Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Made very well, Dean products have always proven dependable and well crafted. Reliability How has it stood up over time? This is a new guitar, just pulled it from the box a couple days ago. But I'm sure it will hold true. General Your general opinion of this product. Amazing, the action, weight, pickups, everything is above my expectations. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Its light weight, but built solid. The neck is thin and super fast, frets are perfect, I'm very satisfied. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Dark and smooth. This pickup is very nice. I love the sound. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Beautiful. The Mako Glory graphic is sweet! Action How was the action out of the box? The action is perfect! The intonation is there!