The only real differences between the two guitars were the headstock shape and the design of the trapeze tailpiece, which was used on the non-Bigsby vibrato- equipped model. Launched in 1961, the ES-230TD Casino was basically a re-branded version of the thinline ES-330 model, which Gibson produced between 19. Knocked out by the guitar’s playability, looks and tone, John and George followed Macca’s lead and each bought a ’65 Casino to record Revolver and to use on the band’s last ever world tour in 1966. Macca used his Casino to record the guitar solos on Drive My Car (from Rubber Soul, 1965) and Taxman (Revolver, 1966). Back in 1966, John Lennon and George Harrison of The Beatles were on the sniff for some new guitars to replace their shagged- out Beatlemania-era Rickenbacker and Gretsch models.Īs it happens, fellow Fab Paul McCartney had bought himself a ’62 Epiphone Casino the previous year.
