This guitar is AWESOME, i love playing it and it sonds amazing. The pickups are well balanced, the body is not too light, but not too heavy, just the Sweet-Spot! I am taking one point off quality. The build itself is great, but there was some paint debris on the neck from manufacturing. Nothing i couldn't remove with a cloth and sandpaper, but keep an eye out. Other than that i 100% recommend this instrument for any skill level, especially if you want to do metal!