Made in the country of Uncle Sam
22 boxes, and tt and tt is what a TV!
Note that the finish is actually less "red" on the photo and the handle is closer to the "white" than "yellow"
the finish is clean nothing wrong ...
10 for the varnish is fabuleuxx

UTILIZATION

The handle is great (although not known to handle "bad")
access to acute is pretty good, except the last 2 can be but ...
nikel ergonomics, light enough

SOUNDS

It's not complicated it is suitable for all styles except maybe the trash, clean the sound is great soft neck pickup, dynamic microphones and LE medieum slamming into the TV bridge ..
I really like the pickups medieum (especially for its clear) and the micro bridge is falling! I used less than a micro round except for small qques mocreaux jazz and Santana to the limit ..

EDIT: After a long and meticulous use I will be able to provide a more studied view.
the neck pickup is exellent! I use it in on my Marshall JCM2000 lead and found to closely qqchose solos Guns N 'Roses (his approaching that of an LP)
through the microphone is still exellent especially clean, it keeps the precision of momentum and heat at a time.
in bridge pickup is perfect for rock gfénéral, the slight distortion almost crunh to metal (with my RAT2 I can have a sound similar to that of rammstein with simple ..! immagine the dynamics of the bridge pickup !)
mind is the telecaster, unmistakable and perfect for the sound of reprodure largest tt but keeping a strong personality!

OVERALL OPINION

It's simple if you want a telecaster without too much you ruin the quality and having the usa you must have! obviously I would do this choice!
Note that I have the new version 2006 (not that of the photo)
differences with the old head is a "70's" different microphones, dynamic and warmer and stuff I think ...