Some of the Asian knockoffs are pretty incredible, sometimes only needing a good setup. As a "joke" I bought a Chibson LP Custom for $225. After some "over-improvement" it was so good that I rarely took my genuine Gibson out of the case, and never ever gigged with it. It turns out, it wasn't a joke... and I ended up selling the Gibson which was a terminal closet queen. The Chibson was 2 pounds lighter, and with pickups, wires, nut and saddle and setup played and sounded as good as the real thing. Here's my Chibson next to its Gibson twin. If you're an aficionado you should be able to tell which is which. If I had to do it again, I'd buy it unbranded or with the Vindibona brand on the headstock.
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