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. Thank god I researched it first instead of just buying the first cheap thing I saw.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. Just made his day to let him order it, now I know when our wedding anniversary comes up, I'm going to get some jewelry, as I secretly am going to get him that long lost guitar too. It makes sense as it is the original company.

It is the exact same strap, he couldn't remember who made it. Found your post and went to the Bobby Lee strap site, I showed him and his mouth dropped it, he was speechless. He's always talking about that strap and his Gibson he sold, Always talking how he never should have sold them in college. My husband said he had that same strap years and years ago when he was in high school. If you look for pics of Lennon with the Plastic Ono Band, he uses a similar strap color-wise like on the rooftop, but a different design. Bobby Lee's reproduction may not be perfect, but it is a much better quality fabric and much closer in appearance. The pyramids next to the white tulips should be stepped, as in the Bobby Lee, not simplified triangles like the Trophy. The green tulips point the wrong way also, they are the wrong shape, and there is too much space between them. The white tulips are rotated the wrong way and the pattern and shape is not close - there should not be color in the middle of the white tulip.

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