TE-30 BE Standard Series : Amazingly nice guitar

My TE-30 Standard arrived today. The finish is perfect. The fretboard and frets are perfect. No fret sprout. Fret ends are well finished. The semi-transparent white finish over the ash body is very attractive. The finish is defect free. Strings were wrapped in anti-corrosion paper with silica gel packets inside the paper (so no corrosion). The Nut is perfect. String heights at the nut are ideal and first position cords are completely in tune. The string height at the pickup end of the fingerboard is fine where it is. I tuned it and it played perfectly with no adjustments needed. It has that funky jangley Telecaster sound (which is why I wanted to add a Telecaster to my stable). I want the ash body instead of basswood (I'm a woodworker). I figured sustain would be better. Sustain is great. I have no idea if basswood would have had less. One consideration for you. This beast is HEAVY with the ash body. It weighs in at 9 pounds, 9.5 ounces. I play sitting down so the weight is okay for me but if you play standing, you might want to go with a basswood body. A GREAT guitar at a price point that is beyond belief, given the quality.