Feature:
It's what expect from a Gibson Historical and it delivers.

Quality:
It would be hard to get "more" quality.

Value:
If you want a Les Paul, save your money and get one of the 57 RI's. Don't waste your time on the standards etc. Play one of these first and you'll know why I say this.

Desirability:
I usually prefer the figured wood models, but there is something about that antique gold finish that is really attractive. I like the way the colors change at different angles.

Sound:
It has "the" tone, nuff said.

Ease of Use:
I've been playing Les Pauls for over 25 years, it's hard to get used to anything else.

Support:
I said 10 but I really don't know, as I have never had to contact Gibson about any manufacturing defects.

Overall:
Someone in search of the Les Paul sound can stop the search here at a descent price.

Feature:
Features..? ..this is the Steinway..the Cadillac..the Winchester..the Harley of Guitars!

Quality:
It looks like the neck..at the body..has an added piece of wood..but..I can live with it![Bear in mind,I'm a virgo]

Value:
Oh yeah..it'totally worth it!

Desirability:
AS far as 'sex appeal'..the only thing close..is the GRESCH 6120 DSN..which I also own!

Sound:
The neck....The neck...then..the beauty,but,above all the sound...after 45 years of slim taper neck 335s and then,Les Paul classics[not a bad guitar]the meat of this neck is the secret!Buy one before they change it !!

Ease of Use:
Effortless!If you got a problem..Its YOU..

Support:
Gibson doesn't seem to give a Sh#t about their products once they've been purchased!For instance,I was fortunate enough to have had Les Paul sign my pick guard..and Ive tried to get another pick guard for over 5 months thru the dealer I purchased the guitar from..! I've been playing these Gibsons for over 45 years.I feel a bit let down by their lack of support! Ask anyone who's tried to get parts lately!

Overall:
THIS..IS THE GUITAR! It completes my needs..and challenges my talents!

Feature:
Fretboard wasn't perfect, but hey, I really reaching for something wrong here.

Quality:
Aside from the pickups being unpollished, and the neck having a little bow in it, super!

Value:
Cost= $2800. Sounds like= $1,000,000.

Desirability:
It's a Goldtop! Need I say more!

Sound:
The only reason I bought this guitar was for the sound. Period!Everything else I fell in love with later.

Ease of Use:
Fat neck prevents thumbed coords, and the action was a little high, but a couple dollars to fix the action and I wouldn't trade the neck for anything. The neck is the secret to the sound, allows for longer sustain and a rounder sound.

Support:
Support was unrealisticly good.

Overall:
My journey to get the 57 Gibson Les Paul Goltop VOS started about a month and a half ago. I had just gotten my Epiphone SG back from the repair shop and I was testing it out to make sure nothing was wrong with it. Happy with the results, I set out on my annually visit quest in the store to find a guitar that stood above and beyond the standard 'sound'. Each time I came to the store I would always leave unsatisfied, no matter what I picked up and played. Dean, ESP, Jackson, Ibanez, Gibson, even Fender, it didn't matter, I was never hearing that unique difference. I had picked up a 'Studio' Les Paul and was not impressed, at ALL. I had seriously almost given up and would be content it seemed with my Epiphone SG with EMG's (81 at bridge & 85 at neck). I saw the 57 goldtop out on the floor, surveyed the price, and laughed knowing it wouldn't sound like the price. I plugged it in, and have never been sooooo happy to be sooooo wrong. I have never, and may never hear such a smooth sound in all my life. It was obvious that it was not just the hardware, but the neck that was the secret to the sound. A little big at first, but in 5 minuets I was used to it. I started off on clean and was hooked, but curious to see if a guitar with older specs could handle sustain, a lot of it. Once again it seemed it was the neck that was the secret, the amount of sustain rocked my world. I bought it 2 weeks later after 3 trips to the store and playing it on every amp in the store. People ask me, "Why would you pay $3000 for a guitar?" I simply say, "Because it plays like a million." If your looking for absolute tone, look no further. Hell, I didn't even get into how beautiful it is, and it is gorgeous, but that's not what we should buy a guitar for, but for the sound it produces. A guitar like this provides the tone we all look for, and few of us ever find.