As someone who owns most of the F-Series guitars, I can say this one is just as good as the F-50, well almost. For some reason this is the only ESP value pack that has a dual blade pickup,but other than that it's just like the F-50. So the way I see it you get a quality guitar for cheaper than the F-50 and you get a bunch of free stuff with it. The strap broke within a few weeks, the amp is alright, a good first amp for the Jr. guitarists out there, but anyone with a decent amp might as well use it as a beer stand.But in my ratings I was only really taking into account the guitar which is a quality instrument, and with the money you save off the F-50 you can get some EMG Selects to replace the stock pickups, though they really aren't too bad.So if you want the awesome looks of an F-Series go for this one it's as good as the other Basswood body F-Series models at a price that's so cheap you might as well go Hendrix on it at the end of a show.