Don't hate or love Gibson, just not my first choice. when I was a kid I purchased my first real guitar, a new 1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom in black and gold, sold it several years later and moved on.
I have a Gibson '61 SG Standard I purchased new last year; it's nice, the QC was better than I expected.
I have an Epi Inspired by Gibson Custom 1963 Les Paul SG Custom with Maestro Vibrola that I purchased new last year; it's nice, the QC was better than I expected.
Neither is better or worse than the other.
I've tried many Gibson Les Pauls over the years too; for a two humbucker, hardtail, classic rock guitar my choice is Ibanez PS10, I haven't found Gibson LP I like more than the PS10.