Back in the '90s when Gibson first started making flame top Standards again. I went into the San Bernardino store, played one and told them "I'll be back in a week with cash!" They wouldn't let me put it on lay away because I didn't have any cash on me, which was wisdom on their part because when I showed up to claim it, they had let some little kid drop it on it's face, and put a huge dent in the front of the guitar. Their solution? "We'll give you $100.00 off!" My solution? "You couldn't run fast enough to give it to me!" The pictures I posted of the cherry one are of the particular guitar I bought. I love the way the grain looks all splotched! I also get a lifetime warranty with this one!