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Message: [QUOTE="upstater, post: 3248319, member: 153"] I kept one, and that's my Epi Elitist LP, Japan-made. I modded it with Lollar pickups and some hardware. This was just as good as any Gibson Custom Shop I ever owned or played, and probably better built than most. My favorite that I sold was one of these: [URL="https://reverb.com/item/19911928-2005-fender-custom-shop-1966-stratocaster-closet-classic-firemist-silver-r25981?gclid=CjwKCAjwtO7qBRBQEiwAl5WC26V123cNEBIl_DO_-lSblxYAs7jnWQrTNtzyg9SJSe9J9OzpczaQWxoCoEcQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&merchant_id=113530752&pla=1&utm_campaign=673000280&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google"]2005 Fender Custom Shop 1966 Stratocaster Closet Classic Firemist Silver R25981[/URL] A limited run, maybe sub-50, I liked it because it had the modern specs. I couldn't abide by all those retro-relic'd jobs because they made them with old time neck radius and really thin frets. Can't understand why so many players wanted the old thin frets. Anyway, mine had something interesting going on sonically. But it increased in value and so I sold it. I've owned a lot of the boutique builds too, and I was dubious about makers like Briggs and Artinger, but always appreciated whatever Giffin I picked up. [/QUOTE]