The Tradition 450 is very very light weight and plays as fast as if the neck was coated with cow snot varnish.
I read where, if you x-rayed a Gibson Les Paul Std. and a Tradition Les Paul copy, you would find plywood type lamination in the Gibby and solid mahogany in the Tradition. My 450 semi hollow body is advertised as all solid mahogany used in it's make-up except for the maple cap. I verified with Tradition Tech's that there is no lamination (except for the maple cap) as in the construction of the Gibson 335. So much for my genuine Gibson Les Paul Custom. I wonder what it's made out of?