Cane LP style, cherry burst, made in Korea around 1993. Cane was a shortlived stencil brand under the Samick umbrella, produced at their Incheon, Seoul factory in the early-mid 1990s. At the time, Samick was producing those now well regarded MIK Epiphone models, so the factory was certainly familiar with guitars in this genre. The thing that really stands out on this one straight away is the flame maple top: holy crap, it's beautiful. It's got a lovely depth an variation to the figuring and pops perfectly under the aged cherry finish. The neck is an easygoing slim-60s style profile, arrow-straight and capped with a pretty piece of streaky rosewood; it feels great in the hands. Tone-wise, it's pretty convincing. There's a big dark, gooey midrange on tap, with a warm complexity and juicy fullness that loves a dense chord or big bend. Epiphone branded stuff from this era is going up pretty steadily, so this is a relative bargain and will surely make someone grin.

Model: Cane LP-Style
Made: Korea, Samick plant, early-mid 1990s
Finish: cherry sunburst top, red stain back/sides, gloss poly
Neck: agathis, rosewood baord
Body: agathis, three piece, not weight relieved, flame maple veneer cap
Weight: 4.195kg
Mods: pickups, tuners and knobs replaced
Pickups: unbranded humbucker x2
Case: none

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has some marks and small holes from the old tuners, some dimples on the end, scuffs on the back and front and a minor blackout job on the logo. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, there's a dent on the back behind the fifth fret and some minor dimples on only. The back has widespread light scuffs surface scratches and dimples, no major marks though. The sides have minor dimples around the whole body and some kind of minor burn or glue mark on the top horn, no major marks. The front has a couple of dents in the elbow area and on the bottom horn, as well as widespread light scuffs and some play wear on the guard and horns. Overall: good condition (7/10).

Playing condition notes: Neck is straight, action is low, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electrics tested and working properly. The frets have minor wear, 7/10 for fret life left. Wearing fresh 10/52 Moonshiners strings.