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"In my experience, this guitar has been..."
In my experience, this guitar has been a good instrument right out of the box; none of the "cheap guitar" issues cropped out or were apparent (sharp fret edges, scratchy frets, bad intonation, finish defects etc. but I do have a stripped screw somewhere at the pickguard), even after shipping for a week and having to go through Romanian customs. It's a really capable guitar in spite of its 2xJM pup configuration (which IMO are actually really versatile) and with even the most basic of setups, it's even better; the default tuners are okay but it could really use some locking tuners in my case. Definitely a great beginner-intermediate guitar;
I can see a pro modding this to their heart's desire: a 22-fret neck on this would KILL competition in the 'other offset replica' market, and a humbucker in the bridge for crunchier tones would make it a PERFECT metal machine (the neck pup covers all clean tone needs); they could do some crazy stuff with 2xP90 series wiring if they don't want to change pups, or maybe a side-facing output jack etc etc.
All in all, a perfect first guitar for anyone, from future jazz nerds to blues lawyers. If you have a one, maybe don't sell it right away.