I wanted a Les Paul type humbucker sound at a reasonable price to compliment my 1973 Fender Stratocaster single coil sound. This filled my tonal needs perfectly at a ridiculously low price. I gave it a full setup and tightened the tuner hardware. This guitar has to be one of the great buys in the history of guitardom. I can't believe it only cost $250.00! I contemplated upgrading the tuners and the bridge hardware, but I don't think I will have to. It plays smoothly and sounds excellent as is. It looks beautiful too. Is it as nice as a $2500.00 Les Paul Custom? No, but it is 250 bucks!