Epiphone B-Stock Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar (ENS-EBCH2)

PickUptheLeash

Looking for a new guitar for christmas, and guitar center has Epiphone Les Pauls that are refurbished. Any thoughts to if this is worth the 200 dollar difference, or if I should just pay the 500 for a new one. Also what does the B-stock mean? I just love the Les Paul model but Gibson's are a little out of reach. Thanks in advance

xtremehardy388

I have a B-Stock LP-100 and it's great. It's been set up and sounds fantastic. I think B-stock just means it was messed up at the factory and then re-set up by a guitar tech

PickUptheLeash

thanks, $280 sounds even better now then $499. I know what refurbished is all about but wasnt sure if Id be disapointed and wished later on if I just went for the new one.

ianvomsaal

B-Stock means: Factory-refurbished demos and returns.
It does not mean that it was ever re-set-up by a guitar tech (not at all).
Many items are just returns that can't be passed off as new anymore because
it's obviously been used by someone. Factory refurbished items were usually
abused by someone somewhere along the line (even if only slightly). Generally
these items had to be sent back to the factory to get some maintenance done
to them (replace a broken/bent tuner, replace a cracked/warped neck, they
may need to get a pickup re-wired, or have a broken pot that need replacing).
There is generally not a lot (if anything) wrong with these items, but they just
can't be passed off as new anymore - however most of these items should still
carry the full factory warrantee - read up on them, sometimes they tell you
what's wrong with it - Cheers . . .

- Ian