TE-30 BE Standard Series : Very beautiful body

I really was very impressed by the beauty of this body, solid ash (3 or 4 pieces) and the finish is absolutely flawless.

The neck is very smooth, but as others have noted the frets lack polish. Mine seem to have tool marks as well. There were no sharp fret ends and I found only one or two high frets with a quick rocker check. Action is a little high before getting some fret buzz on the low E from about the 7th fret on down.

Pickups are cheap ceramics, and will be swapped out soon. I have already added compensated saddles and new super slinky strings. She plays beautifully.

A very good value, as just about everyone seems to state, 'for the money' ... I wish I had just spent a little more on a model with Alnico pickups, and better tuning machines from the outset.