LTW07

I bought this guitar two years ago as my first electric. While it's a little better than entry-level, it is a perfect number one guitar. The thing that makes this Tele unique is the pickup selection. Three pickups+ the coil switching provides for impressive variety of tone. Country, Blues, Rock, and everything in between. I have the sunburst finish- a very beautiful instrument. Smooth maple neck provides for great playability. Only downfall would be that it's made in China if that kind of thing bugs you. It's definitely not on the level of a Standard or Special Telecaster, but it still makes a tremendous guitar. Great buy for a lower budget. (Others must have agreed: this guitar was $399 when I bought it- it's now $499).

Certain drives are really hard to dial in with certain amps, but this pedal sounds brilliant with any set up. The drive by itself sounds great, and the boost rivals the tone of a Tube Screamer. It's two pedals for the price of one, and the versatility allows you to go from clean boosts to heavy crunch with one tap. Great pedal.