Very good playability. Soundwise Fender Stratocasterish (I have two). A definite positive surprise compared to the expectations I had. It?s beautiful, the neck is good in my hand. Had to do some setup-work like adjusting the tremolo all the way through, also adjusting the action lower. Truss-rod was OK. Had to use anticorrosive (MD-40) for the volume pot to get rid of the noise when turning the pot. Factory quality inspectors could have done their work better. Generally the finishing was great. Sounds like an Indonesian SSH Stratocaster, which is fine for me. I was?nt looking for another Strat.