my lefty Epiphone Sunburst Les Paul standard has a beautiful carved flametop, w/ white binding...looks just like a Gibson...It is gorgeous. I did replace it with better Gibson pickups (the guitar is ace, but the old pickups sucked)...I love it.
I've also heard that the higher end Epi's are better than the lower end Gibsons. (the cheapy Gibson les Pauls for $600 don't have any of the nuance, glitz or style of the Epi's...now, the Epi LP-100's are definitely cheap looking, no binding, no carved top...I'd avoid those.
But...no matter, unless you have the chops and desire to play, it doesn't matter what the instrument is. its whats in you, not on the headstock that counts.
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