Dean Soltero's, a decent well priced LP Alternative?

[Ruiner]

Whilst looking for a decently priced Les Paul standard or any Mahogany/Maple based guitar body for that matter I came across the Dean Soltero Standard!
It features a solid MHG body with maple top yet it costs less than the Gibson studio model which has no maple top.
£550 If you put a jb/jazz combo pup set in there i'd imagine it'd sound great!! Too good to be true? I'm going to try find one to try out, it may save me a lot of money! The standard LP's are going for around £1300+

[Bumble-head]

If that thing plays as good as it looks. . . Damn 

[nemo]

If that thing plays as good as it looks. . . Damn 

Uh-huh, you need to test one of those and get back to us on how they sound; right now I'm tempted to order one for myself and try to have sex with it...

[bucketsixx]

Try and find an Edwards Les Paul.

I've got an Edwards LP jr, and it shits all over the new Gibsons. It cost me £400 i think.

Its built the way Gibson used to make em back in the day, with the long tenon, mahogany wood, proper TV yellow finish....


Really any Japanese Les Paul will kick ass...Greco, Burny, old Tokai.....

[Jordan123]

Really any Japanese Les Paul will kick ass...Greco, Burny

The new Burny's with a Sustainer in the neck are lovely.

[Ruiner]

Should i get the black one..or the white one?
Or just continue sticking it out for the Gibson LP...
I don't know!

[Bumble-head]

Should i get the black one..or the white one?
Or just continue sticking it out for the Gibson LP...
I don't know!

Based on the pictures you posted I'd go with the white one. It's shit hot.
The black one still looks awesome though. 

[Ruiner]

I thought white too!
The black one would look better with black pickup mounts and hardware in my opinion!

[PurpleHaze]

+1 on the Edwards Les Pauls. They're the shit. They come in some really nice finishes and have top quality pick ups stock.

Same goes for ESP EC-500, 400 and 1000s.

Never heard much about the Deans but they're probably pretty decent.

Gibsons are nice and all but for what they actually are, Gibson could probably sell them for a little over half of what they do and still make a profit. You pay a high premium for the name, which isn't worth it unless you have money to burn imo.

[Ruiner]

Now in Cherry:

[wyldechild]

I dont like the black or white one at all 

but that honey burst or whatever that finish is called.. (the 2nd guitar in first post) it's awesome looking guitar 
and I dont think you can go wrong with Dean 

[Ruiner]

I agree bro, i think the white looks kinda naff now after looking at it in closer detail!
I think the transparent ones look really nice ..especially this new Scary Cherry one! I think i may get it!!

[CalumFarq]

that is one hot guitar!  not a bad price either!

[White-Rider]

Now in Cherry:

wow ... looks great!