I thought it was the new Asian one they had just announced, but inside the guitar it had a label stating it was made in USA, and the guy behind the counter told me it was all solid wood, which the Asian version wasn't. I also saw a USA version of the Epi John Lennon J160-E acoustic/electric in another Phoenix guitar store, the only one I ever saw. production that came out to a few select shops just before they released the overseas models. I never heard any explanation for them, but they were U.S. I found some at a small Pawn Shop chain in Phoenix at one point, and my Brother bought two of them there, and found the third model at another store around the same time. They were in very limited quantities, and not advertised at all. some years ago, that were I believe made in advance of the Asian production. They have put a few out in the past, always limited Editions (Wilshire comes to mind a few years ago).Īlso, there were USA-made versions of the Casino, Sheraton, Riviera, etc. Click to expand.I think he meant the other Gibson-made Epiphones besides the Casina.
