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whats the difference between Epiphone and Gibson Les Paul guitars?

Why is one cheaper than the other when they seem to be identical?

Hi, Epiphone are a sub-division of Gibson guitars, basically, Gibson own Epiphone. Epiphone guitars do not have the same high specs that Gibson guitars do because Epiphone are affordable and they are more of an entry level guitar. They have all the same features {ie shape,neck scale,layout} but are made from cheaper componants then the Gibson guitars.
You could buy an Epiphone Les Paul and replace the pick-ups in it to get nearly the same tone as an original Gibson Les Paul. Hence why Epiphone are cheaper then Gibson.