the custom bucker sound great - I like them much better than the burst buckers
the 2017 goldtop is a safe purchase as long get one that is not real heavy
some finger boards Gibson has used are a very light color and have streaks
I don't know about you - but I favor darker solid color boards so you might consider that too
then of course is the neck size which was somewhat large but with all the yearly changes you might want to double check