New Epiphone LP Special II VE in cherry sunburst.
Little back story first: I was gassing for a $150-ish Ibanez GAX30 doublecut in mustard yellow, and this is how it went:
Guitar #1 (Reverb.com) - Crack in corner of neck pocket. May have been finish crack, but sent back for refund.
Guitar #2 (Sweetwater) - Also had a crack in the neck pocket, plus bad discoloration on the face of the headstock. They offered
me a measly $20 to keep it. Returned for refund. Interestingly, they relisted the guitar as a demo at $25 less.
Guitar #3 (MF) - White ones on-sale for $129, a good deal. ALmost acceptable, except for bottomed-out bridge with action still too high.
Guitar #4 (MF replacement) - Same bridge/action problem, plus discolored headstock like #2. Returned.
All 4 had sharp fret ends, sloppy neck binding, and needed cleaning.
So.......I gave up on Ibanez and ordered my 3rd Epi from AMS, who offered free 2-day shipping. This guitar is absolutely flawless, right out of the box. One-piece poplar body, good fit/finish, smooth fret ends, immaculately clean, light as a feather. Ready to play, really. Honestly, all I need to do is install new strings and do a minor setup. All this for $149!!! Yay Epiphone!
No pic, can't remember my photobucket logon.