CST-24T Paradise Flame : Fantastic guitar; I can't play anything else

For the price, the CST-24T is simply amazing. The design is astonishing; the curved, deep red/orange body is eye catching. Bear in mind this is a 24 fret guitar; the neck is longer than on a typical strat/tele.

I made the following mods to my guitar:

Replaced the telecaster-style volume knobs with Harley Benton SC-Style Speeedknob AM's. These are smaller, rounder, flat red speedknobs, that really suit the guitar better.

I used fine grade steel wool and sandpaper to remove the topmost layer of gloss on the guitar neck. I did not sand down to the wood, but instead reduced the high-gloss, stick neck plastic to a much smoother, matte finish. This was a vast improvement, as I prefer matte necks to glossy.

My complaints:

The pickups are not perfect; they are quite loud in dual configuration, but produce little tonal variety.

The volume pot is exponential, not linear, so only the last 30% makes any difference to output volume.

The tone knob makes almost no difference.

In short, the materials and craftsmanship of the 24T are perfect, and only the (easily upgradeable) electronics occasionally detract from my playing.

Overall : 9 out of 10