As a low priced, light weight, short rod blank, it's an economical choice. I bought it to make a 4'6" trout rod as it was the shortest and lowest price rod I could find. Overall, it seemed to be a nice, mostly straight blank. The paint has no durability. It is super easy to scratch during the build process and scratches stand out like a beacon due to the underlying rod being black. There's really no correction, short of sanding and painting the entire rod. Personally, I would prefer a standard finished black or grey unpainted rod to the CRB color rod, simply due to the fragility of the paint.
I cut a 5'6" blank to make a 4'6" light casting rod for small stream combat trout fishing. I ordered another make a similar rod for my grandson's first fishing rod, and yet another for a 5'6" casting rod to donate to a church fundraiser. For my own rod, I did choose the color matching CRB casting seat, but again, due to the fragility of the paint, I will be using other options on the other two.
I'm looking forward to trying out my short rod this summer. I expect it's going to take a beating in the willows and trees, and will end up with battle scars in the paint. I probably won't buy the CRB color series blanks again.