It is a beautiful translucent blue LS70F Tokai.
Frabriquée in Japan in 2001.
Beautifully made, excellent violin ... see, but the overall opinion.
For the rest it is identical to that described by Wazir.

UTILIZATION

Everything is nice, even sound.
But a change of pickups should not hurt him
if you want a different kind of sound.
I have not compared to a Les Paul Epiphone but one ... and it has nothing
to see!
The Epiphone does not support compraison dutout.

SOUNDS

I use mainly the bridge pickup in clear or with a little crunch to the blues.
As it is terrible Jazz (neck pickup).
I also use both pickups together when I need a less aggressive
what can deliver the bridge pickup alone.
The sounds are good enough they can be set (with 4 buttons) but I'm starting to consider changing the pickups for a more vintage.

Update (May 2007):
Since I treated myself to a Vox AC30 I rediscover this guitar.
Frankly, I no longer wish to change the pickups, I have the sounds I want.
I had the opportunity to try other guitars (ibanez, epiphone, washburn, Vigier)
I have not found better for qe I look (I just vigier expert
complementing but not replacing) is in the spirit Les Paul.
But those who do not like the original pickups can always change them.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 5 years.
And what I like most is to have a "Gibson" without paying the price
(In fact I think they do not care at Gibson a little of the world with prices they charge).
Initially I wanted an Epiphone but after having tried both I have not had difficulty in my mind!
Quality / price ratio excellent.
But with experience, I would turn to be a Lag Roxanne standard which is however more expensive.
Since two or three months the frets get loose on the low side of the handle. Fortunately it is under warranty and the store will have it repaired.
However, I treated. So I think it's a manufacturing defect (especially as my other guitars have never had this problem when they are older).
Update (May 2007):
The store has refretter the handle 3 years ago and since then it is a treat. No problem. I bought it in california where they were nice. Since I moved south and took her to two different makers. They've both said that the guitar had a great lute and a resonance vacuum incredible. This speaks volumes about the quality of the instrument ...
With experience, I would do this choice, I'd like to aileurs m'acher SG75 one of these days, or even a SG155.
Value / price ratio at the time. Today, I do not know. Surely, if ordered directly in Japan.