TE-52 NA Vintage Series : Excellent t-style guitar

Wow! What a surprisingly good guitar!

I confess I had my doubts about getting such a cheap guitar, but I must say I'm REALLY impressed by it.

The neck is a lovely satin finish & is pleasingly chunky in the hand. There were a few imperfections in the finish, but a quick wipe with fine sanding paper fixed them easily. Fretwork is fine and after a quick setup to lower the action it plays great.

The body is made of three pieces of Ash & is reassuringly weighty.

The electrics are good. The Wilkinson pickups are bright and clear, the tone and volume controls are responsive and crackle free. There IS some hum, but that's to be expected from single coils.

My only criticism is that the strings fitted seemed to mainly consist of rust and dirt, but as I prefer 10s to the stock 9s I was replacing them anyway.

To sum up: fancy trying a T-style guitar but don't feel the need to pay the premium for a "name", take a punt on this: you won't be disappointed.