Great buy for the money
I have two Gibson Les Pauls (a Standard and a Trad. Pro) and a Gibson Explorer (and several American made Fenders) and let me just say that this guitar stands up to - and in some ways beats - all of them for about 1/5 the price. As a rule, I am perfectly ok with paying more for a quality, American made item - whether it's a guitar, a car, or the shirt on my back. That said, after playing the ES-339 and an Epi Les Paul Ultra that I picked up for about the same price, it's tough to think that I've paid many, many times what I paid for this guitar for a USA Gibson or Fender.
I'll always default to buying American, but the Chinese got it right with this one.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned