SC-450Plus LD Vintage Series : I didnt expect too much, but wow I was surprised at the quality of build and tone

I have read the reviews, watched the videos and yet I was skeptical about these budget guitars, however I need not have worried. It arrived with no tension on the truss rod and needing a little TLC but once setup and frets cleaned I havent put it down. The tones are creamy and can punch when you want them to, there are a couple of tiny flaws that frankly unless you really really look you cannot see them, I had the same issues with guitars 5x the price.

I like it so much that I will be sending it to a luthier to get it as nice as possible and perhaps add shielding to the pickups (although I havent noticed anything negative without it). The action is a touch high and I cant get it lower without introducing buzz so these small things will be sorted in time. It hasnt in any way deminished my love of the instrument and I still pick it up daily. A couple of small upgrades and Ill have a guitar I want to play and keep forever. Im already eyeing up a couple of other HB's.