Had this a couple of days now, and first impressions are that this is a very good guitar. No fret sprout, or high frets and it has been set up very well. The P90's sound great and the electronics cavities are all shielded, which is nice to see. However, the finish on the guitar is not as shown on the web site. The translucent effect on the back of the neck is non existent, mine is pretty much solid black. The flame veneer on the front seems very dark; I think the guy in charge of spray painting went a little over board with the black. But it still looks nice. The only real gripe I have is, this guitar was sold to me as brand new. Now, the one that I received has clear signs of previous use. The gloss finish on the back of the neck at the lower fret end seems very dull, compared to the very well done high gloss on the rest of the guitar. This has made me think that this guitar could possibly a return, and therefore should have been labelled as B stock. If this is the case. it may well have been a genuine mistake on Thomann's part. I have sent photos to Thomann and await their reply. Apart from that this guitar looks and sound superb, as are all the other 8 HB guitars I have bought. So, I would highly recommend this guitar. Just don't expect the colour to match what's shown on the web site, there seems to be quite stark variations, if mine is anything to go by.
Update: Contacted Thomann about the problem with the guitar and they have agreed to give me a discount, as returning it would be problematic. So thank you Thomann, excellent customer service once again.
