I've heard better to be honest with you. Although some of that is down to my rig, which is very muddy.
I've heard it through an Ampeg SVT into a 410 and it sounded a hell of alot better. The eq can get very boomy and very bright but as long as you don't mess with it too much its ok. Mine is an oldish one though which I'm lead to believe are better.
It sounds alot better than any of my passive fenders ever did.
The neck on it is as fast as anything in my experience. J and P necks are like logs! They are huge in comparison.
You know how it is though, s'all about trying it yourself and seeing what you make of it. Everyone's different.