Incredible Guitar

I purchased the Telecaster Standard and am extremely pleased with it to say the least. I did a side by side comparison with an American made Tele and I honestly couldn't tell the difference! Some will argue, but if you can't hear the difference; why pay the extra. I did very little setup, just the normal snugging of screws and such, but the action is very nice. I like the shorter scale of the Tele as well. Very comfortable, although it took about three days before I began to appreciate the neck. The range of classic and modern Fender tones is very easy to achieve. Perfect tone playing country to classic rock to heavy metal. Sounds best with a genuine Fender amp. It has quickly become my newest best friend!

Impressed with everything

right out of the box this guitar was sweet.....plays smooth and clean. Pickups sound great , I run it through tube screamer and it just sounds amazing.The next guitar I buy will be from these guys...without question!!
hey and thanks for the tootsie rolls!!!

Great Guitar

It's a great guitar for the price. Bigger frets , better sounding pickup's , less noise since my 2005 tele. I love this guitar. I Had to set the intonation which was way off. Filed the ends of the frets. I was disappointed when I first saw it. Never saw "Lake Placid Blue" before. I was expecting it to be more of a blue, according to the computer pictures at Sweetwater and all over the internet. I changed the white pickguard to a clear pickguard with a piece of cloth under it, that had blue mixed with a color matching the guitar and a touch of glitter. Now it looks amazing while sounding great. The necks comfortable, plays well, good tele spank. I am very satisfied with the purchase.

Worthy of the Telecaster name

I just had to have a Telecaster in my collection, and I bought the Lake Placid Blue (MIM) tele; and have not put it down. The build quality, tone, set-up, everything about this guitar is top notch.

I compare it to my Fender (made in USA) Strat, and yes, there are a few very minor differences, but overall, there is little difference between the two. Yes, the Strat's pick-ups are better, but the Tele's tone is absolutely fantastic.

I play my MIM Tele more than my Strat (which cost twice as much). Do yourself a real favor and get one of these. You will never regret it.