Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? The intonation was out just a bit. Very minor adjustment on the saddles and now it plays very good. Action How was the action out of the box? Action was a bit high but after a minor bridge adjustment, plays like the high dollar Gibson model. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Mine actually looks better than the pic. I have the wine red with the gold hardware. Couldn't believe how good it looked when I opened the box. WOW

Reliability How has it stood up over time? Great value from Epiphone with a lot of tonal variety General Your general opinion of this product. Beautiful looking guitar. Can stop looking at it hanging on my wall. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Heavy guitar as to be expected which creates the great tone and sustain. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Thick full tone with the humbuckers with some thinner spanky single coil tones when using the coil taps. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? 9/10 pretty tight overall. Action How was the action out of the box? Factory setup medium action with very minor buzzing; which is just fine on an electric guitar.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Very well made. It's the first Epiphone I might leave unaltered! Reliability How has it stood up over time? So far so good - tuning very stable. Pots work great. General Your general opinion of this product. Very glad I bought it. I needed another LP like I needed a hole in my head, but the sound and feel are so great that this has become my main go to guitar now. Plus she's so darn pretty! I normally gut my Epiphones, but like I mentioned before, I don't see the need to do so here. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? It feels like a Paul! But that's why I like them! Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? The sound is great. These pickups sound just as good as the Burstbuckers in one of my other LP's. And the coil split is a nice addition. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? The finish is beautiful - just blows me away. Everyone who sees it for the first time are in awe and want to pick it up! A very clean, rosy wine red color. Action How was the action out of the box? Nice action - I haven't even changed the strings yet!

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? this guitar is built very well...i cannot find anything wrong with it.. Reliability How has it stood up over time? i have owned mine for 9 months and have not had any problems General Your general opinion of this product. this is a very excellent instrument..the quality and workmanship are flawless and the tone is over the top Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? it has a great feel and i enjoy playing it..the slim taper neck is fast and burnin up the frets are no problem..as far as heavy..well you definitely know its there..its a guitar that you easily become one with... Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? as far as the tone..the coil tapping is amazing..you can get crunchy..clean..mellow..sweet...well you get the idea.. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? fantastic...i left it setting on a stand for 3 days before i played it...i didn't want to scratch it but now i play it every day and wash my hands,no belt buckles or shirts with buttons when i play... Action How was the action out of the box? now that's a story in its self..had a bad buz 5th and 6th strings at the 3rd fret..but i put new strings Gibson Reissues,flipped the saddles and that took care of the problem.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? The guitar holds its tune very well. The electronics appear to be high quality and the pickups sound amazing. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I've had it for 3 weeks now and once the strings were broken in, it stays in tune, even with aggressive playing General Your general opinion of this product. I'd buy another one of these in a heartbeat. Honestly I was on the fence about sending it back and getting a Gibson V just for the Gibson name. But after playing it, I quickly changed my mind. One note, it is very heavy though. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? The guitar is solid and when I say solid I mean heavy. The neck is fast and I feel I'm a better player playing this guitar. Even after having top end PRS, Gibson, Peavey Wolfgangs, etc. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? The tone is thick and rich and not muddy at all. The pickups go from a great blues sound to a thick metal. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Paint looks great, no flaws. Action How was the action out of the box? Action is low out of the box. No complaints at all.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? very well built,,,i found no flaws in the finish or workmanship...this thing is absolutly beautiful Reliability How has it stood up over time? it just came off the fedex truck General Your general opinion of this product. i was realy worried because of the bad stories ive read about epi's...but i decided to take a chance...i figured that if Ace..Joe Bonamassa..Chet Atkins..and the list goes on,,,put thier name on an epi,then it would be a good product. im glad i took the chance. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? i havent plugged it in yet..but the neck feels great..easy to fret and it doesn't feel like your hand is in a vise Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? still not plugged in yet but cant wait Finish How did the stain or paint job look? flawless Action How was the action out of the box? frett buzz A string but slight adjustment on saddle will fix that