from out the box this guitar needed a lot of work to be played, bridge needed adjusting and intonation was off, i had bad luck with one string detached already. truss rod was really badly adjusted and fret buzz was horrible to 2-3. frets. my wireless line6 didn't fit the socket and i had to fix it with some cardboard etc. so anyway after a few hours of fixing it it was fine. mics are pretty good and it stays in tune quite well. the biggest reason for me was to get an awesome looking guitar and this is completely amazing. vibrant colors and tree of life inlays. perfect for beginners for the price if you can get it adjusted properly, pretty cool for intermediate players also. neck feels pretty good, the tremolo is not as good as the edge tremolos but mostly fine, sometimes the bar gets loose too easily. feels a little cheap after owning 7vwh jem but still has the same feel in my hands. price-quality ratio is not bad. would buy another any day.