I bought this guitar for the look only. And god wasn’t I disapointed. The look is simply awesome. However, you’ll have to keep in mind that this is more or less the only thing you’ll get. I was already planning on putting bare knuckles and indeed. After playing it a bit, the stock pickups are pretty flat. Frets are as scratchy as it can possibly be. I have 3 epiphone custom and it’s the worst one. The ebony fretboard looks like he went threw WWII. But anyway. In the end I was also planning on putting stainless steel frets after a while. So I wasn’t expecting much, but still… the frets however are pretty well cut on the edges, this is the best one regarding that. The switch seem more robust than the other epiphone I have. Honestly, If like me you’re considering modding it go for it. The look is worth the investment I guess. But if you want a better guitar out of the box while saving 50 bucks. Just take the jerry cantrell. The finition is way better and the pickups are on a whole other level for the price point.