When I first unboxed it, the stock strings definitely needed changing, the frets were a little bit scratchy but nothing too hard to fix with a bit of work, the finish looks stunning! There was a bit of overspray in the tremolo and pickup cavities but you rarely look at that. The intonation and action were pretty solid. The main selling point for me was the Edge Zero tremolo, after a little bit of a setup, it stayed in tune really well. The body contours are really well done and are very comfortable to play. It is a bit heavy but nothing a thicker strap wont fix. The bridge and neck humbuckers are fantastic, no need to change them, the middle pickup is a bit too bright and snappy for me but overall sound is okay.