[Brian Krashpad]

Originally Posted by characterzero

I'm sure Epiphones are quite giggable stock, but I've heard a lot of things about them having kind of crappy quality control. In fact one local guitar store was so fed up with that combined with their service that they stopped carrying Epiphones altogether. Again, it varies from guitar to guitar and Epiphones are definitely decent, very playable instruments.

Like a lot of factory-produced guitars (INCLUDING Gibbies and Fender USA, both of which I also own), it may come down to playing individual guitars before buying. I know a lot of fellers, whose opinions I value, who LOVE their Squier '51's. There were 3 at my local mom-&-pop, and they ALL had potentially fatally-sharp fret ends on them. To the point where I was not even interested in plugging any of them in for a test-run. Yet I bet one with a proper fret-finish might be really cool.