An exacting reproduction of the original!

The Epiphone John Lennon 1965 Casino Electric Guitar has a heritage as fascinating as the man whose name it bears. In 1966, during the recording of Revolver, John Lennon and George Harrison acquired sunburst Epiphone 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 cooperation with Yoko Ono, Epiphone introduces 2 Limited Edition Lennon Casino guitars. The '65 Casino is a reproduction of the original guitar John purchased with its sunburst finish and stock hardware. In 1968, John had his Casino sanded down to bare wood and finished with a thin, dull coat of lacquer. He first used this "natural" Casino in "The White Album" sessions of '68. The John Lennon Revolution Casino is a reproduction of this stripped guitar as it remains today, featuring one coat of lacquer, gold Grover tuners, and the pickguard removed. A combined total of 1,965 of these individually hand-numbered, historic guitars have been produced, and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each goes to the BMI Foundation for the John Lennon Scholarship Fund which supports music education. Limited lifetime warranty. Epiphone includes a hardshell case with the '65 John Lennon Casino Electric Guitar.

Epiphone John Lennon 1965 Casino Electric Guitar Features:

• Mid-'60s Kalamazoo tooling specs
• Body wood: 5-layer maple/birch ply
• Spruce top contour bracing, original spacing, and depths
• One-piece mahogany neck with 14 degree grain orientation for maximum strength
• Rosewood fretboard with pearloid parallelogram inlays
• Stamped with John's original serial number and an individually hand-numbered label inside
• Oversize original-style headstock
• Nickel-plated, "dog-eared" P-90 pickup covers with original pole spacing
• Switchcraft 3-way toggle with old-style black washer
• Nickel Gotoh "Kluson-style" machine heads
• Vintage sunburst nitro cellulose finish, hand-buffed
• Original shape 3-ply pickguard with aluminum foil E logo

Epiphone John Lennon 1965 Casino Electric Guitar Includes:

• hardshell case

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Epiphone John Lennon 1965 Casino Electric Guitar

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Posted by MichaelELennon from New York City, NY on Jun 2, 2009

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: In A Band, Hobbyist (For Now), Songwriter

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Alternative, Some Jazz, Blues

I am a Beatlemaniac and I originally thought that this guitar (the Casino in general) was nothing special. Now I find myself dead wrong! Months later, I started to get tired of my Epiphone G-400, and fell in love with the John Lennon '65 Casino. I had to try it, so I went to the music store to try it:

THE BEST GUITAR EVER

The neck is comfortable and feels smooth (or plays smooth), so it's (very) easy to play riffs that are normally hard on other guitars (esp. on my G400). It looks AMAZING!!! PERFECT recreation of John's actual '65 Casino! The sound is perfect for anything (any style, any song)! It sounds amazing even when it's not plugged into an amp. Although I must admit it's a bit overpriced, it's John Lennon, it's [the] perfect [guitar], and it's worth it!

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Posted by Sinatraa from florida on Apr 6, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Producer

Reviewer's Play Style: rock

I am always very skeptical about buying something that is not original. So I have always stayed away from reissues but I have to say I’m LOVIN' this guitar. I'm not crazy about the sticker on the headstock that says assembled in USA but you can tell that Epiphone has done there homework on this guitar, it plays beautiful. I gave it 9 out of 10 because I never played an original 1965. I would be interested in knowing more about the production of this guitar if someone would post it. Peace out!!

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Every Sound There Is

Posted by Harvey Canter from Tarzana, CA on Apr 10, 2006

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock

This is a beautiful-looking guitar, with a great tobacco burst and lovely woods. It plays easily and smoothly, and is very light, unlike a 335. As a semi-acoustic guitar, it has a wonderful, warm tone that sounds good unplugged, too. I find that it lacks sustain and decay on single notes, and that the pickups are a bit harsh on single notes, but maybe that is my playing or the settings I use. For rhythm playing it is really great, and that is the tool that John used it for. I got this for a great price as a Blem item a couple of years ago, as it has a little finish scuff by the neck pick-up. Also, when I got it, the factory setup was terrible, but once the action and the pickups were adjusted, it was a whole new world. The guitar did not come with the right case, the certificate, or the special picks, also part of the Blem deal, I guess. I was able to get one of the cases, but could not get a new certificate from MF or Epiphone, and I find that to be pretty bush-league in terms of customer relations. But, overall, the guitar is really great and a great, sentimental thing to have, to keep the dream alive.

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An Unjustly Unsung Guitar

Posted by KDHodges from Nashville, TN on Jan 9, 2006

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Blues, Jazz, Rock

It's a shame this guitar isn't more widely known outside its association with The Beatles. Like many, perhaps, I had assumed that the Casino was a low budget alternative to the ES-335 or some other Gibson. Having owned a couple of 335's and found them to be sort of clunky, I hadn't thought of purchasing a Casino - until I picked one up one day on a whim. I was immediately struck by the comparative lightness of the instrument and the narrowness of the neck, which makes fretting a dream. The next thing that impressed me was the wide range of tones that are possible on the guitar. The pickups are quieter than the average single coil pickups - kind of in between single coils and humbuckers (I don't get along with humbuckers as they put me in mind of '70's arena rock). It's versatile, in a word.

I've probably owned 20 electric guitars in my lifetime - Strats, Teles, PRS, etc. - but I've never been so attached to one that I didn't eventually let it go when I got in a money crunch. I knew I'd never sell this guitar after the first week I had it.

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1965 John Lennon Casino

Posted by Johnny Firecracker from Hattiesburg Mississippi on Dec 22, 2004

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock , Country , Jazz

Almost fourty years ago I purchased my first guitar, it was the Epiphone Casino. It was sweet, it was sassy, it was everything a sixteen year old want to be rock & roll star needed tolearn on. The action was soft and easy to fret, the sound was so very sweet and it was all in all a beautiful guitar. A few years went by and I sold her, later to deeply regret, many times through the years I've thought about trying to find one just like it and just this year when my ten year old daughter told me she wanted me to teach her how to play the guitar I started looking again, really looking this time. My search took me to E-Bay and there it was the John Lennon Casino. We, my daughter and I, have this wonderful guitar, my daughter is learning with amazing speed, just as I did, we both love playing this magnificient guitar and know that it will bring hours upon hour of pleasure to us through mine and her lifetime. It's really neat that my daughter can learn on the same guitar that I learned on. It is the same guitar, the same quality is there in every way, and this guitar WILL cause sever Beatlemania. GET IT, PLAY IT, LOVE IT.

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