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This is a First Act ME 455 electric guitar. Don't let the brand fool you, the brand snobs would have you believe it's not good, but that's far from the truth. When properly setup, they're good, maybe even great guitars, especially for the price paid. I have the action quite low on this one, as the side shot of the neck shows. That's about as low as it can go without fretting out, but you might get it just a tad lower ... there's room on the saddles to lower it a bit more or raise it up ... however you like it. The neck is straight, except for a bit of bow put in it on purpose to allow for string relief. If you don't know what that is, the strings need a little room to vibrate to make any sound. If they neck doesn't have just a little bit of bow to it, then the action either has to be high, or the strings will have a lot of fret buzz in them. The only thing I can find wrong with this guitar is there's a pretty good ding right in the middle of the back. Being black it won't show up in the photos, but it's definitely there. Doesn't effect anything, but you should know what you're getting. Now, if you like a thin, narrow neck like on a telecaster or Strat, this isn't that. It's a bit chunky, but I happen to like them that way, i have big hands, they work better for me. However, this could easily be a student's first electric, it plays very easily, easier than most acoustics because of the low action. Intonation is okay, but you could get it closer if you feel like bothering with it. I didn't so I left it where its at, it's not bad, but very picky musicians would want it a bit closer. Intontation is never actually perfect up and down the fretboard, this one is set so it's best intonated at the headstock end of the neck, that's a personal preference since that's where most of the real playing happens. No, I will not provide free shipping, not for any amount of points. Just not going to happen, so don't ask. I will limit the shipping price to 30 dollars, paypal only.