I have several guitars in my collection and have played countless others. This guitar is one of the best I've had my hands on (and my first overall). After 8 years of playing the game, I still enjoy playing it. I'm only sometimes limited by the absence of the 23rd and 24th frets, but that's most guitars. The strings are ideally close to the frets, when using the tremolo the guitar does not loosen up a bit. The combination of 2x single and 1x hambucker allows great possibilities for playing with sound. At one point I had bass strings instead of E and A and the guitar also held up with just a slight bowing of the neck. If you are about to start the game, I can only recommend it.