Harley Benton ST-20HSS SBK Standard Series

As the title say, reallyyy great value for money.
I bought this guitar without knowing what to expect nor did I have an idea what I was doing. I saw it, liked how it looked, bought it.
It arrived fairly quickly, it was well packaged.
Now the pros and cons for me as a beginner:
Lets start with the negatives first:
Out of the box:
1.The action was high, really high.
2.Intonation was all over the place.
3.Not shielded.
“What I learnd is that these are things to expect even with more expensive guitars. “
But I got it set up. The cons after the setup:
1.The mid pickup was…meh
2. Use the whammy bar too much and it will get out of tune.
3. Not really a con imo, but the tuners are not great. But they held the tuning very well on the guitar I got, tho as I said too much use of the whammy bar and it will get out of tune.
Now the good stuff. The pros:
1. Frets were polished.
2. No sharp fret ends whatsoever
3. Perfect finish.
4. Looks great in person.
5.the bridge humbucker on the one I got sounding reaaaallly good. I played metal on it and it handled the distortion very well. I still prefer the humbucker on this one than the one on my other Harley Benton active.
6. The neck single coil sounded really good too!
7.Versatile.
8. Good sustain.
9. Smooth to play and makes you wanna practice more. Which is a plus.
10. Comfortable neck profile.
I absolutely recommend this beauty!
Its a great beginner great with greater possibilities for upgrading as YOU get better.