I already had a Gibson V (faded). Loved the finish and simplistic on that one, but the neck always felt a slight bit too small. So I decided to try this one out. The neck was indeed bigger, if I dare say a bit too much for my taste, so this year I got to sanding it down a little bit, and now it feels just right. I usually mod the hell out of all my guitars, but the only thing I changed on this was the sanding of the neck and replacing the switch a bit closer (without the need to desolder). Usually not a big fan of Amber pickups, but the combo in this thing just works! So I left it alone.