ST-20HH Active SBK : Metal Machine but Upgrading is Key

I bought this guitar for my first ever live show, and I really do love it. For how I play my music, the features are more than enough, as I typically only use the bridge pickup. It is very light and I could absolutely play this for a long period of time.

However, when it arrived, there were a few frets poking through the side of the fretboard probably from expanding after being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean. While this doesn't affect playing too much, it is a bit unnerving seeing the frets poking out the way they are. In addition to that, I find the bridge does not do a whole lot when it comes to intonation. I have cranked the saddles to their extremes on both ends, and it does not seem to do anything using the "follow the needle" technique for intonating.

I had upgraded the tuners to locking tuners, which has been fantastic. I will most likely do the same thing with the bridge as well, since I want to make sure my guitar is properly set up when I play it.

TL;DR: solid guitar, but upgrading the tuners and bridge will be worthwhile.