Epi's are cheap, finish, sustain, pickups, are cheap, and they sound that way too. But Epiphone does a great job luring people in as they ARE pretty and we all wish they were Gibson LPs, but guess what? You get what you pay for, no way does these sound even close to a real LP.

Personally I think Gibson LPs are also overpriced, 2-3k? get a PRS.

OR for $600, I prefer ESP LPs and Vipers, better wood, hardware, price and sound.

And I do believe it's important to buy ESP, as not only are they a better value, more modern, more choices, but they are Made in USA, not in a Korean sweat shop.