A great player right out of the box, the floyd rose needed a minor retuning but that's about it. The guitar in itself has a satin neck that allows you to go all over that fretboard and it has no sharp edges there either. The single emg in the bridge does what emg always has done and it sounds great. My only issue with this guitar is the attention to detail and while the guitar is fully playable it has one cosmetic flaw, the ltd logo not being flush with the guitar but it has a space between the logos bottom and the actuall headstock.