The Gold epi is a great deal - for those still buying guitars
Slap a couple of Double Cream Super D's in their and get your Scholz on!
I (usually) love the dean headstocks.
I've had the 1959 Epi LP and a Custom. The headtock looks cool on the Custom because the headstocks on Gibson Les Paul Customs are usually wider and bigger overall. The headstock on the Standard-style LP's looks really off. Like a boat paddle. IMO, it looks as bad if not worse as the previous headstock that everyone complained about.
That's JMO. I'm overall kinda predisposed against Epi. I really wanted to give them a chance. I bought two of the newer ones like two years ago, and they were both disappointing.