I've only played this a few hours and only want to sell it to pay for my Eastman jazz box. It is "Crafted in China" but from what I've read in GW or some such other, the factory is not one of those sawdust factories but rather, in a factory making good product.
The neck feels pretty good to me. It's mint or very very near it. It's a versatile guitar and gets those McCartney that you know as well as you know George Harrison's tone and style. It's also good for jazz. I had decided not to change the pickups because I think they sound great.
It's not a 335; it's not an American Casino. Epiphone, though, hit a home run with this one.
Price is firm.