A Korean but very well made. Good quality of finish that has nothing to envy to the real ES-335.

The original pickups are Epiphone 57 Classic. However I bought this beautiful guitar used and it had real Gibson 57 Classic ... top The sound!
I heard that the pickups were the original weakness of this guitar. In short I have two pickups Epiphone brand new in boxes of Gibson pickups for sale cheap cheap ...

Bridge, a Tune O Matic works very well.
The handle is very nice. Just enough to round the back, just the right thickness and the table just large enough.

I put a 9 because I do not assess the microphones of origin. However with my Gibson pickups I know it's a 10 that is!

UTILIZATION

I just bind the rope as a patient passes in blues guitar, but excessive guard agreed! I have rarely seen a guitar so stable.

The key is really incredible on this guitar. One of the best I've tried so far. The set of fingers is soft on the sleeve. Guitar forgive the inaccuracies and the key is used a lot of speed. At least better than my old Start or my Godin XTSA. It is difficult to play further than the twentieth cargo because of the arch and heel. In my case all the qualities stifle this very minor detail ...

The guitar is big and heavy. In my case it's perfect. That way the substain is feeling well. To buy a Gibson Melody Maker Light ... The particular shape of the body as an instrument is relatively bulky for me it's like to walk in a big Cadillac convertible in 1957. It is a beautiful guitar. Yet there is not too long ago I di that I was missing 20 years to play it.

Curiously, perhaps because of the wood grain in the sound and / or the Gibson 57 Classic that are above this guitar really m'envoute. I find myself having another completely different game on this guitar. I am more blues and jazz. In fact I feel réaprendre playing with a renewed passion. I also just bought a Gibson Les Paul Studio Gold United States brand new and I think she will settle for second place. Oddly I think I prefer my big Cadillac to the hot hatch ...

SOUNDS

Wow! There I am running out of words ...
As I said I have a Gibson 57 Classic pickups on this Korean.
In my case it's the most amazing guitar sound I heard. Obviously I have not had the chance to play on a Gibson BB King Lucille (United States) but connected to my Sheraton II Line 6 Flextone III gives me incredible results. The game of tone knobs and combinations of two microphones in addition to all of my modeling amp I can get the sound I want every time. The wood grain is very apparent.
The pickups are just enough creamy but both clear and crunchy in attack.

OVERALL OPINION

I have this guitar for 3 days. In fact I got robbed at home. So I flew my Godin XTSA was mounted with micro DiMarzio. My favorite music store (Kingdom of Music, not to name him) kindly lent me the Sheraton II pending the resolution of the insurer (and the purchase of my Les Paul United States).
Normally this should not have a guitar to be paid ... In short, got home I plugged in and I immediately knew that she would never leave the house ...

I paid $ 770 with Gibson 57 Classic pickups and two microphones in original boxes.
I think I paid a fair price. In this case I could have been a very bad customer because I am in love with the scratches!

I tried many more expensive guitars that I have never done this ...