Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Very dependable. It stays in tune, has good intonation, a stable, dependable licensed floyd rose, 24 frets, and all the other traits you'd expect from a much more expensive guitar. I generally prefer neck-through (or ESP's set-through construction), yet I find this guitar's bolt-on neck joint to be quite comfortable. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I got mine used while on my honeymoon in late 2010. I got it because it was only $200 and I needed A guitar while I was away from home, and originally expected to just resell it at a pawn shop before I left to come back home. However I fell in love with this guitar and decided to take the risk and bring it with me on the plane on the way back home because I grew so attached to it over the 2 and half weeks I was away. General Your general opinion of this product. If THIS is what a $300 ESP is like, that says a lot about the high quality you can expect from ESP guitars. I wouldn't hesitate to take this guitar on stage with me - it is an awesome guitar to play, with a stable, super-expressive tremolo bridge. Great guitars need not cost a fortune, and ESP proves this once again with the M-103FM. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? It immediately became my "main" 6-string guitar because it's so comfortable and enjoyable to play. I adjusted the action on it right away and it feels great to play. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? I feel it has a fairly well-balanced tone, especially for stock pickups. It's got enough brightness to provide good definition and clarity, yet with enough mids and lows to sound full. The 5-way switch and HSS pickup configuration offer quite a bit of tonal flexibility. So overall, I'd say the stock pickups sound pretty decent. They're not super-driven, but with the right amp and effects settings, you can get an extremely heavy sound out of this guitar if you want to. Yet you can also get very nice clean sounds without it breaking up. They're stock pickups. Of course, you'll ALWAYS do better with upgrade pickups (DiMarzio, Duncan, EMG, Bareknuckle, etc). The single coil pickups are a bit noisy (which is common for all single coils). Even despite the noise from the single-coils, I am pretty impressed with the tone quality that the stock pickups provide. For the price, it's definitely more value for your money. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? I think the see-through black finish looks great: slick, and classy. It's got quite a nice flamed maple finish - not what you'd expect on such an inexpensive guitar. Action How was the action out of the box? I got mine used, so I don't know how the action comes. I lowered it as low as it can go without string buzz (which I always do on every guitar).

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Made well made better than the ibanez base models finish is nice with the see thru black body. The pick ups are ok if your just learning to play . put in a emg pickup and you have a good guitar . I play gigs with mine . its been droped several time solid build! Reliability How has it stood up over time? I have had it for a few months its built like a tank . should last longer than me General Your general opinion of this product. well made solid built . made in china but well made. floyed rose is very good . Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Nice wide neck for tapping . controls easy to use Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? pick up lacking power . but its a 300 dollar guitar. so they cut corners in the pick ups. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? see thru black nice paint good looking guitar with reverse head stock Action How was the action out of the box? set too low the strings that came with the on the guitar are cheap.