Asian manufacturing ((mine is red)
piezo pickup
setting a tone and volume. A 5-way switch and a rotary selector patch
handle = compromise gibson / fender

The handle is very nice for a guitar of that price and less polish than the model 600
access to acute weight is easy and is very tolerable.
the game of rope originally fitted suits me very well (light and very slippery sort of editing I've seen on "Les Paul" Gibson)
the note played is accurate to the top of the handle (not like fender)
the width of the handle for me as well because I have big fingers and the width seems to me similar to the widths gibson.

So there .... with the sound ... it's the top. With a good amp behind we believe it. All sounds are detailed and realistic (too bad for the purists).

I use it now for a month. Home. Not been able to play with my friends. But I have already convinced a traditionalist.
It's a beautiful guitar, cheap, and unless you need a vibrato, no need to invest in higher models (I tried too).
risk compared with a traditional e ... failure! To see for aging. But if it fails, at this price, I bought one.