BM-75 Trans Red Deluxe Series : Well done tribute guitar

I have had my eye on this guitar for quite some time and when it became available again I had to snap it up, and I don't regret it at all. The price of this guitar is extremely competitive for the quality and sound.

The pickups are nice and bright, as is expected from a SSS layout, and the build quality if good.

Pros:

- switches are solid and positive feeling.

- No crackling when turning the pots, I will come back to this later after extensive use.

- tuning machines are nice and tight, not too loose or tight.

- smooth trem performance with it coming back to tune after use regularly.

- fret ends and bindings are nice and smooth.

- frets are seated properly

Cons:

- although the 5 way switch works well, it's a shame that the individual pickup on/off switches were removed. I like playing with bridge and neck so I will need to modify the tone to be a push/push style to get that functionality.

- guitar was very dirty when received, the but was very dusty so I had to properly clean the guitar before use, but this is more nit-picking.

- neck/body joint seemed to have leaked some adhesive and it was not cleaned properly and just painted over so there is a visible raised imperfection on the top of the guitar and I hope it does chip over time.

-frets are not polished so bending is quite gritty but that is easily fixed.

- wiring seems to be parallel, but would have liked it to be series. Maybe a future mod.

Overall this is a solidly built and sounding guitar. For those who want the red special feel without the BMG or custom made guitar prices then this is the way to go.