SC-Custom II Lemon Flame : Amazing value, great looks, all while making all the right sounds

Firstly, I'd like to say, fantastic value. Absolutely incredible flame maple top and some great pickups in this thing. The single coil tones especially are nearly indistinguishable from a normal single coil to most if not all in your audience (I tested my family, I don't think they like me much anymore). It certainly sounded good through my old Laney. Tuners, as you'd expect, work great, never skip or fall consistently out of tune and the nut works as any decent nut would. Fretwork was good, nothing completely insane but not uncomfortable in any way. However, there were one or two things that did stick out to me, and those were the pots. Neither made the guitar unplayable, and it's still better than any other guitar I've played in this price range, but the volume pot was a bit crackly and the tone pot was very much an 'everything at 10, nothing at 1-9'. Having said that, it is still a great guitar and I would highly recommend getting one if the niche in your collection is open.