This was purchased as a gift. Came with relatively good playable setup, only required 0000 steel wool back of neck due to slightly rough finish patches. Otherwise it was shocking how much guitar this was for the money- much better than the Squier I remember when started out 30 years ago. Thank you Monoprice!

Fret buzz caused by low nut resulting in the first fret to have less than 1/32 inch action. Possibly due to the nut grooves being filed too low, but it looks like it might be too low even with more height in the nut. Also the provided allen key doesn't fit into the truss rod because the hole in the wood isn't straight, so you can't make the allen key straight to insert it. They said I should return it for a refund so I agreed to do so.

Besides the issues, it looks great, the bag is padded with almost an inch of foam, but I wouldn't want something falling on top of it in the bag because it wont protect it. I plugged it in and tuned it and it sounded good except for the buzz on open low strings due to the above mentioned issue.

This guitar is amazing for the price. I am an experienced guitar player of
45 years, and maybe I just got lucky but the playability, feel and tone of this guitar is off the charts for the price. I can't figure out how Monoprice can make guitars of this quality at this price. Forget about this being a beginners guitar which is by far the best one by far at this price. It can satisfy the experienced musician too.