TE-30 BE Standard Series : Beautiful Tele Devil Magic

I bought this guitar as I needed something bright to cut through a mix, what better than a Tele? I was going to buy a Squire Tele but man, am I glad I didn't.

This is a beautiful guitar! Looks, build quality, play-ability and sound are all of great quality. If I were to value this guitar without know the actual cost or brand it would, at the VERY LEAST be in £250+ price range. it does every thing you would expect a high-mid range Tele to do, sounds bright and sparkly without being tinny or shrill and you can get some great necky warm tones without sounding muddy.

Now I do see two things that some would consider bad points (they don't bother me at all)... The guitar is heavy, not uncomfortably heavy but it my effect very young players, older players and any one with a bad back, so be warned. OK bad point number two, the neck was very dry when it arrived (being shipped from Asia to Germany and then to N.Ireland in the dry heat of summer probably didn't help) leading me to believe the fret ends were very sharp, when really the wood had just shrank, Ireland has a damp climate so this fixed itself, if you lived else where a quick rub with some oil would sort this out in a day.

All in all a great guitar. Buy it.