It plays nice, but I would much rather go with the new Chinese factory that only makes Epiphones over an older guitar from Korea made by a multi purpose builder who rebranded their merchandise.

Paint bled into the area where the neck meets the body, and they poly coated over it at the factory.

My Korean Dot (1999) has alot to be desired in the fit and finish department. I must say the quality of the Riviera P93 is stunning and it is Chinese. I guess part of me wondered 'should I have just gotten a new one' since that price is about $100 more than I paid for a used one.īut if she's a player and looks good, that's really all I'll care about. I found a place online to grab a Casino at $630 new with a case. And since I'd read so much about the Peerless models, and quality issues (early, then supposedly being much better now) at Qing Dao, it just made me curious. So really, just passing the time until it arrives. But you never know until you hold something in your hands, you know? So I feel pretty confident, since they weren't afraid to send really nice detail pics. The sender sent LOADS of detail pics, including the serial number inside, headstock front/rear, and every square inch of the body. I had bid on a few on Ebay, and lost those bids at the last moment, but I bought this one with the Buy It Now feature.so I paid a bit more than I may have been able to get it for otherwise, but I also made sure I got it.

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