Rough shape but it still sounds and plays great! I bought it in basically the same condition it's in today back in 2003 (maybe earlier, I forget exactly). At one point, I lost the guitar for about 4-6 months but it turned out that college security had it. It even has the "Designed by Kurt Cobain" sticker on the back of the headstock still! This has been my main guitar since I bought it. I've recorded, gigged, practiced, wrote, and traveled with it quite a bit over the years and it's always been an attention grabber! Pretty versatile for what many afficionados consider a lesser-quality instrument! I wouldn't trade mine for anything.