I've had my Tobacco Sunburst 59 for a year & 2 months, now, and my spare Epi LP Classic sits on the stand waiting for a string to break on the 59... So far, no luck for it... My 73 Tele Deluxe & 78 Strat are sitting home when I gig, now, as well as my Ovation Acoustic Electric... I'm sure they're jealous....

I love the look, feel & sound of the 59. I had the 3-way switch issue #2 (mine was the one they found out about the flux on the replacement switches), and also a piezo problem, but L6 came through on those problems and it's been solid as a rock ever since. Rich Renken was my biggest help -- he's moved on to persue a mixing business. I have not heard of these issues popping up for quite a while, so think they've gotten the kinks worked out now, in their manufacturing process.

I love the sound of the mags they have on the unit and probably use them the vast majority of the time. I use the models when I need a down tune for a specific song, or need a strat sound for a specific sound. I am now using and tweaking the POD HD-500 -- the combination is well worth the rather steep learning curve, but I do like the control and tuning capabilities of it over my trusty POD X3L.

Dave