SC-Custom II SPAF : Great guitar for the money, but QC is questionable.

Good:

- This guitar is a LOOKER! The flame veneer is gorgeous and the satin finish looks and feels fantastic.

- Although it took about 21 days to arrive, the guitar was almost in tune and in perfect intonation.

- The neck is quite interesting. It's comfortable to play, but a bit on the chunky side - in a good way.

- Frets are well rounded with no sharp edges.

- Pickups surprised me. They are high output and definitely not something you'd expect to find on a $200 guitar. I am especially liking the neck pickup in both modes (humbucker and split)

Bad:

- Binding is FILTHY. There are a lot of spots on this guitar where the binding is dirty or needs some work.

- Fretboard is dry as a bone.

- Frets are very scratchy and dull, and couldn't get them to feel good no matter how much I polished them.

- Nut is badly placed, traps the strings, and covered in glue (needs to go for sure)

- Truss rod cover has a deep scratch

- Neck and body have a couple of small dings.

- Right bridge post is slightly tilted. It doesn't seem to cause any issues for now, but time will tell.

Despite all the bad stuff, this guitar remains a good deal for the money!