After 1.5 months owning this guitar I' getting more and more impressed. As a telecaster player with fat necks it took me some time to adapt to Strat philosophy of plaing, but now after several weeks I can't put this one out of my hands. I love PJ and M.McCready's music and this guitar nails the Mad Season and Pearl Jam's sound. The pickups are amazing and the treble bleed delivers exactly the same feeling as you can hear from the records of bands mentioned above. The guitar needed bit of setup as the truss rod was not tightened enough for our European climate and string height needed bit of adjustments. But that's a standard thing to deal with. The neck is thin and I realized I like it a lot, very comfortable and easy to play. My specific guitar is also amazingly light, only 3.15 Kg (6.10 lbs). It is expensive, but totally worth the money. PS: I'd pay the price again even thouth this is MIM and for less you can have MIA Strat. Don't be fooled, this one is Above.