CST-24HB Tortoise Flame : Love it!

In reality looks really great! Like an expensive guitar. Fretjob is good - no sharp ends. Was able to play without any adjustment (just tuned and thats it). I recorded two songs with it with (IMHO) great result! (Check links below). So, I love the sound, no complaints here! Good sustain and lot of warmth.

But now things I did not like:

At close look there is a place on the fretboard (from fret 20 and above) that looks like repairment job. Looks like narrow piece of wood was glued to the fretboard later.

Bridge is wrapover and has stupid construction, namely - You cannot adjust the intonation of each string separately, you must move the whole bridge and rely on the factory adjacent for each string. In my case I could not get satisfactory D-string intonation. You probably cannot hear it from the records because I dont go to high positions, but after 12th fret, it becomes increasingly sharp. I ordered another bridge with adjustable saddles.

Tuners are ok, but not smooth.

Bottom line - this was for sure a very good investment I made. One of the best spent money in my life. However - don't expect the same quality as in PRS. Just a great workhorse for any guitarist on a budget (not only a beginner) and as a backup instrument.

Here are two songs recorded with this guitar - first is mine, second is jazz-standard I found in a book.