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1. Hi, Im thinking of buying an Epiphone Casino Elitest semi-acoustic guitar. It comes with two finishes - Sunburst and Natural. I read that John Lennon originally had a Sunburst Casino and then in the late 60s had the finish sanded or stripped to natural to supposedly improve the tone.
2. The Elitist series was discontinued in 2008, with the exception of the Casino model. The Epiphone Elitist Series includes features such as real Abalone and Pearl inlays, bone nuts and saddles, hand-rubbed finishes, USA strings and meticulous adjustment and set-up.

The Epiphone Casino Coupe is the modern version of the legendary hollowbody thinline archtop that the Beatles used throughout their recording career. 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 recognizable.

Since 1961, the legendary Casino has been Epiphone’s best-selling archtop and a rock ‘n’ roll standard. First introduced in 1961, the Casino was just one of several new thinline archtops designed and produced at the company’s adopted new factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan that it shared with one-time competitor and new partner, Gibson. The Casino was first adopted by Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones who used a Casino to record the demo for “Satisfaction” at Chess Records in Chicago. Howlin' Wolf took a Casino on his first tour of the UK, appearing on Thank Your Lucky Stars. Shortly afterwards, John Lennon and George Harrison bought Casinos for the Beatles 1966 world tour. Featuring Dogear P-90T Classic™ pickups and a 5-ply Maple body with Basswood top bracing. Available in Natural, Vintage Sunburst, and new Turquoise color finishes.

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P-90 Single Coil Pickup

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Legendary Tone

First introduced in the early 1950s, Gibson's legendary P90 single coil pickup produced a raw powerful tone that helped define the blues and rock and roll in their formative years. Today, the P90's traditional combination of high output and brilliant tone is still considered a favorite among many top musicians. Known by such familiar nicknames as the 'Soapbar' and the 'Cobalt,' the P90 still cuts through any type of music, all while displaying amazing tonal sensitivity for everything from blues and rock to mellow jazz riffs. It's perfect as a vintage replacement, and features vintage, braided two-conductor wiring. It's also fully wax potted to eliminate any chance of unwanted microphonic feedback.

Casino Specifications

Body

Archtop

Layered Maple

5-ply layered Maple with Basswood bracing

Headstock: None

Neck

Mahogany

SlimTaper™; D-Profile

24.75' / 628.65mm

Pau Ferro with Pearloid Parallelogram inlays

12'

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1.68' / 42.67mm

16th Fret neck joint

Hardware

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Nickel

LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic

Traditional Trapeze

Vintage-style Epiphone

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3-ply; White/Black/White with metal 'E'

Vintage-style Gold with metal inserts, and with pointers

Nickel

Electronics

Dogear P-90T Classic™

Dogear P-90R Classic™

2- Volume, 2- Tone

3-way Epiphone toggle

1/4' Epiphone Heavy-Duty

Miscellaneous

D'Addario® 10, 13, 17, 26, 36, 46

In order to continually improve the design, quality and performance of our products and instruments and to make use of the best materials at all times, Epiphone reserves the right to change specifications without notice.