The Epiphone Hummingbird pro, is all you need to learn on, practice with, play as an amateur, or gig professionally, it has the hummingbird mellow sound, is not heavy and has good action, mine has been reliable and has been worth every penny, a great gift most guitar players would appreciate, make sure you buy a solid case for yours, it's worth looking after. as far as faults are concerned, it has no inbuilt tuner, but cannot complain for the price. If it's a guitar your after and not the Name, this works!