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Originally Posted by Steve DeRosa
My thoughts:
- You'll need a hardshell case - plan on spending another $100 right off the bat;
- Order one of these at the same time:
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SGSP17SCNH2
- If you don't already own one, beg/borrow/steal a nice low-/mid-powered tube amp, set it clean at moderate volume - you don't want to mask the inherent tone in a wash of distortion - A/B them side-by-side, and take your time;
- If you've done this right so far, you'll realize exactly why the near-identical Gibson version costs twice as much;
- When you're finished, call your Sweetwater rep and tell him/her you'll be sending back the Epi in the morning...
Glad to help... 
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Yeah for twice the money, you get the right pickups, and right name on the headstock. No way to know unless you can play them both on the gear you own.