Made in Japan.

The handle is less than a round or US Mex. I personally prefer.

UTILIZATION

For me, the handle is best. Fender handle the least traumatic for the "Gibsonian".

SOUNDS

It is a skyscraper of rock'n'roll. If you want to buy an Ibanez versatility.
If you want the real sound and look of killing is that is it. Timeless.

OVERALL OPINION

I showed up at the shop with 10 000 balls in the pocket.
I wanted the best of the Telecaster rue Victor Massé. Well I put my snobbery in my pocket for once and I'm left with this one. Deja, I bought it used, and three meters in the window I thought it was a genuine Fender Custom of 1962!
And when I played, there was no photo. To say, I even played that day a Custom Shop, a Mex, a Korean, a Standard and a '52 US US. The pickups are great (I believe Texas Special), with a "dive" formidable. Even the micro grave is excellent!
I unbalance of Gibson Les Paul and SG with no regrets, but I never give it away.

For those who want a Tele with rosewood fingerboard (I hate mapple, I feel a touch of Ikea furniture), no better choice. Or bcp, bcp, bcp more.