To purchase or learn more about the guitars in the Epiphone drop, check out Gibson’s Certified Vintage program. However, if you don’t have the spare cash to play the vintage market, but still want something a bit special from the brand’s historic catalogue, Epiphone’s 150th Anniversary builds are well worth a look. These are some of the cleanest examples and most accessible prices we've seen from the Certified Vintage program. “The Epiphone Casino and Texan, in particular, are some of the most-heard guitars in the history of popular music, and no collection of iconic vintage guitars would be complete without one of each.” “This curated batch of vintage Epiphone instruments includes some of the most iconic and storied models in the company’s history models which, over the decades, have found favor with legendary artists such as Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Noel Gallagher, and many others,” notes Gibson’s press release.
Again, it’s had no mods across its 50+ years on the planet and is in “very good” condition. It comes loaded with Gibson’s monstrous (in a good way) Sidewinder pickup and the push-button baritone switch. 1967 Epiphone EB-232 Rivoli Bass (Image credit: Gibson Brands)įinally, there’s the semi-hollow 1967 Epiphone Rivoli bass ($7,500), produced on the same line as Gibson’s own EB-2. The Epiphone Casino still has the same classic look, sound, and features that have made it the go-to guitar for two generations of artists including Paul.
