Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? It's a custom shop gibson, hand made. Yes I consider it well made. If you take care of it, it will last forever. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Just got it. But all of my gibsons have lasted without any issues. General Your general opinion of this product. Excellent instrument, still too expensive. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Plays like butter, then neck is fast and not like a baseball bat. The axcess to the higher registers is nice. I never did understand why gibson didn't fix this in the past. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? The pickups clean up nicely, and snarl at full volume. It has the classic les paul tone. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Finish is very good, but you must take care, it is nitro laquer and is soft. Action How was the action out of the box? A little high for my taste out of the box. But a quick adjustment and no problem. intonation was right on, and the plek fret job is excellent.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? This guitar is really well made. As with most nitro finishes, it's not perfect, but I have no complaints. This is also contrary to conventional internet wisdom that Gibson has poor quality control. This is my 4th Gibson, and the ones I've bought recently have been consistently good. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I've played it at two gigs so far, and I've had no problems with it. The tuners hold their tune well, and everything is sturdy. Hey, it's a Les Paul!! General Your general opinion of this product. I love my Axcess stop tail. It is a fantastic guitar. My only minor gripe is that Gibson seems to be using non bookmatched tops on a lot of their guitars these days. Some of the Axcesses I've seen have bookmatched tops, mine is not. But it still looks very cool. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? The neck is a nice medium size - not too thick and not super thin. I sometimes accidentally hit the three way toggle when I'm flailing away. But overall it's a pretty easy guitar to play, and I grew up playing Strats! Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? The pickups sound great. Pretty hot but not muddy. I never use the coil splitters as I'm very much a humbucker fan. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? The finish is great. Nitro is the hardest finish to apply, and Gibson has done an admirable job. Gibson is the only company I know of that does nitro exclusively. Action How was the action out of the box? The action out of the box was a tad high, but nothing that a little adjustment couldn't fix. Now the action is medium low, enough for me to dig into, but still be able to play fast.