Epiphone has just unveiled a refresh of its arch-tops and no one is going to need the fainting couch at the colour schemes the Gibson-owned brand has gone for, finishing its classic Casino, Broadway ...

Not the Gibson Les Paul Standard, which had been the choice of Clapton, Green and Taylor, but rather the more humble Epiphone Casino. And the band he did it with? None other than the Beatles.

Well, as Jimmy Cricket used to say, there's more: with two new takes on Epiphone 60s classics – the Casino in three new Worn finishes, and the Riviera.

The Epiphone Casino deserves status as one of rock ’n’ roll’s most iconic electric guitars solely from its association with three of the four Beatles (John, Paul and George) who all often ...