SC-450Plus CB Vintage Series : Great for the price

Bought this to be a cheapo blues machine as a supplement to my Mexican strat - and I am wowed by the quality on display here. The humbuckers sound great, and the double coil-split offers fantastic customizability. There were some QC issues with very slightly chipped binding in spots, a few spots of cosmetic gunk on the neck (that were easily scraped off with my fingernail), and, as others have mentioned, paint issues around the backplates. But none of that keeps the guitar from looking great overall, and since it came with a fantastic setup out of the box, the most important boxes - how it plays and how it sounds - are emphatically checked. This does not feel like a <$200 guitar, it feels like a high-quality Epiphone, and is an otherworldly value-for-money offering. Love it!