Is the Epiphone Casino fully hollow?

Yes. While semi-hollow guitars feature a centre block, the Casino is fully hollow. This gives it a very distinctive sound.

Are Casinos good for playing rock music?

Since Epiphone Casinos are fully hollow, they are more susceptible to feedback at high volumes. Having said that, the Beatles, Gary Clark Jr, Radiohead, U2 and many other rock bands have played Casinos on stage...so we say yes!

Is this the same guitar that John Lennon used?

The current Epiphone Casino model is an extremely close recreation of the guitar that John Lennon used. His 'Natural' model was originally painted Vintage Sunburst - he sanded the finish down himself! Nowadays, Epiphone offer their Casino in Natural as well as Vintage Sunburst.

What is a P-90 pickup?

A P-90 is a single coil pickup that is wound around a slightly bigger magnet with a larger circumference to wind the wire round. This means the resulting tone is generally hotter than a typical single coil, even though it retains lots of single coil characteristics. It is helpful to think of them as sitting right between a single coil and a humbucker. They are very expressive and versatile pickups.