TE-70RW Deluxe Series : Almost like stealing...

I've owned many guitars of different quality and value, but this rosewood Tele is right up there with the best of them. Okay, the pickups are not the best in the world, but for home play through a modelling amp they're plenty good enough. There's plenty of quack and the neck pup is lovely and smooth for creamy leads.

The finish of the guitar is excellent. From a purely cosmetic viewpoint it's almost flawless and the double binding sets it off wonderfully.

As many have said, the fingerboard was very dry on arrival, but a good soaking with some lemon oil brought it back to life and made it look great. The frets seemed a little sharp, but after playing for a few hours I've barely noticed them so perhaps that was just me.

The only thing that lets this guitar down is the tuners, but for the price I'm happy to replace them. They hold tune fine, but they're very inconsistent in stiffness and quite hard to tune effectively.

all in all, this guitar feels like you're stealing at the £135 delivered to the UK price I paid. If I'd paid three or four times as much I wouldn't have been complaining.