I was so hyped about this guitar since it's a banger for the price, but got a lemon unfortunately... It was supposed to be brand "new" but arrived worse than my 15 years old cheap gio ibanez. Tuners were scratched front and back, pickup covers scratched, even the tune-o-matic tail piece was chipped. The painting had white visible marks in different areas, some red paint splashed on the white binding, and generally the guitar was all dirty with greasy freatboard and rusted strings. It all lowered my expectations so didn't even want to bother with exchanging for another one, just got a refund and I'm looking for some used ones which are in totally better condition from the few I've seen.