Custom Line CLD-28SCE Walnut : Honest review..

Out of the box..finger print glue marks front,back and sides..1 of the neck joints where neck meets body was not even glued at all..it cleaned up easy enough..elbow grease..glued the neck myself ( to much of a hassle to send it back from Canada)..oh and a little chip on the binding..doesn't bug me too much..after tuning up ,intonation bang on..low E tuning key is stiff but jiggles..all others stay in tune pretty good..the Fishman electronics are fairly sufficient..built in tuner works really well..now the sound.....I had 2 different Taylor guitars at my house this week both high end both different...my hb cld 28cse was very impressive..held its own and was heavily complimented..win for me..$285 Canadian..I love the tone both plugged and unplugged looks nice after I cleaned it up but quality control should be a little more prevalent..bottom line..it's great..easy to play..this is my 3rd hb instrument..there'll probably be more..get one for yourself you won't be sorry..p.s. I own a few brand name guitars over the years that had cosmetic flaws and they cost 10 times as much..