YIKES! Once I saw that, I immediately checked the neck and it looked fine until I ran my hand over it and found cracks on both side. When I got the Epiphone box out and pulled off the topside of the box I noticed the inside box had a brake in the cardboard where the headstock was. The guitar was inside a thick Epiphone cardboard box which was inside the shipping box packed by MF. The box didn't look too beat up, though almost every corner looked crunched, which means it took some hard falls. I've heard others mention dead spots which means the frets are not level so I'll have to check with frets with my straight edge and fret rocker. The action was too high for me, but figured I'd need to set it up so no biggie there. The neck was mostly straight and comfortable. I tried to make my solid bodies sound like the CC, but couldn't.
The sound is so round and fat in comparison to every other guitar I own. The colors are rich and classy, at least the cherry is. It looks far better in person than in the photos. I received my cherry Casino Coupe from Musicians Friend today.
