This was issued to me on November 7th, 2013. This thing makes beast distortion with it's custom ALH-200 pickups, I have it hooked up to this combo amp with the middle all the way up and instantly I get the thrash noise I look for. It's green burst goes very well for my character and the music I make, then twice as fancied with it's cream white binding. The paint was applied to it very thoroughly, I may bump into things a lot but it has never chipped on me. The pickups themselves are my kind of sound, and the special floyd rose is very good considering all the divebombing and tremolo-ing I commit. The jumbo frets make movement easier for the skill I've developed ever since I've had it. It's iconic headstock is still as pointy as ever, the 6-in-line is just a great looking shape itself. The locking nuts stay in place like they should, even when I play my hardest. There's no signs of it falling apart on me at all so it's built to last for a very long, long time. Overall it has the right weight and look and noise for my elements \M/