dude, give stagg a chance. i think the reason you think its crap is because of the logo. yeah its crap and probably not flashy. but give the brand another chance. i own 3 gibson lespauls and about 4 stagg les pauls. the other 3 were crap until i upgraded the last one into a R tech pickup and it almost sounds the same as the gibs. a cheap crappy pickup that sounds like spongebob getting hit in the dick will always do a bad first impression on the player. i reccomend you get a more expensive model if you want a better sound quality