TE-20MN CA Standard Series : A very basic telecaster, but it works and sounds alright

This is a very basic instrument, but it is a good thing for this money.

It is put together fine and there are no manufacturing defects on this one either - great stuff for so little money. All the knobs work, no weird, unwanted noises and it quacks just like a telecaster should. The fret ends could have been finished better and the neck seemed quite dry. It also needed a slight truss rod and intonation adjustment, but that is to be expected.

The pickups sound quite nice. Sure, they are really cheap, but they do the job and deliver the stereotypical classic sound that you would want from this type of guitar. The noise levels in the single pickup positions are also acceptable and overall - I think this is a nice introduction to telecaster guitars for people who just want to find out what it is all about.