JA-20HH Active SBK : Bargain but with issues

I'm a big fan of the "gothic" look and have 2 of the ST-20HH's, one of the ST-20HSS, three of the TE-20HH's and also a JA-60SB.

Out of the box, the usual is apparent....it needs to be set up as the action is too high to solo comfortably! After tuning it up, inserting the battery and plugging it in, I see/hear that the HBZ actives are just as noisy and for my high gain setting need a gate.

My main issue with this guitar are the tuners, they are the worse that I've come across on a HB (I have 35 so far), so clunky, stiff and lose and really let the brand down, I've not had as bad a set from the Aliexpress budget buy range!

Another very small but noticeable aesthetic for me is the scratch plate, it's a 3 ply but has no bevel to it, from the top it might as well be a one piece black plate!

In comparison to my JA-60SB, it's night and day. The 60SB is by far the better quality guitar and makes the 20HH feel more like the kit version! In all fairness I may have got a bad one., there isn't a great deal of consistency with these models.