Thanks Jon for the reviews; It has deffinately peaked my interest in the Guitar Tricks forum and website. I'm a beginner guitarist and I'm stil grabbing anything I can to get me headed in the right direction. I play the accoustic most often, cowboy chords and trying to learn the notes on the fretboard. I have a Dean Vendetta that I enjoy despite some of the reviews it is fairly easy to play, just not sure what I want it to sound like yet. Thanks for the reviews of the Epiphones, and please put my name into the contest.