Epiphone Les Paul Special VE EBV

Many on YouTube talk about good value for money. In my opinion, this guitar is not even worth the money. This is just an advertisement.
It can't stay in tune for even 5 minutes of playing. The product is made very carelessly. For example, a thin copper wire sticks out of one of the two pickups (!) I was surprised that when connected to an amplifier, it turned out to be working. I also want to say a few unpleasant words about the store.
The guitar in the photo does not match the one I received. It is a pity that the site does not allow you to attach a photo. It would be very interesting for other buyers. It is missing some inscriptions. For example, there is no imprint on the metal on the back of the guitar. I mean the Epiphone brand logo and two lines in small letters: "performance is our passion" and "part of the Gibson family of brends". Yes, they are not there! I bought this guitar for my daughter. I was aware that I pay a certain amount for a brand (!) For this amount, you can buy a better product from other brands. Especially the lesser known ones. But I wanted my daughter to start playing holding Epiphone "part of the Gibson family of brends" in her hands. Yes, in a sense, I also paid for this embossed piece of iron, because I saw it in the photos of the store. Unfortunately, when we opened the box from the Thomann store, we did not even see this little thing. There is much more to write. For example, the color of the fretboard turned out to be wrong, it is from a completely different wood ... but without photos there will be a very long message.
As a result, our mood is spoiled. The piece of iron will have to be ordered in a Chinese online store :) The photos on the store page do not match the product.

I was just looking for something inexpensive to knock-about with after 10 years of not playing electric guitar - I was expecting to just purchase an unknown brand LP or Strat knock-off, and was surprised to find an Epiphone at this price-point. I wasn't entirely convinced, as I'd always liked the LP shape, but not the weight. This far exceeded my expectations in terms of build, looks, and playability: it's a fairly light guitar, but you can still feel it's a solid, well-built guitar. The neck feels kind of broad to me, but I don't feel like I am fighting it like some of the inexpensive guitars I have had in the past.

Also, I love the unvarnished finish - it's a pleasure to play, and it's a fine-looking instrument to boot.

I am astounded at this product. I am a percussionist first and foremost, and a somewhat part-time hobby-guitarist, at most. This means I was not willing to spend huge sums I could otherwise spend on drums or cymbals, but am enough of a musician to know an awful guitar when I hear or play one (I like to think, at least). So I was on the search for quite the bargain with an expectation that buyer?s regret might follow. But this is of great quality. I bought it expecting far less. The woodwork from the body up to the head and all the finer parts like the bridge and tuners are of a high standard, the finish is decent, and it does not feel fragile. But the first play was the most surprising. It produces a lovely clear sound. One admission is that I don?t use a wide-range of effects with it. This is a me and a practice amp kind of set up, for a quick jam every now and then. But for those like me and for beginners, this is excellent. My previous experience of entry-level or ?hobby? guitars, was the Fender Strat Squire. I much prefer this.