Had an Epiphone for a long time and well i never really liked the way it felt and played. The 60SCE feels good, sounds great on its own and plugged thanks to the fishma pickup, looks amazing. Didn't burn a hole in my pocket. Perfect buy for someone who is just figuring out his/ her sound and preferences in a guitar. To add to the fact that its available in Lefty made life so much easier that finding that perfect guitar and restringing the same cause lefty guitars are so damn hard to find. All in all good buying experience and a great guitar to spend my Sunday afternoons at my home studio :)