I've purchased a dozen or so guitars from these guys, especially through (C***D). I've had to return half of them due to the same problem usually...mechanical failures and luthier issues and parts quality. I was happy to get this on sale, but I still had to return it due to (7) frets being to high causing the dreaded fret buzz. Tremolo arm/system didn't work. Rough edges on both sides of all frets. And, not the biggest problem, but the strings were not lined up with the poles on the pickups. Yeah, the price wasn't too bad, but I don't want to do all that work. I've done it in the past, but I'm over it. I sincerely doubt Master Luthier exists.