Having previously owned an Epiphone J-200 EC Studio but having switched to an Epiphone DR-500MC because it simply sounds warm and plays wonderfully, I still missed the bulky feel of a jumbo acoustic. This Gretsch gives me back all of that feel and more with beautiful weighting and size, the desired volume projection, and a nicely balanced full tone range across the board (I'd say slightly better than the Epiphone Jumbo acoustic if not quite as warm as the DR-500MC in the mid-tones).
In terms of looks, I was initially a little wary of how flashy it looked with all the gold, but it's far less prominent than it might seem when looked at straight on when you're playing -- and the other aspects like the triangle soundhole and semi-circle fret markers are simply incredibly cool and attractive stand-out features. to balance out that "flashiness"
For the price it's simply a phenomenal beautiful beast of a guitar that I'd wholly recommend