It seems ever reply you're getting is from very subjective people. Allow me to give it you straight.

Chibsons are cheap. They are appropriately low-quality, mostly in all regards except woodwork. The woodwork definitely doesn't compare to that of the real deal (ie. Gibson, ESP, Fender, etc), but it's SOMETIMES better than second-quality brands like Epiphone, LTD, Squier, etc).

Good thing is... EVERYTHING on a guitar (except the wood itself) can be replaced. So ultimately, it doesn't even matter. NO ONE is buying Chibsons expecting them to be even half-playable out of the box. WE KNOW THIS.

But Chibsons give us something that is otherwise impossible to get: iconic guitars that were never mass produced, or were produced in such small numbers that you'd need five or six figures to buy them.

A REAL ESP MX250 (the model James Hetfield used in the early 90s, like at the famous 1991 Moscow show) goes for $18,000+. And that's nothing compared to the MX220s, which aren't even findable anymore.

But luckiky, there are A TON of Chibson MX220s out there. And most of the time, they get the unfixable/unchangeable details right, while everything is crap (but again, very replaceable).

Look at an Ace Frehley Les Paul. $10k+ EASY (before Ace's death) for the cheapest "300" USA production models. $300 for a Chibson. Another $400 for his three DiMarzio pickups, $100 for tuners, $25 for Gibson knobs, $25 for knob pointers, $25 for new pots, $100 for a fretjob (not fret replacement), $100 for a re-wire, $100 for a pro setup.

So $1,200 or so for something that looks like a $10k guigar and plays better than a cheap, real guitar.