We have a professional recording studio and equiptments like guitars are part of us since 1980s. Therefore, this was just another practice guitar in addition the our recording guitars like Ibanez and Fenders...Surprisingly, this was smooth and the pickups are good, infact good enough for most recordings, if one is not too obsessed with Fender, Ibanez and Gibson sounds.. The front part built quality, neck and frets are good, but the back part could be little better. All n all, a good product and I could not ask for more at this price range.