My first Harley Benton, not sure if I got lucky or if they are all like this, but I am amazed at the quality. I'm in Canada so after shipping and tax it was $585 to my door, which is an unbelievable price for such a well made guitar with stainless steel frets and locking tuners. I got this guitar to keep as a backup for my standard tuned guitar but it will get a lot of playing time. The pickups do sound very good but I'm an EMG guy so I will replace them. My only complaint is that the nut slots are very poorly done. It's actually quite funny that they could be cut so badly simply because the rest of the guitar is so impressive. But the nut is pretty easy to replace. Overall, I am truly amazed that an instrument of this quality can be produced for such a low price. I would not hesitate to purchase this guitar again if I could go back. Well done Thomann!