TE-70RW Deluxe Series : Superb !

Amazing value for money, it's closest rival is the Squire "Classic Vibe" at 3 x the price.

Everything works as it should although I will be changing the tuners & nut along with the electronics (pickups/controls) to my own preference.

Out of the box it only needed a tuning adjustment to be able to begin playing.

Action/intonation were close enough & I'll attend to oiling the fretboard/dressing the frets when I fit a set of strings.

There is not a lot of "dressing" to do to make this guitar play really well

Fit & finish is good to really good throughout with only a couple of small marks (under the lacquer) at the rear of the head stock & some slight roughness on the dressing of the lacquer at one side of the body at the neck pocket

How could this guitar be improved ?

Only by spending more time in the factory on assembly which would increase costs.

I see this guitar as a great "base model" from which to make a guitar that is exactly to your own requirements for very little money compared to the major manufacturers.

My score is 9/10 for quality & 10/10 value for money