The pickup is average, not bad, not outstandingly good, but perfectly usable sound. The workmanship is surprisingly good, except for the tragically badly placed pickguard, which according to several photos is part of the factory specification !!!??? The finish is very nice, the playability of the neck is amazingly good, even the fingerboard is surprisingly nice, laurels here and laurels there! A very playable little instrument. The keys are quite ready to be replaced by default, the gear ratio is very small! In all respects, a damn good guitar for those on a budget! The neck happens to be striped maple somewhere between 3A and 2A, very nice! For that much you can buy a lousy, miserable, rotten Fender neck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The nato body is quite mahogany, the whole guitar could be much, much better with a little effort, I recommend it especially to those who don't want to buy a logo, but a good guitar for little money. (Personally, I only bought it for its body, but it's an incredibly good piece!)