i played one about a month ago, very nice guitar for the money, only about $400 if i remember right. it was fairly light, but had a nice playing neck, fairly big. i only played it clean, i got some decent blues type sounds out of it, but in my opinion, the pickups kinda lacked character. a good set of SDs would probably sound great in it. the fit and finish on the one i played was flawless, it was setup perfect for my tastes, if i wasnt a college student lacking money i'd probably have bought it on the spot. nicer than the epiphone LPs i played.