I have the GOTW #15, Red Les Paul GT.
I love it, aside from having a rythym pickup that's a little muddy.
Changing out that mud pup for a better one and nailing down a real metal pickguard is on my to do list.
As far as it being a jigsaw puzzle guitar and all that mess, I dunno, I just know i love the sound and I got it for less than a thousand dollars from what MF and GC were asking for it (so what if it had a tiny crack in the headstock?).
I agree with some of the guys on here, I didn't buy it for an investment, I bought it for an instrument.