I can jump in here to say that the 2020 Epiphone 50's Gold top that I bought used recently is an Incredible instrument. All that it needed was to adjust the action and pickup height to my liking. I did go on to lower the nut slots as well. They were ok before, but I'm a little picky about my nuts, lol.
I can also say that my Epi Gold top plays every bit as well as my 2021 Gibson LP Jr. and the fit and finish, well the Epi may have won in that catagory