TE-52 NA Vintage Series : Nice guitar - after a setup

APPERANCE - The HB TE-52 NA is my first Telecaster syle guitar. It arrived in good shape (Pacific Northwest of the US). When I took it out of the box I immediately noticed a black smudge on the wood which had been lacquered over. Everything else looked very good.

PLAYABILITY ? The tone of the guitar exceeds my expectations for the low price. I especially like the sound of the neck pickup. The pickup selector and tuners also work well. After a few days of playing, the sharp edges of the frets became very noticeable and my hand was getting cut. I also found several frets that were too high and causing some fret buzz. I decided to do a fret leveling, and edge dressing and polished, set action and intonnation. There are a lot of good how-to videos on youtube. It was a pretty easy project and now I really enjoy playing this guitar. It has become my favorite.

Overall ? I am happy with guitar and would recommend it if you are willing to put a just few hours in to set it up properly and know you saved a lot of money.