Compared to that one, yes. It was a Fender Strat. The cost or quality of it would have made no difference though, I just couldn't be bothered to put the effort into it.
That is a sweet axe though if I had the money I'd buy it just to look at 
You can't go wrong with a Fender American Strat? Except if you don't bother to play it, lol! American Strats are great guitars and easy to play. How long did you stick with it?
Yes, it looks like it sounds, incredible. And as far as guitars go, it'll hold it's value really well. This is the best place to buy a guitar I've ever been to and I've been to many. The pics on their site are of the actual guitars and everything they show is hanging on the wall. None of the "stock" photos the other big outlets show.
I ordered it today and the site showed "out of stock" immediately. A good honest company.