CST-24 Paradise Flame : What a pleasant surprise

I've been playing guitar for over 15 years now and seen instruments of different levels and this one is better than most of which i've played so far.

It came very well set up. Action is low enough for me, intonation is spot on and it even came almost perfectly tuned. Strings were a little rusty but i was going to replace them anyway.

Fretboard looks dark grey and is quite dry, a bit of oil did help but not very much. I guess that's the price of rosewood being banned.

The sound is just great a lot higher output than i was expecting but still clean even with gain cranked high up. Might be a little heavy on the bass but that's easily solved with EQ.

Now the looks. Top looks a little funny up close but doesn't bother from a distance. Some low quality paint work in corners but it's a clear coat so you won't see it unless you try to find the spot. Not the best polishing work either but as with the rest it's something you can only see up close under a certain angle.

To sum it up - best purchase of the year.