I own a JS 2450 and to date that has been my favorite guitar. It has a tremendous tonal range and the coil tapped humbuckers allow you to get at least 6-7 guitars worth of tone out of one. The Sustaniac integration is as close to perfect as I think you can get. Both pickups sound great and have very low noise and excellent dynamic range and power. The Sustaniac is a godsend to someone that records in the wee hours of the morning that needs massive tone. It can sound like a stack turned up to eleven at a volume just below a whisper. Controlling the resonance of the sustaniac only requires standard palm muting. I had full sonic control over it in less than 10 minutes. At high volumes, this guitar cuts thru the mix a bit more than the JS2450 series. I think it would make it more ideal for a power trio than its immediate predecessor. The body's resonant character is even present unplugged when performing an A/B comparison to my 2450. It might be a little understated in looks other than the super gloss red paint, but it's a definite sleeper! Setup, action, and Edge tremolo are just like all of the Japan-built JS series. Excellent string action impressive tuning stability despite my silliness. The fretwork and fingerboard are flawless. When I need a more strat tone, I will pick up the JS2450 because of the coil tap on the neck pickup, but otherwise, this is the guitar to beat in the lineup. I waited 5 months for it to arrive but after playing it, I would have been willing to wait a year. It's that good!!!