[kaptinkrunch]

When you buy from China you have NO WAY of knowing that the guitar in the picture is even the guitar you are being sent. They could post pictures of genuine Epiphones and then send counterfeits.

I know I say this alot, but it bears repeating. In my 21 years of playing guitar I have purchased 19 guitars (total 6 string & bass) of those only 2 were purchased with out my having played them before hand. One was a MIM Phat Stratocaster Olympic Whitew/a Floyd Rose, best non-Les Paul guitar I've ever owned the other was my current Epi BB which is the 2nd best guitar I've ever owned period. In both cases my brother in law who works in a pawn shop was able to get them for me for 10% above what they took them in for (usually they put them out @33%). So that means GREAT prices on good guitars. Paul (my brother in law) is a guitar player and he knows what I like so if he sees a REALLY nice guitar that plays well he calls me I pay w/a credit card over the phone and the next time my wife visits her sister (5 hours away) I pick up my guitar or he brings it to me. But unless you are lucky enough to have a situation where there is some one you can trust to check out the guitar I strongly recomend only purchasing a guitar after you have played it. And I am not above going back and tryin' a guitar a couple times before I make up my mind!

I hope it is genuine, but that price seems very low for such a guitar.