EX-84 Modern WH : Decent guitar for a project build, not beginner friendly

I have had this guitar for a year now came with quite a few issues bought it as a project guitar so the issues didn't bother me to much, The guitar looks great for the price ideal if you are looking for a project explorer, has a nice chunky neck and light body with a good leather strap there is no neck dive,

pros

-Looks great

-set neck feels great

-pickups are decent but could do with a upgrade

-doesn't weigh much could stand and play it for hours

-it hold its tuning fairly well but the tuners aren't great sometimes they have gaps where it wont tune (worth looking into a upgrade to locking tuners)

cons

-pickups are decent for metal not great for cleans

-scratchy frets make bends feel horrible with a few sharp ones aswell towards the higher frets

-bad setup (was a quick fix)

-tuners don't turn great (planning on changing them to locking tuners)

-it feels a bit like a toy and doesn't sound great unplugged but i think after some upgrades to the bridge and tuners it might feel a bit better,

I know it can be hit or miss with mass production guitars and for the price its still a good guitar for a project, Hasn't been worth the hassle to send it back as i always wanted a explorer to upgrade just a shame about the frets from other reviews this doesn't seem to be a common issue.