TE-52 NA Vintage Series : Easily compares to the Fender Player series

Having owned several Harley Benton guitars, the TE-52 is easily one of my favorites. The neck profile is very comfortable, and the guitar feels of much higher quality than the price would suggest! I played many Fender Player series Tele's, as well as more expensive ones, and there isn't a big difference in quality until you get to the Performer series and up.

Pro's

- Neck profile; it's deeper than Fender's "Deep C" but about the same width.

- Tone; the pickups sound pretty good; I think similar to how a Player series would sound.

Con's

- Weight; this is barely a con, but this guitar has some weight to it. It's definitely not "too heavy" but it's about a pound heavier than my Fender American Pro Strat. Worth mentioning for anyone who is sensitive about weight.

- Tone control; the volume and tone pots don't have a lot of range ... don't expect anything fancy like treble bleed, and the tone knob doesn't do much until it's almost completely rolled back.