I've been thinking about it for a while now and i think the Gibson Standard Double Cut Away + might be the one for me, and started to realize that there are alot of plus's to having 1 vol/1 tone as compared to 2 vol/2 tone, keeps it alot simpler to maneuver, and i think the body cavity where they put all the electronics in is smaller than normal (since you dont need a big fat one since its only got 2 buttons and a 3 way switch) allowing more wood...plus the AAA maple top is stunning, even better than the Gibson LP Standard (which i was also considering buying, until i realized that the Standard DC+ looks nicer and probably plays just as nice/better than the LP Standard).

I think the reason for the price difference ( over $600) is because the DC + isnt hyped up to hell like the LP Standard is (if you look at the stats on the DC+, alot of them are better than the LP Standard...24 frets...AAA Maple...etc)...

Sometimes the first one that blows you away is your guitar, if you know what i mean...The DC+ (when i saw it online) totally stunned me, and gave me motivation to keep working at mcdonalds for nearly 5 months (until i got my new Fender Deluxe Reverb amp, etc), i still work there btw...