This is a lovely guitar and well worth the money - dont get me wrong I like it but i found that the raised monogram on the pickguard made it unplayabe for me.when strumming my pinky and fourth finger rub against the raised "e" which is too distracting for me to enjoy playing.other than that the neck is smooth,the action low, and intonation perfect.if it were not for the raised "e" on the pickguard (and a fret buzz on b string) I would not be returning it.