Right out of the box, it was pretty much set up to play, minus of course having to tune it up, which is normal. The finish was very nice with no defects that i could see, machine heads felt sturdy and smooth, no glitches with the volume and tone pots, three way switch for some reason worked side to side instead of up and down but thats nothing that can't be changed. Might just change the knobs to witch-hats just for looks, but in all it's a great guitar for the price, and the fact it is a LEFTY makes it a real win!