I have Epiphone AJ220s and compared it with my new Aeg10II, this new guitar sounded better than aj220s in Voice and tonal balance. It's playability is okay(not bad) but it can be set to have better play-ability by adjusting the truss rod for proper neck relief setting and adjusting the saddle height by reducing atleast 1mm. and the comfort in handling this guitar is very good and my final verdict is, it's really worth buying this little beauty for 18k and it suits all style of music.