I have had an Ibanez GRG model for the last 7 years and I was looking for an upgrade and after a month long research, ended up buying this baby. The EMG 60/81 pickups are the best I have heard in my life and for metal, it doesn't get any better than this. The EMG 60 produces a fatter sound which is perfect for cleans while the EMG 81 will make your guitar a screaming beast. Harmonics, Squeals, etc are a breeze after i got this guitar and the Edge Zero II bridge is even better than the original flyod rose system. The guitar doesn't have fret inlays which may be a problem for beginners but they look sick. For the money, if you are looking for a metal guitar that is also very versatile, just close your eyes and buy this thing blind. Bajaao delivered it in about 5 days, which was incredible but the free cable is a defective one.