Feature:
I'd like to have tone controls for both pickups, but it's a minor quibble.

Quality:
Amazing quality for the price, all the same build characteristics, parts, and materials as the standard V. Which is a very good thing. :)

Value:
Amazing price for a sweet guitar. I can do without 20 coats of nitrocellulose and a hardshell case, which is the only sacrifice you make going with the faded version.

Desirability:
Do you like the V-factor body style? I sure do. Nuff said!

Sound:
Great tone, monster sustain, zero hum on my Marshall stack turned up to 10. Very versitile; many different types of sounds are achievable.

Ease of Use:
Setup was near perfect out of the box, finishing impeccable. The faded finish actually allows you to get around the neck faster; no "stick" like you can get with the polycarb finish. Also doesn't show fingerprints!

Support:
No issues.

Overall:
Buy it now, thank yourself for the rest of your life.

Feature:
Since you can't sit down with this guitar, they should of put some rubber on the bottom so it wouldn't slip. Other wise everything is aswome. With the strap on, it somehow lifts the neck a bit so it is easier to play, especially when soloing at the 17-22 frets.

Quality:
This guitar was made exellently. No problems at all. I didn't even have to change the strings when I got it.

Value:
Is that a joke? I suppose if you don't mind a nice looking red/natural guitar, then this is a great deal.

Desirability:
After playing it in the store, I knew I had to have it. Too bad I didn't have money with me at the time. But I went straight home, back to the store, and took it home.

Sound:
This guitar has the best sound I ever heard. I went into a music store and tried SG's, Les Pauls, Sratocasters, etc. when I played this guitar, I fell in love with it. I heard no problems and I played my favorite songs on it. I couldn't stop playing it. It sounded best on a Line 6 amp. This guitar seems to be able to play any style of music.

Ease of Use:
As I said before, you just simply can't sit down with this guitar, so if you hate standing up a lot, this isn't for you. But it isn't heavy at all. And also, when on stage, why would you sit down?

Support:
None needed.

Overall:
This guitar is my best. Even so, I still expect to get more guitars, that is if your as serious about rock as me. NO ONE GUITAR SOUNDS THE SAME AS ANOTHER!!! But I think this will always be my favorite.

Feature:
GREAT!!!!!!!!!!! features are to spare here and all handle sooooo well AGAIN GIBSON HAVE HIGHTENED THE STANDARDS THEY HAVE TO MEET

Quality:
fantastic it will last for ever

Value:
it is a great priced guitar truly is worth hundreds more for the amount of quality guitar you get!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Desirability:
such a desirable guitar never go for anything else Gibson is the one!!!!!!! for all of you thinking about it please get it you wont regret it

Sound:
i think that the over all sound of this instrument is amazing it truly is worth hundreds of dollars more TRUST ME GET IT- I HAVE A LES PAUL PRS SINGLE CUTAWAY AND THIS IS NEARLY AS GOOD AT ABOUT A THIRD OF THE PRICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Support:
fantastic you really have to buy from here they are sooooo helpful

Overall:
As you can tell it is a great guitar if it got lost i would have to buy 2 more for security...... and i can afford it SUCH A GREAT GUITAR

Feature:
It is what it is.

Quality:
Very very good. For the low price on an American Made Gibson. The fret work I found to be really good. I was surprised how good it was. Finish work is good, but not as high as a top end custom shop, but hey...it's a lower end model. Better that almost every offshore guitar I've had in this price range.

Value:
Can't beat it!

Sound:
The sound is very good. The gibson pickups are great. It is the clasic mohogany and gibson pickups tone.

Support:
Unknown at this time.

Overall:
I will be getting a second. This makes a great gigging guitar. It plays great and it's not a collectors museum piece so bringing to jams won't couse ulcers!

Feature:
I Am very pleased with the entire guitar. I can't beleive this guitar was this cheap!!! The pick-ups seem to be very well mannered in all situations yet they can handle pretty much any distotion you throw at them and still have great definition. I also believe the finish has somthing to do with this guitars sonic magic. I believe a thin natural type finish like the one on this guitar actaully allows the wood to breath more and respond more naturally than one buried under 2 mils of finish. That's one of the things that give vintage instruments that certain sound. The finish on them is usually thin from age but it just does something for the tone. Look at SRV's #1 strat. Half the finish was worn off the thing, but it sounded amazing!

Quality:
Fit, finish, action and tone are all top notch for a guitar in this price range. I actually think Gibson could easily double the price of this guitar and it would still be worth it.

Value:
Absolutely worth every penny!

Desirability:
It's a flying V.....It has always been a bench mark of "coolness!"

Sound:
I must say this is the first guitar that I have picked up in a long time and actually been very impressed. This guitar has got all of the great sustain that a gibson is known for and then some. With a little overdrive this guitar actually has a very warm, very "brown" vintage sound. With the distotion pegged It screams with the best of them. The clean sounds have a nice warm round tone to them. Overall, this guitar SOUNDS like a gibson is "supposed" to!

Overall:
I expect this guitar to be a "keeper" for sure.

Feature:
The Faded finish is tight!!!

Quality:
Some people complain about sharp frets, but the one I played didn't it just depends on who constructed it at the factory.

Value:
It's value is great. You look at it and think a Gibson for 579.99 something must be wrong. Hello its a Gibson.

Desirability:
Sound, looks, feel, cosmetics. Its got it all. If you need a guitar this is the one to buy. It is so versatile.

Sound:
Only two words. GREAT SOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Ease of Use:
Hardly had to ajust anything just plugged it in and jammed!

Support:
Haven't had any experience with the company.

Overall:
It's perfect. Literally

This is a sweet guitar for the price. If you're looking for a Good hard rock axe made by a quality company, and don't have over $800, this is the treasure you've been waiting for. I play mine at least 3 hours a day and I just don't seem to get tired of it ,the neck is nicely rounded and the body is very balanced so it doesnt' slip and slide around much. If you're not a Flying V kinda person, go get the SG it's just as good of a deal.

THIS IS THE MOST AND BEST GUITAR FOR THE MONEY. IT IS NOW MY MAIN AXE ALONGSIDE MY AMERICAN FLOYD STRAT

This guitar is not only good looking. Its the best soundd you can get. IT FRIGGIN ROCKS!!!!!!

Feature:
it included a nice gibson case, some documentation and some tools. the most useful features are definately the controls, two tone knobs and a volume knob, like a fender. i wish i could split the pickups so i could have an even more singlecoilish sound. it's just the good old mahogany body and glued in neck what give it a great sustain and vibration, classic gibson style, just great.

Quality:
the product is made great, handmade in nashville it is as good as it gets. it is the Faded series, a kind of relic thing. there are some dents made and the finish is worn so it looks like it has been used for several years, which i really like. everything feels really solid, its gonna last forever. i fully depend on it, i always have another guitar on stage, a fender, for some songs it just sounds better. it is made for use on the road, and it looks like it has already been on the road for years, which is a great aspect imo.

Value:
i bought it for