Firstly, I had to sell most of my guitars and equipment to buy this. I had been waiting a few years for this model, in this finish so pulled the trigger the minute it was back in stock. For the price, no surprise that it is a beautiful guitar. The quality is amazing. The 8 different sounds are appreciable. I thought they may not be as noticeable as advertised but they are. The single coil split is not as close in sound to imitate the shimmering tone of a strat as much as I'd hoped but how could it really? The locking tuners are amazing. Never goes out of tune. Also, tremolo arm is a dream after years of loose strat arms plaguing me. A warning though. If you are planning to drop guages from 10s to 9s you are going to get way more fret buzz than you might think. This was disappointing as it is pretty bad and I don't think it should be as it's not that much of a change and shouldn't make that much buzz. I really don't like the idea of having to go to a guitar tech so soon after the purchase given the price. However, it is advertised as coming and being set up with 10s. Strangely, the case is a bit clunky when trying to close at times but I'm nit picking as I wouldn't return it or trade it in........Ever! Love it. I have my guitar for life!!
