ST-62MN SB Vintage Series : I was not expecting this!

Let me start off by saying that I'm a guitar snob. This guitar is beautiful in every way. That means I need to toss my outdated guitar axioms. This ST is great! I have been in bands since the early 70s, mostly as a bass player. I was expecting a Squire type ax that I could give away for a gift to a new player. After some minor setups this ST plays like the real thing. I polished the frets a bit, they were not bad. I replaced the string trees with rollers. I replaced the strings. Thats all. Perfect. The pickups sound fantastic, the pots & 5-way switch feel good. The finish is gorgeous. I went looking for anything that might be sloppy, nothing. I got the delivery 3 days after my order. Wow! I'm buying another one!