I have wanted to purchased a Flying V for a while now, but being a traditional shape guy (LP / Eclipse style being my main jam) I didn't want to go too deep on a V just in case I didn't exactly like it or the way it played / felt.I love to build my own guitars, and have done so for a while now, and the reason I mention this is because when I saw this guitar I read that it came with Jackson branded PUPS, Licensed Floyd, cheap tuners, etc... so knowing that I am probably getting into this guitar and preparing to upgrade hardware at a later date I know that I am beyond capable of doing this...So first of all, I have to say, if you set this guitar up (which mine wasn't in need of much out of the box) it's going to treat you right and be a great guitar in the process.To start, all I did was tune up, and play.. and WOW! For what I would consider cheap PUPs this thing sounded great! But of course I had tuning stability issues, but I was ready for that, so here is what I did...I removed the factory strings (as I do with any new guitar I buy) and replaced them with my favorite brand of 10 - 46's.. That was step 1Step 2, I used a Trem Setter style device from a popular inexpensive Chinese company on here. I stretched my new strings, leveled the bridge where I wanted it after going up a size in strings, then installed / set up the Trem setter / stabilizer device and that was all I did....WOW!!! Is all I can say after these small modifications. Is this equivalent to a $5000 ESP, JACKSON, or other high end guitar? No, I paid like $360, so I wasn't expecting it to be equivalent to anything custom shop.... Do I have a MORE than playable guitar that now does NOT go out of tune no matter how hard I dive or pull up on the whammy and actually sounds really, really good that I didn't pay a lot of money for? ABSOLUTELY!My recommendation? Buy this if you are on the fence about it, or if you are looking for an inexpensive Flying V, do the very few things I listed above, and enjoy your cool new Flying V from Jackson!
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]