d DID YOU EVER THINK WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN THESE GUITARS WHICH ARE FAR FROM JUNK AN WITHIN 20% OF THE REAL THING CAME ON TO THE SCENE SO QUICK AND NOW ARE SOUGHT AFTER MORE THAN  EVER CHINA HAS BEEN MAKEING THE NECKS HEADSTOCKS BODYS ECT FOR ALMOST ALL THEIR NEW GUITARS THE ONLY THING BETWEEN THE LP AND CHINA LP IS ELECTRONICS THE PODS AND PICKUPS ARE EPPIPHONE NECK IS  GIBSIN PLAY A LP CUSTOM THE OLAY ONE OF THESE  OTHER THAN LOOSING A LITTLE VOLUME DUE TO THE MORE EXPENSIVE GIBSON PICK UPS I HAVE 6 OF THESE MODELS YOURS MIGHT HAVE MORE IMPENDENCE FROM THE PICKUP NECK IS IDENTICAL GROVER KEYS ON ALL JAPAN MODELS SAME AS GIBI HAVE SOLD 2 OF MINE FOR MORE THAN DOUBLE WHAT I PAYED WAKE UP PEOPLE IF THE PICKUPD DONT SUIT YOU REPLACE THEM OR TURN YOUR VOLUME UP TO REPLACE THE PODS AND PICKUPS IS AROUND 300 SO IF YOU MUST GIVE 400 FOR GUITAR ADD THESE AND YOU GOT YOURSELF A 2000.00 LP FOR 700 EXACT ITS YOUR CHOICE ID RATHER BUY GAS AND TRAVEL AROUND TO PLAY THE SAME GUITAR WHY DO YOU THINK GIB WANTS THESE OFF THE MARKET SO QUICKLEY  N  E  W  S  F  L  A  S  H THERE HERE TO STAY  AND ONLY IMPROVE ON THE ORIGINAL REMEMBER YEARS AGO WHEN EVERYTHING YOU PICKED UP WAS MADE IN CHINA BECAUSE VERY INTELLIGENT DILLIGENT PEOPLE MADE THOSE THINGS AT HALF THE PRICE WITH AS GOOD OR BETTER QUALITY N O W  THINK  GUITARS GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THANK THE CHINESE FOR A GREAT PRODUCT FOR A FRACTION OF THE INFLATED AMERICAN  P  R  I  C  E  S GOOD LUCK BIDDING AND FINDING THE PERFECT GUITARIF  YOU HAVE MONEY TO BURN BUY THE COKE THE REAL THING BUT IF YOU WANT TO BE JUST AS SATISIFIED REFRESH WITH PEPSI I HOPE THIS IF NOT ANY OTHER CAUSE OPENS EYES TO THE REALITY OF HOW LONG WE HAVE JUST BEEN PAYING THOUSANDS JUST FOR THE NAME WHEN THIS TAKES OFF WIDE OPEN IT WILL BE LIKE THE VOLKSWAGON I LATE 50 AND 60S EVERY CEO THE WENT TO THEIR OFFICES AND SAID  WHAT  ARE  WE  GOING  TO  DO  TO  COMPETE  WILD WAYNE IN WEST VIRGINIA IF YOU DISAGREE THAT FINE ITS CALLED FREDOM OF SPEECH