Gibson was at the forefront of innovation in acoustic guitars, especially in the big band era of the 1930s the Gibson Super 400 was widely imitated. Gibson sells guitars under a variety of brand names and builds one of the world's best-known guitars, the Gibson Les Paul. In November 2018, the company was acquired by a group of investors led by private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. In 1986, the company was acquired by a group led by Henry Juszkiewicz and David H. Gibson was owned by Norlin Corporation from 1969 to 1986. In 1944, Gibson was bought by Chicago Musical Instruments (CMI), which was acquired in 1969 by Panama-based conglomerate Ecuadorian Company Limited (ECL), that changed its name in the same year to Norlin Corporation. By the 1930s, the company was also making flattop acoustic guitars, as well as one of the first commercially available hollow-body electric guitars, used and popularized by Charlie Christian.

Gibson invented archtop guitars by constructing the same type of carved, arched tops used on violins. in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to make mandolin-family instruments. Orville Gibson started making instruments in 1894 and founded the company in 1902 as the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. The company was formerly known as Gibson Guitar Corporation and renamed Gibson Brands Inc. (formerly Gibson Guitar Corporation) is an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and professional audio equipment from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Pickup Resistance : 8.92k-neck, 9.Gibson Brands Inc. Notable Players: John Lennon, George Harrison, Keith Richards, Noel Gallagher Wood Composition: 5-ply laminate maple and birch bodyĭesign Elements: Two single-coil P90 pickups (also available with one pickup), trapeze tailpiece or optional tremolo tailpiece, 16-inch wide, tune-o-matic bridge, single boundįinish Specifications: Sunburst was a standard finish for '60s Casinos. Years of Production: 1961 - 1970, 1995 - presentīody Style: Double cutaway thinbody archtop, full hollowbody The Casino’s close association with the Beatles has greatly enhanced its reputation and collectability. Guitars with the optional tremolo bridge are more sought-after than those with regular trapezoid bridges.

The Epiphone Casino was one of the main thinline hollowbodies produced by Epiphone following the brand's acquisition by Gibson in 1957. Unlike a Gibson ES-335 or an Epiphone Sheraton, the Casino is a full hollowbody and lacks a wood centerblock running through the middle of the body. Tuners not original and have been replaced-no routing.

Here's a great sounding Vintage 1965 Epiphone Casino in a 3T Sunburst with 2x P90's.

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