Ok,I got this used in a trade. I was looking for one of these because I have had these pickups before in another Epiphone and loved them,the 700t. I had no idea though how nice this guitar was. I can't any reason not to love it. It has an in your face tone,cuts right through the distortion,if you use distortion. I use very heavy distortion and these pups have a very blighting tone,I would compare it to the 498t that you find in the Gibsons. It's a bolt on neck but that doesn't concern me,they did I nice job building this,it's a perfect fit in the neck pocket on the body. The neck itself is very comfortable,The guitar itself is very heavy like a Gibson and the pickups are much much better than the classic alnico pups that come in most Epiphone guitars. I've been playing for most of my life,I know guitars and I currently own 10 guitars. This one is the best built and the best sounding guitar I own,don't let the price fool you or the name on the headstock worry you. I own 2 Fenders,a Gibson,2 Deans,a BC Rich,a Schecter,2 another Epiphones,