It plays great. The neck feels really good. The action is good. Although the intonation is a bit off on the b and g strings. I'll set that later today. As far as the sound, it's ok. I'm going to replace the pups most likely. Either a Jazz neck JB bridge combo or put in some humbucker sized p90s. Then it will be a pretty killer guitar.
The build quality appears top notch. We'll see in time. The body, neck and headstock are completely bound. No jagged frets. All in all, a hell of a lot of guitar for $229.