Just one word to say "top"! I was looking for a super strat type guitar with very modern sounds and especially for good metal! Needless to say, with the Fishman pickup it delivers heavy! The pickup is splitable. So thanks to the push-pull volume knob you can switch from a humbucker to a single coil. This allows for really clean and smooth cleans! The roasted maple neck is simply great. Very smooth and very pleasant to play! The ash body finish is fantastic! You can feel the pores of the wood. It looks great! So there you go, if you like LTD, super strats and very modern sounds. I can only recommend it to you!