Okay so Gibsons are great. And Epi's are too. But all this talk of cheap is annoying! Epi's are not, however of the same calibre of quality as PRS, Gibson and Fender Custom Shops, Rickenbacker et al. But they are not supposed to be. They are professional BUDGET instruments. If they were of the quality that the nay-sayers claim they should be, they would be 3 times the price and have "Gibson" the headstock!