I have Gibsons and I have Epiphones. I like them all - or I wouldn't still have and play them. The differences have been summed up pretty well here already, so I won't go into it too much. I will say that the Epiphones are by far the better deal from a player's fiscal point of view - if you're a collector, perhaps not. I've only swapped pickups on one of my Epiphones, and it really didn't need it; I was just experimenting. Did it sound better? Yes. But generally I find that a good amp makes a bigger difference to your tone than a good guitar. And, unless you're buying a bottom-of-the-barrel model, Epiphones are pretty good guitars IMO. FYI, some of the Epi LP models come standard with American-made pickups already installed.
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