TE-40 TBK Deluxe Series : You can't go wrong with this guitar

This guitar did not meet my expectations, it exceeded them by some distance. In the photo's it looked nice, but in the flesh it really is a fantastic looking guitar. Once again HB have delivered a product that bears little relationship to its price point. Sure, some of the components are not top of the line, but more than adequate for the job. Out of the box the guitar was in tune, action set up was great. I had to adjust the intonation on the 2nd and 4th strings, but the rest were in good shape. No sharp fret ends, the neck relief fine. There's a slight mark (indentation) on the fretboard around the 19th/21st frets, but otherwise no problems. From the first moment I strummed the guitar, unplugged, it sounded good acoustically helped no doubt by the thru body strings. The sustain is great. Plugged in it can sound really dirty and nasty or clean. It's getting most of my playing time currently. Really pleased with this purchase.