Review...
This guitar sounds better than I thought it would. It pretty much nails the vintage Les Paul sound in a way I didn't know I was missing until I had this guitar. The guitar's tone is really balanced... good top and bottom end with neither mud nor harshness, but also without the bottom sounding thin or producing a dull top end. The neck and bridge pickups are really well matched in terms of tone and output. Light, airy, clarity, edgy, defined. All words I'd use to describe the way this guitar sounds.
Out of the bridge I'm getting some really cool alnico II sponge on lower strings without it feeling too soft and some ratty top end out of the high strings that adds an a bit of that "out of control" edge when soloing. The tone/volume pots work well, letting me round out the top end and bring the out of control back under control, depending upon my sonic needs at the time.
The pickups produce a slight scoop that gives the guitar a really woody response without sounding hollow. It's got rock and roll all over it.
I'm used to a Les Paul's neck pickup being boomy, but this guitar has none of that. The neck tone retains a lot of clarity and detail... I can even play with a lot of dirt and not have it mush up or loose definition.
Overall I'm extremely satisfied. I wanted a guitar that would produce tones that exceeded that of my '69 Goldtop and this guitar has exceeded it by such a huge margin that there is no doubt in my mind that I made the right decision.