I've had this guitar for about 2 years now. The guitar is in good condition, it sounds lovely, plays lovely, never have had any problems with it. The back plate will be missing as I personally don't like them so I threw it away. The tremolo bar broke off and left the part you screw on stuck in the hole but it does not impair the sound or playing ability of the guitar at all. Times are tough which is why I am selling the guitar and why I have not fixed these small downsides.