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  1. The advantage of the earliest Fender bolt on necks was that when it bent as a result of having no truss rod...they could send you another one ;^). But more seriously and to enlarge on Rotcan's comments... Don't let folks convince you that set necks are "better" than bolted on necks... or vice versa. The design of the neck joint does have an affect on the perforamnce and feel of the guitar but it's "horses for courses."
  2. Unsung have been one of the better and more consistant OEM makers of standard range Epis in my experience. Saien are pretty good too. I don't think we should read too much into which factory a guitar came from though. There are good and less good examples from most sources. As for the Korea versus China argument. The early Chinese production maybe suffered from the factories being at the beginning of the learning curve. In terms of fit and finish they've come on pretty well in the last couple years. [Though QC isn't what it could be] Again, to state that Korean production is always better than Chinese [or vice versa] is a bit daft ;^)
  3. THe weight varies in line with the natural variation in timber. [and we know that quite a wide variety is employed in modern Epi LP construction !]. They are not chambered or purposely "weight relieved"..though some might argue that the size of the switch wiring rout amounts almost to chambering ! The weight relieving technique employed by Gibson in les Paul Production is a non issue for me. It is no more or less than what it's called. Players want lighter guitars...so they make them lighter. Gibson know perfectly well that drilling a few peripheral holes in a heavy chunk of wood will not make it sound like a light chunk of wood. It will just feel like one ! Chambering is a different thing altogether. It does have a tonal affect and adds just a hint of ES "honk" to the sound. Arguably preferable to the excess "flab" in the sound of some heavier Les Pauls . FWIW the typical current Gibson Standard weighs in at a tad over 9lb, with Epis varying between 8 & 9... depending on which tree was lying around outside
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