: hi, : ive been offered an Epiphone everly brothers reissue of the original gibson everly guitar.. model number sq180 for £140. : is this a good deal? hi, i have been an everly collector for forty years, i have a gibson, and an epiphone and a hondo which is an epiphone that has been re labeled, i also have a couple ibanez and aria copies, which are based on the larger j200 body . look carefully at the neck, the older epiphones have a tendency to twist. if you can find a hondo or i understand that there was a guitar maker in england that made some prety good copies, you might consider them. ebay frequently has these epiphones for between 150-250 dollars u.s. so i’m not sure how much 140 pounds is it might be o.k. good luck, mike : the guitar isnt mint, the scratchplate is coming away a little…? anyone know anything about these guitars??….other than tht they look good? : he also says tht the guitar has a slightly warm & restrained sound because of the large scratchplate? : i saw an ad for 1 in a guitar mag, priced at £189 new?…but ive been led to beleive tht they have now been discontinued? : i dont know what to do?…there are about 3 other guitars im considering buying, but they are all new, this is second hand. : the other guitars are: : an ovation adamas copy by stagg, electro acoustic – £140 : epiphone J200 Acoustic – £279 : epiphone hummingbird – £249 : please help, im in need of some good advice. : thanks