read in another thread that your guitar is in hand now. cool... a guitar review i read gave this one top marks for vurtually all aspects- tone/ finish/ playability/ etc. having heard it in use, i must say that it's absolute value for $$$.

IMO despite the shape/ make/ brand name of a certain guitar, if it has something in store for you, then by all means get it. when i went shopping for an upper end set neck guitar, the Gibsons was what everyone recommended, but i ended up buying a PRS McCarty. why? because it has all that i wanted- clear, mudless tone at high gain, not back-breaking, tuning stability, superb playability & upper fret access. i'm not putting down the Gibson brand name as i own a Les Paul.