Ok, I'm fairly new to guitars, have been learning for the past 18 months, I own another 5 guitars, Ibanez rg42, rg550, esp ec1000, Fender player tele, Lindo koya, as a lefty my choices are kinda limited, and I heard all the people raving about in on youtube, plus I think it's one of the best looking guitars around! It is so light, the playability is fantastic, and to put it simply the tones I get out of this guitar are unique and amazing! Only drawback, reaching the highest notes on fretboard is bit awkward, due to the cut of the body, but this guitar was not made for metal solos, even though it can definately "chug".