Enter the 1967 Epiphone Casino- essentially a Gibson ES-330. We want to see rare and cool vintage American stuff. But we don't want to see pictures of good deals here. But- the Asian made ones are getting better. Which is probably why you feel the way you do about Epiphones. They decided to discontinue making American Epiphones and instead slap the Epiphone name on a bunch of junk from Asia. As a result you could buy a standard Gibson J-45 or an Epiphone Texan and the only differences were the name, cosmetics and a slightly longer scale length for the Texan (25.5").īy 1970 the Asian made guitars were selling like hot cakes and Gibson needed a way in. Epiphone E230TD Inspired by John Lennon '1965' Casino Hollowbody Electric Guitar Product Description: Epiphone has made a name for itself by producing some of the greatest and most innovative musical instruments for over 135 years. ![]() The guitars were essentially Gibsons with a different name on the headstock and slightly different cosmetics. Epiphone Casino Archtop Left-Handed Hollowbody Electric Guitar - Vintage Sunburst. ![]() They started by taking all the parts from the Epiphone plant and built guitars with them. When Gibson bought Epiphone in 1957 their original hope was to get more guitars into stores by making two different brands. Cool guitar for today's episode Stay safe, be kind and hope you’re all well Enjoy this new episode of GuitarOfTheDay: Lemmo playing an Original 1967 Epi.
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