My only negative on the sound is the Broadtron pickups, which you may want to upgrade, though for this price this is a good entry into the Gretsch world. The strings were buzzing just a touch on unboxing, and I thought..well just let her settle. Sure enough the action raised a bit over a month or so... and either sheer luck etc... now is perfect. You can of couse adjust these with the turn of a screw, so a mute point. The pickups are just really , well, MUDDY. If you like that sort of thing, GO FOR it. But I will have to get clearer, cleaner pickups for the bridge, as I need a nice Jazz sound. It is just a REALLY FUN guitar.