The guitar plays smooth and for a single pickup guitar I am amazed at the range in tone that is available. The guitar is a medium lite weight and the workmanship quality is simply stunning . Guitar comes with the non original Magnatone hard case . The guitar finish is original and in very hood condition without alterations so I am considering this a factory original un altered Epiphone Gibson guitar. The back of the guitar body does have some very minor imprints from where it was resting on a coil guitar cable.