"Nice guitar, but needs some improvements in quality."

Feature:
Guitar seems to be constructed very well, however, there has been some lack of thought in components. The pickup selector switch is noisy. The Grover pegs need to be a higher ratio.

Quality:
I hate to give sucha low rating, but Epiphone needs to get on the ball with Q.C. Like every review I have read, the input jack is loose. A drop of loctite on the threads fixed that. After the first hour of play, I noticed the strap pin on the tail was loose, so I tightened that up. I didn't check the neck pin. Big mistake. The pin came out and stripped the hole in the process, luckily I caught the guitar before the big crash. I fabricated some nylon inserts for both holes, now they stay nice and tight. After about 10 hours of play, it has developed an electrical "buzz" in the bridge pickup, that changes pitch when the volume knob is turned. The pickup selector switch is getting noisier.

Value:
The potential of this guitar is worth the selling price, but the uitar in it's actual state from the store is not up to par for the price. I have bought guitars that cost half as much that play almost as good, and do not have noisy switches or fall apart while playing them.

Desirability:
I like the guitar, I like playing it, I like the sounds. I don't think it's a "must have", but it is a very nice addition to my arsenal.

Sound:
Has very nice sustain. The bridge pickup needs more "bite".

Support:
Gibson was great on the phone, gave me the name of the closest Warranty Service Center and told me to take it in, they'll fix me up. Still waiting for completion of repairs, it has only been there one day, so no bad feelings yet.

Overall:
I'll keep it forever, because that is what I do. It is not the first axe out of the woodshed, but it will get used, I'm sure. If it got stolen or lost, I would probably replace it with a Les Paul copy, probably even an Epiphone, but I doubt it would be a Black Beauty.

"garbage"

Feature:
three humbucking pickups are always a nice desrerable feature. I wish that it was lighter, its a nice guitar.

Value:
yes its worth it

Desirability:
black beauty is a befect name for this beast of a guitar and its very gq and sexy

Sound:
different humbuckers, like gibson ones, but then it wouldn't be an epiphone

Support:
epiphone is a respectable company, you know as much as it can be without being fullbread gibson, but its an off-shoot. .

"The best guitar the world bar none!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "

Feature:
Just the guitar itself!!

Quality:
The quality of this guitar is superb all the way through,exept for 1 niggily aspect which dogs all epiphone models the pickup selector its a bit ropey after a while but its a problem which can be easily rectified.

Value:
Great value its got a great spec to it for a guitar under

Feature:
The third humbucker gives it the bite!

Quality:
I've owned mine for 1 and a half years and I've had zero problems

Value:
This si the best value out on the market right now. You can't go wrong for the price

Desirability:
This thing oozes good looks!

Sound:
Best tone of any guitar I've ever played. Just as good as its Gibson's counterpart!

Support:
I called once to see if the number actually worked, the were real helpful :)

Overall:
Second best guitar only to its Gibson counterpart!