HB-35Plus Vintage Burst : Far exceeded my expectations!

I've been looking for a reasonably priced semi-hollow body for quite some time now(for jazz/rock/blues), and stumbled across multiple youtube videos extolling the virtues of the "HB-35" series. I decided to take the plunge and am glad I did so!

Pros

Fast shipping: This guitar was ordered on Feb. 6th and arrived this afternoon, Feb 10th... It was shipped from a location in Germany, crossed an ocean, and was delivered to my door(U.S.) around lunch time, 5 days later.

Overall build quality: The fit and finish of this guitar is really quite amazing, given its price-point. The binding and finish were extremely well done, the neck feels great, the fretboard looks and feels really nice, the frets were fitted properly, and the guitar was properly intonated right out of the box. The action was good, with no buzzing.

Tonal range: This guitar does everything you'd expect a semi-hollow body guitar to do, and the coil-taps add additional opportunities for finding new sounds.

Cons(These are mostly )

Strings: The stings were pretty bad and were replaced immediately

Fret appearance: The frets were downright dirty and had visible toolmarks, but no dead-spots and they polished up nicely

Minor cosmetic issues: Very minor issues with slight over-spray and somewhat sloppy f-hole paint

Overall, I'm extremely pleased with this guitar and already have another model in mind for my next purchase