TE-30 BE Standard Series : Unbeatable value for the money!

I have a few low/mid range instruments in my house but the quality of this TE-30 was a big big surprise. It looks, feels, sounds and plays just as good as my Squier or Ibanez guitars but for less money.

Look/finish

The first time I saw this guitar in real life I was amazed by the look of it. Every pieces and parts of this beauty look and feel nice and high quality. The finish itself has a weird plastic look, though. Still, it looks better than on the pictures. The pickguard also looks good but I would prefer a black one on this light coloured guitar.

The tuners are surprisingly high quality.

Playability/Setup

The guitar was set up really nicely out of the box. The truss rod was set up perfectly, the intonation was OK, the action was pretty good, however, I could lower the strings without getting any rattle. The guitar plays really well, it is one of my most comfortable guitars.

Sound

The sound is close to what you would expect from a tele style guitar. It certainly has that 'twang' vibe. The neck pickup by itself sounds a bit hollow for my ears. The bridge pickup tends to be too harsh but you can play nicely with the tone knob. The two puppies together sound beautifully. Overall, I'm happy with the pickups, they can give you a nice impression of a real tele. Also, being a single coil guitar, it is not noisy at all, I was surprised how high could I turn the gain on my amp without much annoying hum and buzz.

You can play very different styles of music with this beauty, it is very flexible.

To sum it up: I love my new TE-30, I can tell you it is my no. 1 guitar since I have it. I am amazed by its overall quality, and I would deifinitely recommend it!