THe big difference for me would be the Slim Taper on the 61. I have a 2018 Satndard 61, I used to use a baseball bat neck on a Les Paul Standard.
The slim Taper is so much better , the neck plays itself :)
Thank You !!
I found the Black pickguard on the Alpine White was quite stark ! I was going to use the pure white pickguard material, but decided last minute with the mint :) and happy with outcome :) Mine is a 2020 Inspired by .. Epiphone Standard, It plays just amazing , all around quality .
why not use the GRovers (stable) and change the buttons, the kidneys on my 2018 Lovling Grovers bothered me for the look, so I changed the buttons to Ivory Tulips , and am very happy with the look, and I keep the awesome factory locking Grovers :)
I see no issues on any frets on my 2018 Standard / factory, nor any other Gibson , new from factory.
the frets come done :)
maybe u could polish them to make them shiny i suppose, the shine comes as you are removing metal .. same as "layering the frets or what have you.