You won't find a better guitar for the price...PERIOD! If you've always wanted a Gibson, go for a Heritage instead. These are Gibson guitars built the way they should have been built, by the folks that actually designed and built them for Gibson before that company bailed out of Kalamazoo. I waited 5 months for my 575 Custom...and it cost 1/2 of what a Gibson ES175 costs and is a far superior instrument all around. Their HRW pickups are absolutely astounding. Want a Gibson ES335? Get a Heritage 535 instead. Want a Gibson Les Paul? Get a Heritage 150 instead. You will not be disappointed.