No, my first good semi-hollow was an Epiphone Sheraton that I bought new in the mid nineties. I’ve spent time and money on it and it is a lovely guitar, but definitely a Norlin Les Paul with all the downsides that go with them. That tag goes onto an early ‘70s Gibson Les Paul Deluxe modded by the first owner (badly) to take humbuckers.
My first good guitar was not a semi-hollow.
