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Published on 01/06/03 at 15:00 I PURCHASED THIS GUITAR IN 1999 THROUGH MUSICIANS FRIENDS MUSIC MAGAZINE BECAUSE I NEEDED A GUITAR TO PRACTICE ON. AT THAT TIME, THIS GUITAR WAS $299.00 DOLLARS AND CAME WITH SEVERAL FREE GOODIES!
FIRST I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE APPEARANCE. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL MIDNIGHT BLUE COLOR WITH A MAPLE NECK AND FINGER BOARD THAT FEELS AS GOOD PLAYING AS ANY GUITAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. ALSO, THE TUNERS ON THE GUITAR ARE THE EXACT SAME ONE AS THE ONES ON MY AMERICAN TELE.WHEN I PLUGGED THE GUITAR UP I WAS AMAZED AT THE CLASSIC TELE TONES I WAS HEARING.
THE ONLY THING I COULD FIND THAT I DID NOT LIKE ABOUT THIS GUITAR WAS THE VOLUME AND TONE KNOBS. THEY ARE NOT VERY SMOOTH AND EVEN "SCRATCH" WHEN YOU TURN THEM. ALSO , THE PICK GUARD SCREWS WERE RUSTED WITHIN A MONTH OF PLAYING. THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC THAT MY AMERICAN TELECASTER DOES NOT HAVE,AND IVE PLAYED IT HARD DURING ALL OF OUR BANDS LIVE PERFORMANCES. THE STANDARD SERIES OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT HAVE STAINLESS STEEL HARDWARE.
ONCE AGAIN THE STANDARD SERIES TELECASTER PASTED THIS TEST WITH FLYING COLORS! AWESOME...DURING HEAVY PLAYING , THE GUITAR STAYS IN TUNE.I WAS REALLY SURPRISED ABOUT THE DURABILITY OF THE PAINT, AFTER IT ENDURED TWO FALLS FROM MY STRAP TO THE HARD STAGE...NOT EVEN A SCRATCH. I HAVE EVEN HEARD THAT THE PAINT JOBS ARE BETTER ON THE STANDARDS THAN THE AMERICAN MADES BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT AS MANY PAINT RESTRICTIONS IN MEXICO AS IN THE U.S.ALTHOUGH I DO NOT KNOW THAT TO BE FACT, IT MAKES SENSE.
I HAVE AN AMERICAN SERIES TELECASTER THAT I PLAY REGULAR AT GIGS, AND PURCHASED THE STANDARD SERIES TO PRACTICE ON TO PREVENT UNNESSASARY WEAR ON MY AMERICAN TELE. WOW! I WAS REALLY SURPRISED AT THE PLAYABILITY OF THE STANDARD SERIES AND EVEN PLAY IT NOW AT SOME OF MY GIGS. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS GUITAR FOR THE BEGINNER AS WELL AS THE PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN. AN EXCELLENT PIECE FOR THE MONEY!
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FIRST I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE APPEARANCE. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL MIDNIGHT BLUE COLOR WITH A MAPLE NECK AND FINGER BOARD THAT FEELS AS GOOD PLAYING AS ANY GUITAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. ALSO, THE TUNERS ON THE GUITAR ARE THE EXACT SAME ONE AS THE ONES ON MY AMERICAN TELE.WHEN I PLUGGED THE GUITAR UP I WAS AMAZED AT THE CLASSIC TELE TONES I WAS HEARING.
THE ONLY THING I COULD FIND THAT I DID NOT LIKE ABOUT THIS GUITAR WAS THE VOLUME AND TONE KNOBS. THEY ARE NOT VERY SMOOTH AND EVEN "SCRATCH" WHEN YOU TURN THEM. ALSO , THE PICK GUARD SCREWS WERE RUSTED WITHIN A MONTH OF PLAYING. THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC THAT MY AMERICAN TELECASTER DOES NOT HAVE,AND IVE PLAYED IT HARD DURING ALL OF OUR BANDS LIVE PERFORMANCES. THE STANDARD SERIES OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT HAVE STAINLESS STEEL HARDWARE.
ONCE AGAIN THE STANDARD SERIES TELECASTER PASTED THIS TEST WITH FLYING COLORS! AWESOME...DURING HEAVY PLAYING , THE GUITAR STAYS IN TUNE.I WAS REALLY SURPRISED ABOUT THE DURABILITY OF THE PAINT, AFTER IT ENDURED TWO FALLS FROM MY STRAP TO THE HARD STAGE...NOT EVEN A SCRATCH. I HAVE EVEN HEARD THAT THE PAINT JOBS ARE BETTER ON THE STANDARDS THAN THE AMERICAN MADES BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT AS MANY PAINT RESTRICTIONS IN MEXICO AS IN THE U.S.ALTHOUGH I DO NOT KNOW THAT TO BE FACT, IT MAKES SENSE.
I HAVE AN AMERICAN SERIES TELECASTER THAT I PLAY REGULAR AT GIGS, AND PURCHASED THE STANDARD SERIES TO PRACTICE ON TO PREVENT UNNESSASARY WEAR ON MY AMERICAN TELE. WOW! I WAS REALLY SURPRISED AT THE PLAYABILITY OF THE STANDARD SERIES AND EVEN PLAY IT NOW AT SOME OF MY GIGS. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS GUITAR FOR THE BEGINNER AS WELL AS THE PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN. AN EXCELLENT PIECE FOR THE MONEY!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com