Overall I'm very happy with this guitar. It feels nice in my hands. It's light and sounds good. The tuners do a good job keeping the guitar in tune. The finish quality is actually better than on most Gibsons I have seen in recent years. In fact, this guitar is gorgeous! So for a fraction of the price you can get yourself a really nice 335-style guitar. The only downside is that the tone controls seem to function as on or off rather than transitioning smoothly and gradually. But if you typically don't touch the tone controls, this shouldn't bother you much. Similar thing goes for the volume, which is a bit of a bummer, but I suppose the pots could be fairly easily upgraded if you're the kind of player that plugs straight into the amp and needs to do all the adjustments directly on the guitar. In terms of split coil function - don't expect miracles; however, I typically set mine to split neck pickup and humbucker in the bridge and I'm quite happy with the sound that comes out of my amp. So despite the electronics being slightly below those heard on guitars that cost 3-4 times more, it's still a wonderful instrument that can produce very pleasing sounds. I know that for me, this is an instrument I will keep for a long time.
