The les Paul traditional is probably the best sounding guitar for the price. The tone is amazing and the weight is just right. The 57 classic humbuckers are really quite awesome. I was skeptical at first, but I have been proven wrong. If you don't want to pay for a r8 or r9, but you want to play classic rock and get close to the classic 59 tone, then this is the guitar for you.

I have this one! I lucked out and got the flame top and 1 piece mahogany back.The electronics are fantastic too! Tap volumes once changes to single coil. Again back to bucker.
Top tone tap and ya get overdrive in either single coil or bucker on both pickups. Again it's off. Anyhow, I love it and oh, it plays and feels just like my buddy's 69.

Feels like a normal les Paul but it's kinda heavy. The hardware is solid and I love the guitar.