TE-52 NA Vintage Series : Great value for the price

I play guitar since more than 40 years, have been a pro for a while and provide myself to set up my guitars. I owned ?66 and ?69 Tele?s.

Pros:

These are few elements but the most important for low-budget instruments.

- true solid woods;

- good Alnico pickups;

- good tone and playability;

Cons:

- body finish is too thick and glossy for my taste;

- frets needed polishing (easy to do it by yourself);

- neck angle needed a correction for better action;

- tuning gears are nice but not precise;

- the five (!) body-parts aren't well matched, the last little splice is even much darker and looks ugly so I'm considering to refinish it. But that's my fault because I didn't return it for a replacement (actually I've seen other TE-52's with far better grain matching). I'd suggest the producer to finish the bad-matched bodies in solid colors.

Overall this guitar has very good quality for a beginner and/or for further improvements.

Perhaps the best T-style guitar for the price.