ST-70RW Deluxe Series : Monstrously good guitar

I'd already got a TE-70 so was well aware of the awesome value these guitars are. Now I've got its twin, I feel like I've got a pair of pro-level guitars for silly money.

On this one, though, I did have to toy with the set-up a little: the guitar came with 10s and an action slightly higher than I like. After a bit of fiddling with the truss-rod and placing a shim under the heel of the neck, I've got the action right down on 9s. My fingers now slip around the neck with real ease and the guitar is a joy to play.

The palette of sounds is strat-tastic - I don't know how it compares to a prestige instrument, but I can hear everyone from Ritchie Blackmore to Stevie-Ray Vaughan to Robert Cray.

I'm tempted to dock it a mark because one of the grub screws in the bridge saddle has got mashed. That would be unfair, though - for the money this guitar is simply sensational!

I recommend it without hesitation.