Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? made the best way to make electric guitars to this point, set in neck is deep mortise and tenon not just glue, use best style of truss rod inside neck for adjustment, all hardware is top quality have owned many other guitars and though cheaper took hundreds near thousands to make great player from new hardware, new pickups,but still on some couldnt use the design and parts gibson does, buy these there are no upgrades needed, all is da best!!! Reliability How has it stood up over time? dont think I could tear it up if I tried, well course if u try hard u can break anything but this can always be repaired cause of quality woods, parts, even paints!! General Your general opinion of this product. THE BEST, only way to say it, all u have to try is few minutes of playin it!!!! Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? everything in perfect spot/places, playibility is how u want it cause action, etc. can be adjusted, gibson has had a few neck profiles this in my opinion is the best rounded enuff for the old school type feel tapered enuff for thin feeling fast playibilty also...????Why do the greatest guitarists who play all well soft or hard, mellow or wylde play gibson les pauls!!!! Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? hot p/ups nice bright clean sound from guitar set amps distortion and get any tone you want Finish How did the stain or paint job look? the gibson burst is the most soughtafter look for its tone/sound, and for look/embiance and flat out prescence on ur shoulder like another band member dressed to kill star of the show Action How was the action out of the box? perfect out of box and is long while (years) before adjustment is needed