I had high hopes for this guitar... I'd tried a Blaggard at Richard's whilst testing some acoustics and ended up deciding to get that instead. It's fair to say it was a long, long wait, but like all good things... It's already become the best playing guitar in my collection - lightweight, so comfortable to play, stonking pickups. I LOVE everything about it - so much so that I've just ordered a second one in antique cherry red (with all the Blaggard trimmings). Plays and feels like a F**der Custom but for 1/2 the cost. No brainer.