TE-52 NA Vintage Series : 100%

I had some real doubts regarding the possible condition/quality of the instrument or issues that may occur and affect it over the course of the delivery but was surprised to see that after thorough inspection and a bit of tweaking at the saddles and truss rod (just for string height, the intonation was spot on), this is a great instrument! The only part that I can say feels a bit cheap is the (acoustically) audible friction you hear when playing vibrato - could be that the frets need time to 'break in'. I say 'cheap' because aside from that you could tell me this guitar costs X4 what it did and I would easily believe it. Satin finish on the neck feels great and the pickups are good as well.

*Use

Home studio (not my first or second guitar, 19 years in the game), possibly some gigging - I would definitely consider this as a primary instrument for a gig as opposed to just a backup

*Pros

Price(obviously)

Sounds and feels good

Sturdy hardware

*Cons

Needs some setup out of the box

A bit of audible(acoustically, not when amped) chafing between strings and frets, possibly need to be 'broken in'