I stood between this one and an LTD EX-50 about a couple of years ago. Got the LTD and could not be happier about the choise. Not only was the LTD cheaper, it is a lot easyer to play on, had a slightly better tone (none of them are very good) and looked better (in my opinion of course). I have compared them alot, because the rythm guitarist in my band had the korina as his main guitar untill recently.
Well to be quite honest I hate this guitar
but that's my opinion. It feels like plastic because it's so light, and the fretboard is too wide and doesn't feel good to play on. The gold color on the hardware also wears off eventually. However it's a good beginners-guitar though I would rather choose the LTD EX-50 (which I did), and maby invest in some better pickups (which I also did
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btw, check my avatar, LTD to the left, Korina to the right
(old picture)
edit 2:
the problem with the bending can be solved by raising the bridge a little