I have played Les Paul style guitars for years. Tried them all from the 'big G'. These days I find them way overpriced - especially when you stumble into the guitars from Sire. I was looking for a Les Paul with P90's and based on the excellent reviews everywhere, I decided on this Sire L7v in a beautiful Tobacco Sunburst. I am blown away by the quality right out of the box. Usually, I will have to make some adjustments on a new guitar - action, neck relief, fret polishing, intonation, all the usual stuff. On this one, I didn't have to spend time on that. At this price point, I can't see where you would find anything better than this. Do not hesitate - get one!