I really wanted a black one pretty bad, but they just don't come around much. Gold is a hot color right now (especially in Lighting), but not the overly polished gawdy stuff from the '80s. I'm a big gurl so the Oversize LP might actually look right on me - We have a big show on the 26th it'll come along and get some stage time.
You'll have to change your accessorizing theme to compliment gold.
"... the neck has a bit of a bow to it so it's going to Mike Lull's for a set up ..."Do I detect some truss rod (self-)adjustment angst?
The LP has a strange bridge on it (as in not a 3 point) and in addition to fixing the bow the action could drop a bit as well.
Yes, and it intonates just so-so, because it doesn't have the necessary range. It's positioned a little sharp (which is better than a little flat, but still in this day and age ...).