CST-24T Ocean Flame : Good but obviously not a PRS

This is my 4th HB guitar and I can't find much to complain about any of them so maybe I was just a bit unlucky with this one.

It's is a very nice, feature-rich guitar for the guitar, but it does have a few flaws - or at least mine did.

Most of these aren't major problems and I found I could fix them quite easily and cheaply.

To start with, the fretboard was quite dirty and very dry. A few applications of lemon oil sorted it out no problem.

I then noticed that the nut was a bit wonky in terms of positioning - at least 2 mm off-centre and quite poorly cut. I will likely replace it.

The intonation on one of the strings was impossible to set far back enough without cutting the saddle screw spring in half with wirecutters. Maybe the bridge was installed too far forward.

The tone knob also doesn't feel very linear to me, it makes a dramatic difference in the lower third of its range then I can't hear much difference after that.

The binding around the neck was quite poorly installed, and rough looking in a lot of places.

Having said that, the finish on the body and neck is perfect. Absolutely stunning. It's more of a turquoise / peacock greenish colour that tricks your camera into thinking that it's blue!?

The stock pickups sound great and it's definitely a fun guitar to play.

I would absolutely recommend it if you can afford to take it for a decent setup or are able to fix the type of problems yourself that I listed above.