In 2005, Epiphone announced a run of 1,964 Texans to be built in Japan, as well as another 290 built at the Gibson facility in Montana under McCartney's personal supervision, which makes them, according to a press release, "the first Epiphone acoustics to be constructed in the US for 35 years. The first production run of 40 was supervised by the ex-Beatle himself, with unique features including a 'hand-ageing' process (to recreate every bump and ding of the original), soundhole labels signed by Macca, a swanky display case and a certificate of authenticity. True to Sir Paul's original, the Texans are right-hand models strung and set up for left-hand play, and even include the small gap between the back strip and centre block." 

This early-version Casino featured a Gibson-style headstock and Bigsby vibrato tailpiece. Lennon and Harrison liked the Casino sound and soon bought their own.  McCartney still plays and records with this, his favorite electric guitar (see photo below).