When played clean through a tube amp, it has that clarity that only single coils can achieve. However, tons of gain should be avoided because the 60 cycle hum would be rather loud. It came with a standard 5 way switch, and there is no hum in positions 2 and 4, as the middle pickup has a reverse polarity. This guitar is very suitable for playing the Blues. The action was a bit on the high side when I got it.
Higher action gives better sustain and ring to the notes.
The frets are well installed and the finish on the body seems satisfactory. The pickups were not too high. I adjusted them lower to avoid false harmonics at the higher register and reduce the string pull to improve sustain. The neck fits comfortably in your hand. It's not thin like one of those pesky RG necks, but nice and round.