Sold my Schecter bass and guitar and used the proceeds to get this. I have to laugh, I buy one of the more metal guitars you can get and then get the urge to play nothing but jazz. That was back in March and the feelings never dissipated, and instead I just kept on looking at archtop guitars thinking of a way to make it work. Anyways I ended up getting this one and after some setup I think it is going to be a force to be reckoned with. I am considering swapping out the pickups for P90's though.