ST-62CC MN Dakota Red : A mixed experience.

Bought because of previous great experience buying an Ash body HB '52 Telecaster Natural - a truly amazing budget guitar. This '62 Strat tribute is not quite in the same class as that Tele. 1) There's something strange about the Neck or the Bridge placement in the body, so that the Top 3 strings are pulling the saddles off-line towards the Top E edge of the fingerboard, making the strings unable to stay in the centre of the saddles. 2) Out-of-the-box imo this guitar is not really ready to play - it needs a full Set-Up which if you cannot do it yourself will cost you to have done. The intonation is out on all strings, and the action is way too high - not comfortably playable. So you or your tech guy might need to get busy on the basic three parts of a set-up : Neck relief; Action; Intonation. Having said all that i really like this cheap-as-chips Strat for its looks, (excellent paint-job) its nice neck, and its sounds; and after the set-up, its playability. Defo not for returning !