its a pretty cool guitar, but seeing as im mainly a bassist(and i dont have a guitar amp) i cant really comment on the sound(most guitars sound the sa...

hope nobody has said this one (sorry if they have)get strap locks, now!!

however, you have to be careful, they do sometimes come loose, make sure the lock part on the straps are screwed on tight all the time

So basically, the standard tuning will make it easier to play full chords, whereas the 4ths tuning will make it easier to play power chords?

Billy Sheehan(bassist) does this a lot.He said with his old Fender P bass, he loosened the neck joint so much that he had picks and blades in the neck...