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Nice fit & finish. Case is solid, possibly a little more sturdy and polished than older Epiphone cases. Clasps seem sturdier and case material better quality than some Epiphone cases I have experienced. I am writing a few points that I was thinking about before purchase that I have not seen info on. Most will be familiar with the Pickups, Bridge, Tuners, etc. All hardware seems appropriate to me. Binding looks nice, inlays are Mother of Pearl (a nice touch that could have been skipped) nice weight. Ebony board feels great, fret ends 98.9%. Maybe 2 were a little sharp, however, I will re-evaluate this weekend as I am in New England and the guitar shipped Cold! Needs to warm to home temperature and settle. Shipped with 10's. A little heavy for me and will change to 9's. Headstock looks great and guitar played well out of the box, again, considering it was cold.I feel one important feature of this guitar is the price. At $1400.00 (after tax is added) its not a cheap instrument. But, I feel it is in a price range that you wouldn't be hesitant to take it to a gig or play live. Sometimes, the higher end guitar, the less use it gets. Hope this helps out.

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Epiphone has really made a statement with this guitar. As with any guitar I purchase I took the time to restring and set it up to my preferences.

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Ok, I am going to start with stating I have been a guitar technician for just over 45 years, so I am hypercritical when I buy guitars. I have a room full of Gibson Les Paul's, but this Epiphone just caught my eye after reading the specs. With that being said, Out of the box it needed some work as do most guitars. It played well and sounded really good, but it needed a set up. As I got into the setup, I realized the nut was not cut great, so I filed the slots to get the action on the first fret a little lower. I checked the frets and they were all level and dressed really well, but I opted to polish them. Finger board was a little dry, so I oiled that. Epiphone shipped with the truss rod really lose, so I had to take a lot of relief out of the neck. I did notice a few minor tool marks on the finger board, but nothing like I have had on other guitars. I set it up, using my Gibson Les Paul Custom as a benchmark and was able to match it up pretty close. Overall, this is probably the best Epiphone I have ever played or worked on. Once the set up was done, it felt really close to my Gibsons. The neck is a little chunky but comfortable. The pickup combo sound really good in this. You can tell it is not a Gibson, but I think that come from the poly finish, which feel different if you are used to a nitro finish. This is an extremely well-made guitar for the price point. The case is pretty nice to. This is as close as you will ever get to a Gibson without buying a Gibson. You really can't go wrong with this.

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I ordered the Gibson LP Custom about 6 weeks ago. I have set it up tom my liking and been playing it about 3-4 hours a week.The fit and finish is good, no blemishes in the finish, straight neck and decent fret finish-just a few slightly sharp ends but I live in Wyoming and the weather is changing. The MOP inlays are excellent, and the Ebony fret board is nice. Action has been set low with no fret buzz. The 496 and 490 pups are decent, not as impressive as I expected. I have set and reset the pup height and pole height to specs and by ear, but they do not produce what I expected. I have several guitars Epiphone's, which I customized with Seymour Duncans, CTS, Switchcraft and hand wiring which sound much better. The factory electronic upgrades are good compared to stock Epi's but I guess I expected more for $1299. I have a basic Epiphone Explorer with Probuckers, which actually have more power and better sound than the LP Custom with Gibson pups and upgraded electronics. Saying that, I will play around with it to see if I can find the " sweet spot" on the pup setup. I may have jumped the gun reviewing the guitar now and will update if I am able to get a better sound from it. The pups do not sound bad, but I'm hoping I will get better response after tweaking adjustments again. Right now, structurally the guitar is great, but I'm not impressed by the Gibson pups.

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