I had never heard of one before this thread... now I wanna get one... probably an AL-3000 over a 2500 though, it has AA maple instead of A, and has better electronics. it has Alnico V humbuckers rather then Alnico II (though I'd probably replace the humbuckers anyway) it has a bone nut instead of graphite, it has a mahogany neck instead of maple, and it has abalone inlay rather then pearloid