This pedal kicks the ass of any high gain setup, your hiss will be non-existent after you plug this baby in ( just be sure to turn it off during leads )
The neck feels very comfortable after removing the finish from the back and the fret job while a little sharp on the sides feels very nice. Some issues are the fact that the neck is hard to get straight enough to avoid some major dead spots near the 7th fret
On mine there was some fret job issues like uneven frets at the higher frets
Still a really good guitar, I would encourage you to swap out some trem parts for newer ones and get some better pickups as the stock ones are a little dull