If you want to pick up a brand new Les Paul or SG without spending Gibson money, then Epiphone have their modestly priced versions, which could be seen as a steppingstone to Gibson’s top-end models. Think of Epiphone, and you probably think of Gibson’s sister brand. The story of that guitar is entwined with the story of Lennon’s most iconic performances and songs, the dissolution of The Beatles, and the development of his own unique musical style.Įpiphone & The Beatles’ introduction to the Casino The House of Stathopoulo One of the quintessential images of John Lennon is that of him stood on a London rooftop, wearing a fur coat, with an Epiphone Casino strapped to his chest. The enormous rise and ruinous fall of a migrant’s family-run instrument business, and how it put the ultimate songwriter’s guitar in the hands of one of the most famous musicians of the modern era.
