SC-450Plus VB Vintage Series : Great for the price.

Sold my Gibson LP studio 2009 (needed money) and bought this one instead. I am an amateur and don`t need a professional instrument. Play only at home for my own pleasure.

The only place where this HB is worse then Gibson studio is sound. Pickups on HB are average in tone and output.

Finish of this HB is awesome. You will find few flaws for sure, but they will be miserable and won`t affect anything. BTW on Gibson you will find flaws too.

Neck is almost identical to Gibson LP Studio in terms of feel and playability. Fretwork on HB feels even better. Only flaw is that HB doesn`t polish frets.

Tuners are same feel and quality as Gibson kluson tuners (meaning they are average). Holds the tune well.

Overall - guitar is worse every dollar you pay. Even more.