Over the past 10 years or so, I've been an avid 'horse trader', acquiring, trading, selling, dealing my way through a bevy of axes to finally get to what I've got now: a 'one-of-each' tool set (see the list in my sig).īut now, I'm facing some heavy unexpected impending medical bills and, combined with a bit of advancing arthritis in my left hand and fingers finally catching up with me from a 'music business accident' I endured 35 years ago, I'm taking a hard, cold look at what gear I'll simply have to part with to help deal with those bills.

back-end OD.įor me, it's a return to the guitar I grew up on, the iconic Lennon/McCartney guitar, the one they relied on heavily for Revolver, Pepper & Abbey Road, especially Macca for his studio lead work and Lennon for his ballsier rhythm chops. IMO, having had the Casino's snootier sister, a Gibson 330, as a kid in the 60's, this is a rhythmer's guitar you handle with front-end distortion vs. I sold mine for what I though was going to be a very expensive amp repair.I hear ya I was just lucky to land mine, a daytime co-worker/musician by nite into heavy overdrive had bought it new but fell out of love with it within a year when he found he couldn't tame the tendency of the maxed-out P90's & hollow body to feedback & howl onstage. good condition with a small amount of buckle rash. Made in USA - number 1561 of 1,965 made between 20. Epiphone Casino John Lennon Limited thinline archtop, sunburst. The pickguard has been removed and is in the case. The original Case with the Lennon signature and doodle is included. This fine guitar is in good condition with a small amount of buckle rash. They have two labels- through the bass side F-Hole the standard Epiphone label can be seen, with the model and serial number through the treble side F-Hole the John Lennon Limited Edition label can be seen, with the sequence number and signature.

The Casino John Lennon Limited model came in two variations, this 1965 model in sunburst and a later blonde model, reproducing the guitar after it had been stripped down. This guitar is built in USA and is number 1561 of 1,965 made between 20. Here is a rarity - an Epiphone Casino John Lennon Limited ES-230TD thinline archtop in tobacco sunburst.

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