i purchased this not as a main guitar just as a back up as i’ve had a sire before , this is better than my last one with the rounded edge to the neck , the colour is lovely although might not be to everybody taste , the neck is a lovely shape and hi gloss finish on the top and stunning maple on the back , it’s very easy to play , the pick ups are powerful and give a good choice of tones , it was totally playable out of the box , i have lowered the action as i like mine very low , i will at some point change the strings to my preferred choice , but at this price it’s a great product and nice to play