was an epiphne, with a flame top... I fell in love with it in december, and I bought it in june, meanwhile the guitar shop guy kept it for me, and I went every other day to check out it was still there (at the time, I didn't know he was saving it for me) Looking back, I think the pickups were kind of bad, but the tone and the feel were there... For a beginner, it's cool to play some blues on a guitar that's under a 1000 bucks