TE-20HH SBK Standard Series : Great quality and price

I basically clicked buy as soon as I read about this. Had a soft spot for a Tele-style for years, and this hit the button.

Black, all-over satin finish is smooth, feels great and looks cool. No blemishes or missing areas, a really nice job.

Neck is thicker than I normally play but surprisingly comfortable. Rose-acre fretboard has pretty much the same texture as rosewood. No fret buzz or truss rod adjustment required and no intonation issues. Frets feel polished and no sharp edges. 10 gauge strings feel surprising lightweight in this configuration. The tuners are cheap but do the job. Selector switch is solid and knobs smooth.

Overall sound is quite dark. Neck humbucker is warm and thick, nice for blues tones as well as rock. Bridge humbucker is definitely darker voiced for this position. You will have to adjust EQ to get a brighter tone. However I did find it surprisingly responsive to pinched harmonics. It seems geared towards the lower tones, but doesn't sound flubby with distortion.

This is my first HB guitar (not counting a kit). The quality and playability out of the box for this price is incredible, I'm very pleased. If I was 15 again and my parents bought me this as a gift I could not be happier!