that make the model a legend, including a thin 5-ply maple hollow body, two Dogear P-90 pickups and a mahogany neck with a 60s C profile. Over the years it has been the choice of players including blues legend Howlin' Wolf, Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, and John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison of The Beatles. Since 1961, the Casino has been Epiphone’s best-selling archtop and a rock ‘n’ roll standard. Epiphone Casino Worn Hollow Body Guitar - Worn Olive Drab

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