Epiphone L-00 Studio

I've had mixed feelings when I got it out of the box initially. However, a few hours of playing for the strings to settle down turned the sound into pure happiness. As for the pickup, the guitar sounds very good when plugged into my tube amp (with a smaller string gauge I'd even dare to play with overdrive), but sadly it doesn't sound as great when plugged straight into my interface (UR242). However, it feels like this guitar's sound may be very responsive not only to string gauge but also to room temperature.

My quality rating loses 1 star, as the glue on the pickguard and the little metal "E" piece was so abysmal that it started to come off on its own. I've decided to remove the pickguard and I'm very happy with the result and 'bluesier' vibe, although it was quite a bit of work.

All in all, despite these glue issues, it's an amazing product for the price.

I've had this guitar for a while now, since early 2015 and I see no need to have to upgrade. Great for blues fingerpicking especially, maybe not so good if you're looking to use this for singer/songwriter strumming type stuff. The build quality is fantastic, I never use it plugged in but I've tested it and the genuine Fishman pickup is great.