In cooperation with Yoko Ono, Epiphone introduces 2 Limited Edition Lennon Casino guitars. John was taken by his new guitar and made it his main axe from that point on, using several different versions over the ensuing years. In 1966, during the recording of Revolver, John Lennon and George Harrison acquired sunburst Epiphone Casino guitars.

The Epiphone John Lennon 1965 Casino Electric Guitar has a heritage as fascinating as the man whose name it bears. The case has never had the pull tab removed from the combination and the pickguard still has the protective plastic.Īn Exacting reproduction of the original made in the Gibson Custom Shop. The one owner even put the original paperwork in protective binders. I am very conservative on grading guitars and I could easily classify this as NEW.

To purchase or learn more about the guitars in the Epiphone drop, check out Gibson’s Certified Vintage program.In MINT condition. However, if you don’t have the spare cash to play the vintage market, but still want something a bit special from the brand’s historic catalogue, Epiphone’s 150th Anniversary builds are well worth a look. These are some of the cleanest examples and most accessible prices we've seen from the Certified Vintage program. “The Epiphone Casino and Texan, in particular, are some of the most-heard guitars in the history of popular music, and no collection of iconic vintage guitars would be complete without one of each.” “This curated batch of vintage Epiphone instruments includes some of the most iconic and storied models in the company’s history models which, over the decades, have found favor with legendary artists such as Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Noel Gallagher, and many others,” notes Gibson’s press release. Again, it’s had no mods across its 50+ years on the planet and is in “very good” condition.

It comes loaded with Gibson’s monstrous (in a good way) Sidewinder pickup and the push-button baritone switch. 1967 Epiphone EB-232 Rivoli Bass (Image credit: Gibson Brands)įinally, there’s the semi-hollow 1967 Epiphone Rivoli bass ($7,500), produced on the same line as Gibson’s own EB-2.

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