i played one of them a while ago. for that price, its a steal, imo. deffinately a good guitar, solid. i thought the neck was not wide enough for my tastes, but thats just me. and for that price its a steal.
i was never a fan of the body style with the flat horn ends...but at 299 it wouldn't be a bad buy. with new pickups and a good setup it should be a pretty good player. however i wouldn't get the satin black cherry color, they look real bad in person IMO...go with the satin black if you do get it.