I would say 9+ here. It's on the way to becoming a favorite, due to its versatile sound and excellent (post-setup) playability.

Sound
Amazing sustain for a semi-hollow guitar, due to the solid center block. It really sings. The SD Jazz/HB pickups offer a wide variety of tones, from clean to psychotic and everything in-between.

Features
The PC-1 isn't a feature-rich guitar. Standard tuners, volume and tone for each pickup, three-way selector switch. But what more would you want? (There is a Bigsby model, if you want that.) I don't know who manufactured the tuners (which have "ESP" engraved on the back), but they seem very solid. It's nice that ESP uses Seymore Duncan pickups. The jumbo frets help to make the neck very playable.

Quality
I have mixed feelings here. The guitar is VERY well made -- nearly perfect. I own more expensive instruments (including a 1973 Gibson L5S, a pre-Baldwin Gretsch, and handmade classical guitars) and I was pretty surprised to how well the PC-1 compared. The ONLY cosmetic flaws were an imperfectly cut curve in the pickguard, and some spilled glue drops inside the guitar that someone didn't bother to clean up. These are pretty forgivable. Here I feel obliged to mention that the ESP case (sold separately) is not worth the money. It's too thin to be useful (pressboard? cardboard?). I returned it immediately and bought a Gator Extreme, a strong… read more plywood case which is designed for Explorers, Flying V's, etc., but can easily be adapted for the asymmetrical and hard-to-fit PC-1.

Value
The value for the money is very impressive. I don't think you could get a better built guitar for the price.

Manufacturer Support
Haven't called ESP yet.

Musical Background:
Active Musician

Musical Style:
Jazz, Rock read less