I bought this privately but apparently from the guitar dealer when they closed up shop in Victoria. The color is like a black tiger stripe. Comes with cheap hardcase. It uses a 9v battery but I don't know if that's just for the coil tap looking switches or the pickups. I swapped out the bridge for a surface mounted tremelo - Stetsbar Pro II I would have put the original bridge back but I can't find it. The Stetsbar is about $500 new by iteself. Both pickups say DV8. I'd say the guitar quality is similar to epiphone. I don't know much else about it or the company behind it. "The Indie Guitar Co. was formed in the UK in 2002, by Keith Willis and Ian Carnell. Up until 2007 at least, Indie products were made in three South Korean factories and built a reputation for being reasonably priced instruments that played beyond their price tag." See my other ads for more music gear for sale. Cash only, no trades.