Well, what can I say? I bought this guitar for my daughter as a gift. She loves it. But I think she's just thrilled because she doesn't yet know how a guitar compares to others. I know. But we've all been beginners, and it's wonderful that guitars like this LTD exist. With minimal modifications, the guitar can be very good. I'd change the tuners to locking tuners. The LTD humbuckers aren't bad, but I can see myself replacing them with EMGs.
But it's my daughter's guitar, and I want her to figure out for herself what a guitar should be like.
I had to adjust the string height a bit, but that's it. Sometimes I even play it myself. It's a pretty good guitar.