It is an excellent instrument. Survival The woodwork is excellent, the frets are absolutely perfect. There was not a single high fret on the entire guitar, all the ends of the frets, although not round, are completely free of edges. My hand does not catch on any end of the fret wire in the slightest. The pickups sound very nice, the preamp volume is balanced with the passive mode and the preamp does not add unnecessary noise to the equipment, so if you do not turn the treble to full, then you get what you asked for.