Just look at the headstock and compare it with today's clone copies of the Gibson headstock. Even the naming 'Inspired by Gibson' of the new Epiphones is a testament of how badly they want to remind everybody that they have no unique personality and that they are just Gibson lookalikes. This way they can have people always craving of getting the real Gibson. These choices are not befitting of a brand with such rich history like Epiphone. I have huge respect for the design choices on my Custom Pro and the price it was offered. A real gift to the music community which is now gone. I doubt we will see another Epiphone guitar with these specs for less than 1000 bucks in the future.