I recently traded a guy my 1981 Acoustic Corp G60 2X12 combo, that's a really awesome SS amp that never use anymore, for a 2000 7 string Epiphone Les Paul. I've always want a 7 string or a baritone guitar so this was a good opportunity to do so. Now I don't want to sound high on my horse, but I've been playing guitar almost 18 years. When I first started playing I played a few Squire Strats and low end Jacksons, but soon found myself wanting to play a the higher end stuff. So moved on. I got a 79' Strat a couple Gibson Explorers and V's, an ESP Custom Explorer. I never waste my time looking at the Squires, Epiphiones or low end anything anymore. I reconize that the right guitar is whatever and one should be able to get good tone from even the crappiest gear. What's my point? I'm am really impressed with this Epiphone. The guy put locking tuners on it and EMG 707's in it and that's sold me on it, since I like EMG's. However the guitar itself play great and looks great. The guy at the guitar shop that did the setup on it commented on the quaility of it and I agree. He had an Epiphone SG Elite that messed around on and I was blown away by the quality of that one too. I've never been an Ibanez fan, but I was impressed the new Destroyer that I picked at a guitar store in Gainesville the other day. I guess I need to not be so quick to dismiss something because of name or price.

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