i love the vintage look of the guitar... and although the neck is lacquered, my hand slides good up and down... as long as my hand is dry that is...
the trem had to be adjusted, as it was completely blocked... maybe they do that to secure the transport... i dunno...
anyway, everything is working great now... i love the tone knob for the bridge pickup only... the original guitar should have been wired that way imo...
other than that it has a beautiful finish (sunburst) and it sounds pretty much how a strat should sound...
to round things up, i love it... and i love the thomann service... i goofed up a couple of times, and thomann helped me out every time...