It has scratches here and there, and the appearance isn't the best, but in my amateur opinion, I don't think there are any major problems with playing it. It's a full-size dreadnought, and it has a good volume, producing a beautiful sound. It has a rather impressive aftermarket pickup, and there are no issues with the sound when connected to an amplifier. It has volume and tone knobs, both of which respond, but if you turn up the tone too much, the noise becomes quite loud, so I think it's best to use the tone control with it turned down. If you turn down the tone, there's no noise in particular, and it produces a very clean sound. You can also get distorted sounds by using amplifier settings or effects. The hard case in the photos is included. The hard case is a bit old, but the latches still work, so I think it's still usable.