Hmmmmmmm, "not that great" ??!!?? I have an Epiphone Les Paul Custom just like yours only in the vintage cherry sunburst and I love the heck out of it! He he, perhaps that was said with tongue in cheek? The guitar is a bit on the hefty side, but with a good strap it's ok, and lighter than a Gibson LP.
I've seen far more positive comments on this guitar than negative, and many of the negatives come from Gibson owners. I wish I had a Gibson too, but I'm holding off on that for a while. I haven't heard the Epi acoustics, so I can't comment on that one.
Cheers,
Ron
The guitars are not that great, but I love them 