The construction, from everything I read, is excellent, and I knew that if necessary, I could always switch out the pups. I wanted to see if I could replicate a I've been agonizing over the purchase for months, looking for every possible solution, and was almost ready to pull the trigger on the Epi USA version, and after MUCH research, finally decided to go with the regular Epiphone. I knew I wanted a P-90, and I really wanted a fully hollow body.