neck- very playable, definitely not the fat Gibson profile
i think the craftsman recently reduced their price to make it about near $400($350 and up) for their les paul shaped guitars...however, seems like sx also has a honey burst les paul set which is more like a les paul copy for $250 wif amp n all, it has alot of favourable reviews in harmony-central.com...but most players will advice a pick up change+set up+maybe thicker strings to add to substain tone n all, overall, the fit n finish of the guitar is good to give a bang for buck...