Playability
This guitar, with the right setup, can have super low action, and a great feeling neck, however that takes a bit of time. To get the most out of this guitar, I would definitely recommend blocking the bridge to get the most out of this guitar. Sometimes the single coil can get in the way, if you pick really hard, but for a beginner, this should teach them to avoid hitting the single coil, so they don't have to change their technique later on.
Hardware
The hardware on the guitar is OK at best. It has lasted a few years and hasn't rusted, however the overall quality is not too good. If you are planning on giving it any whammy abuse, then kiss goodbye to any tuning stability you thought you had. Even with locking tuners, the bridge cannot hold up to any substantial whammy use. If you don't use the whammy, then a tuner upgrade would still be a worthwhile investment, due to the fact that this guitar slips out of tune often.
Most of the screws are absolute garbage, and get messed up almost straight away. If anything, make sure to replace the ones in the back of the guitar that hold the springs down, otherwise you will have big troubles when it comes to changing gauges, tunings etc.
The pickups are, surprisingly, pretty decent. Quite high output and can clearly pick up harmonics. I find they sound better with lower tunings, such as drop C. There's not really much of a difference in sound between them.
The 5 way switch is very useful, with a certain coil-tap like feature, where it will only activate half of a humbucker when in the 2 or 4 position. All the electronics were sound, and the knobs on the front are very heavy duty.
Construction
The guitar is built very well, and has withstood everything that I have thrown at it, including a couple of big drops. There is no dodgy neck work going on, with the frets being level, and cut to the correct size.
This is what makes the guitar perfect for beginners, it can withstand being thrown around a LOT!
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