Epiphone IS Getting WORSE. Fact?

I compare my New Epiphone Les Paul Studio with my old 1998 made in Korea Epiphone Les Paul Studio.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro - Is a New Epiphone Worse than one made in Korea?
00:31 Coming Up...
00:52 Headstock - a fascinating discovery. The new one is wider!
01:40 Tuners - Kluson vs Fake Grover
02:32 Nut
03:03 Fretboard
04:03 Neck profile and measurements
04:34 Fret ends
05:00 Poker chips!
05:10 Humbuckers
05:27 Split coils - nice!
06:01 Single coil sounds... stratty...
06:27 Pickguards retrofit
06:44 Weight & Body thickness - old and skinny vs new and chunky!
07:42 Internals - inside the rear cavities
09:28 Stop tail bridge quality
09:38 Inside the pickup cavities
11:18 Sound demo
11:54 Control knobs quality
14:05 Unplugged sounds
14:49 Final thoughts
16:07 Epi Slash guest appearance
16:57 Geek corner - pickup resistance!
17:54 Geek corner - headstock - truss rod covers