I bought the 12 string strat style. Sounded and played really well out of the box but had a hard time staying in tune. Upgraded the tuners to the StewMac 18:1 and that fixed it for less than $100. I eventually replaced the bridge pickup with a Duncan hotrail but otherwise I love it. Neck was actually set up better than a Music Man I demoed at GC a few months before I bought this one