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I had missed the first series of "American Vintage" and I'm really happy to finally be able to try a Tele 52 .. sorry a Tele 51 :) Because it's exactly the same as the 52 released there, almost 10 years. I find it just perfect in what it wants to do: a reissue of Fender's first guitar. The neck is a trunk, the pickups twang sooo good, the nitro finish is thin and the guitar is quite light. Frankly, such a success!

After years when quality was no longer Gibson's priority, these new Standard 50's series seems to demonstrate that the old company has understood that it is going straight into the wall if it does not correct its mistakes. I bought mine (brand new) in March 2022 and I’d been able to try 6 of them (all in Tobacco Burst finish), boxes were opened in front of me. Well the 6 were perfectly finished, of high quality and all sounded great! My choice was therefore purely aesthetic to have a body in one piece and a table as less flamed as possible (I find it hideous tables that are too flamed in TB). So I've had this LP for over a year and I still love it so much, it's a real gem!

Exceptional! The lutherie of Les Paul of this era is really excellent, with a fat neck (50's shape) providing a vintage style. Very comfortable handle, its sounds very warm and round with the original pickups. One of the best LP I have ever had in my hands.

Simply perfect ! Ultra thin neck; super comfort. The legendary sound of the Telecaster in a clean, modern and classy (with the binding) finish!

With this "vintage series" (Made In Japan) from 2010-2012, Tokai had then succeeded in what Gibson no longer did: a truly beautiful and good LP Special! It has a Tune-O-Matic and tailpiece and rotomatic type pegs for easy handling and pitch correction. The body is made of wildly grained mahogany, with a dark rosewood fingerboard and a strong 50's style mahogany neck with a firm and comfortable grip for a crisp sound. Tokai's original "LP-OLD" pickups are installed. The vintage-like sound of the LP-OLD pickups has been reproduced with a good sound that can be used for both lead and backing.

Sigma is no longer to present: it is a brand with an excellent quality / price ratio; and that's exactly why this DR-41 deserves my 5 stars! Very good sound, good resonance and good vibrations felt during the play, a very comfortable neck, quite incredible finishes for a guitar well under 1000 dollars .. in fact, I really do not find minus with this guitar, especially with this price. Bonus : The presence of the old logo on the headstock is not only prettier (I hate the new logo), but also a good reminder of the origin of the brand (created by C.F. Martin).

Massive top, bone nut, quite good Fishman pre-amp. Certainly, like all guitars with a cutaway, it doesn't sound very loud and it lacks a bit of midrange. But it's honestly an excellent guitar for less than €600, in 2023, it's hard to do better.

Exceptional quality / price ratio! Nice sound, nice shape, good manufacturing ... and short scale ! The perfect choice for guitarists who want a bass for their home studio.

Frankly, I knew absolutely nothing about ukulele before buying this Mini Tele, but the first sensations are nice (I learned all the basic 7 chords and it’s enough to sounds good), the quality seems very good, it holds the tuning very well, there is a very effective integrated Fender tuner and came out on my little tube amp 5W ... it's not yucky at all! Added to that the beautiful aesthetic tribute to the legendary Tele 52 Butterscotch, a well cheap prize and I find the result very convincing.

This is something really personal, but I love the TH30's simplistic controls. For someone who likes simple and user friendly as possible things and just want great tone straight out of the box, this amp is just perfect. Its price was a little on the high side too but this is a great sounding, well made (mine just turned 10 last month, and he's still screaming like a young man) with a Class A valve/tube amp.