I would recommend this guitar to beginners and mediocre players...for guys like me who used to play local guitars like Givson, Grayson, Yemaha, etc, this is guitar is a good step-over...neck is great; frets are fast ; these esp pick-ups produce nice punch in sound...great for distortions and cleans....but for the leads, when you need more ambience, this guitar slightly disappoints you...but it may be my fault as I cannot patch up great lead tones in my processor....weight is not an issue though it is quite heavy....and finally the looks are awesome....so if you are going to buy your first electric guitar, keep it in your list...\m/