Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? 1. The truss rod was found dis connected by my guitar tech - it was just sitting in there loose, rattling around. 2. It had a cheap plastic nut which I replaced with bone. 3. The intonation is apparently unfixable (my tech took 2 seperate stabs at it). I bought it to play jazz so I play a lot of octave notes for which I constantly have to compensate for in order to play in tune. Ridiculous. My tuner reveals the low notes (particularly on the 5th & 6th string) are way off. Want to use a capo? It's a tuning nightmare. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I have had this guitar about 6 months and no problems yet. The original 9-volt is still running strong so it is not a battery eater. General Your general opinion of this product. I have a very low opinion of this Epiphone. They have been making guitars for a zillion years and I figured it would be a no-brainer to order one sight-unseen. (How's that move to Korea working out? I say not good.)However, after spending about $100 to try to right all the wrongs, I'm still not happy with the intonation. My tech feels I bought a lemon. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? It's actually a very comfortable guitar and the neck dimensions fit my hand quite nicely. The controls are well thought out and easy to use. The tone knob is overly stiff. The nano mag controls are on the back and not intended to adjust on the fly. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Given the nano-mag pickup configuration and the fact it is a semi-hollow body, I am disappointed with the sound. I'm not experiencing that beautiful warmth I expected with this type of guitar. I have played DOTs that sound much warmer. Also, the low strings are way too bassy and distort my Deluxe Reverb even with EQ compensations. I have tried everything reasonable to remedy this problem to no avail. I did get some positive feedback once when I ran it stereo (electric thru my Deluxe Reverb and the nano mag through my acoustic amp). Unfortunately, I never heard the the final house mix. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? I bought this as a "scratch & dent". However, there were no scratches and the paint and finish is flawless. Apparently, all the B-stock problems are in the play-ability. It's a very nice looking guitar. Action How was the action out of the box? The action was too high but my tech remedied that with a new bone nut and some adjusting. He also had to fix some buzzy notes.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Perfect Reliability How has it stood up over time? Only had it a couple weeks..no problems it's heavy duty General Your general opinion of this product. I have a large hollow body collection including PRS hollow bodies, Gibson es 335, midtowns, es 137 custom. This new Epiphone axe is sweet. Neck is fast without being too skinny. The tonal palette is wide and can give just about any sound Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? For the bucks very good quality Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Warm jazz to bIting rock Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Great Action How was the action out of the box? No problem