Glad you found one, homes. I looooooooooooooooooove mine. Seriously. It feels like a totally "real" guitar, whatever that means, and as far as I can tell, was built flawlessly. I'm not used to the 25.5" scale (I play a Gibson Faded Special) yet, but everything else is great. Stays in tune... better than my Gibson, but that fucker has been through a lot. Haven't picked it up since I got the Mascis, though, and I got it uuuhhhhhhh in November or Decemeber?
I don't know if it's because I expect less, but I've found that I get way more use and happiness out of "cheap" guitars. Played it the other night at a show and two or three people... even some non-musicians... commented on how great it sounded. Maybe I got a "good" one if there are bad ones. Not sure.
Anyway... get yerself a nice hardshell case and you got yourself a keeper!
C
P.S. Sorry to be so gushy, but I'm really impressed with mine... got it for $315 too (which I've mentioned countless times
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