Fantastic guitar if you want a metal guitar but like more traditional feel.

Sound
Heavy. I bought this for drop B and A tuning and it's immaculate. Put this through your tube amp of choice and crank up the gain and its crushing. I run through a 50w Orange Rockerverb and it's a high gain monster. The volume knob is quite responsive though. Dial back the gain and the volume knob and you have a Les Paul esque sounding blues and jazz guitar. Wouldn't be my go to for that, but definitely could work in a pinch.

Features
The 12" ebony fretboard is what honestly sold me. I'm not a huge fan of compound radius fretboards and the traditional c shape is perfect. I own a couple other Fenders but this neck honesty feels like a vintage Les Paul. Toss a little mineral oil on the neck and glide like butter. The EMGs are great. I've honestly never played a set on a guitar I actually thought played well so they're a pleasant surprise. I bought this guitar thinking I may swap the pickups for some passive Seymour Duncans but there's no need.

Ease of Use
Two humbuckers, 1 knob, pretty simple. You'll have to replace a nine volt battery every once in a while which takes 60 seconds.

Quality
Once you dial it in, its great. That being said, it needed some work out of the box which is my biggest beef with this guitar. I had a small speck of glue beneath the 7th fret that I sanded off.… read more I also needed to completely set it up. If you're comfortable setting up a tension rod, saddle height, intonation, pickup height, etc. it won't be a big deal. That being said, a $1k guitar should at least pretend to make an effort. The neck is straight, frets are smooth with no sharp ends, fretboard is a buttery dream. In less than a half hour I got it singing and smooth, but unless you can set it up, prepare to drop a few bucks on getting it ready to play.

Value
Guitars in this price range are always kind of funky and manufacturers know it. Compared to other guitars in this range, I'd say it's worth the money and comparable to other guitars in the same boat. Are you going to get a custom-shop-playing guitar of your dreams full of unicorns and rainbows and pixie dust out of the box? If you already own a guitar like that, then no. If you don't, then maybe. But what you do get is a solid foundation that's very customizable to your touch and can be a fantastic playing and sounding guitar with just a little bit of work.

Manufacturer Support
N/A. Yet anyway.

The Wow Factor
This guitar is super unique. I'm not a huge Slipknot or Stone Sour fan, but I know that the sound Jim Root gets out of this guitar through an Orange Rockerverb is sublime. That was my primary motivation towards looking at this guitar. With the ebony fretboard, mahogany body, and 12" radius, I was sold. It 100% meets my expectations. If you're kinda a quirky player like me, it'll do the same for you.

Musical Background:
20+ year guitarist, but noob at life

Musical Style:
Rock, metal, jazz, blues read less