Fender Squier Telecaster Custom II

This is just an update.....

The tuners on it were not bad, but they string trees SUCK. I had issues with keeping tune dead on. I ended up scrapping the stock tuners and going with staggered sperzels and ditching the string trees. Now it stays in tune forever.

I did some research and found out the pickups are not true P90's. They are an OEM Korean made pickup that's supposed to be an exact copy of the dual coil P90's that Duncan makes. So they are hum cancelling. They still sound incredible, so I'm not going to touch them.

I can't think of anything I plan on changing. I might put a Graph Tech nut and saddles on it. It sounds incredible through the traynor btw. I have a traynor ycv40 with a V13 in it and a 70/80 in an extension cab. With a Weber MASS attenuator soaking the output, this guitar/amp simply sing with smoky output tube love.

I just purchased my Tele Custom II from a local dealer and have had about 1 week. Blonde finish, P90 pickups,2volume and tone controls, 3 way selector, stb bridge. Comfy C shaped neck.

I play lots of styles and this guitar seems to offer great tones from blues to metal, jazz, country, etc. The P90 pickups sound really warm at cleaner amp settings, and really screams with high gain settings, just roll back tone a bit.

Action was medium high like most Fenders I've played or own. Volume and tone pots seem a little cheesy, takes a considerable amount of rotation to really hear a change in tone. Fret ends shipped very sharp, actually prutruding from edge of neck, which could be de to the fact it hung at music store for several months, which is heated with forced hot air. After some carefull filing and rounding they are fine. I don't notice any uneven heights like previous reviewers just the sloppy ends, but that is expected at this price. My biggest bitch about this axe and my Strat for that matter is the way Fender applies all screws, switches , pots and pickups through the protective plastic over pickguard. I actually had to disassemle the guitat to remove all the plastic, including the neck. I ended up scratching the pickguard trying to remove plastic without tearing apart the guitar. So I opted to take it apart. Even the P90's were sealed in their own plastic whose edge was beneath the pickguard.. could'nt Fender just apply the film over the assembled guitar instead? Finish was ok, nothing special, what I expect from a $230 axe. This guitar plays and sounds great, neck is great for bending pulloffs etc... When I had the guitar apart I examined the wiring, pots and stuff, all workmanship is actually pretty neat and solder joints appear sturdy. Weird mounting setup for pickups though. adjusting them may be a little tricky.. not sure if they need any adjustment though because the sound seems to be just right.

The guitar seems to be built pretty well.. even for an Indonesion built model. All harware seems solid.. should be a good live axe.. only time will tell.

I've dealt with Fender before when my neck went bad on a Mexican Srat I own .. all they needed was serial# and they shipped me a new neck free of charge ... not even a shipping charge... hopefully the same for Squiers.

I've been playing about 35 years own several guitars (13 and 2 basses) and I must say the customII is a welcome tonal addition.. sounds unique. Fender could replace the totally cheesy soft plastic nut with something more durable.. I can forsee the stock one wearing out too easily. All in all for the money this is an excellent guitar.

Made in Indonesia
22 Fret
Solid Body
two tone, two volume, 3 way switch
one neck and one bridge duncan design P90 soapbar
maple neck with maple fretboard
black body
hardtail bridge (not standard tele)
standard tuners
25 7/16 scale (measured)
Came with allen wrenches for truss and bridge

I'm only playing this through a little 10 watt Marshall right now, but it sounds fantastic. I'm inclined to give it the benefit of the doubt. It's amazing how many sounds you can get just by playing with the tone. I got a great bluesy sound by pushing the clean channel. I had no problem making create sounds on the overdrive channel as long as I played with the "contour" control on my MG10CD. It's very clean. Cleaner than I'd expect for a 230 dollar guitar.

The scale for the first string bucket was dead on perfect. The rest of the buckets were way off though. It took a little while to get the intonation set correctly. The action was horrible until I fixed the neck. When I hit the 8th fret with the feeler gauge after putting a capo on the first fret and holding down the last fret I had a huge gap. Adjusting the truss rod to get the recommended .01" gap on the 8th fret on the 6th string made the action almost perfect. I dropped each allen head a quarter turn, then adjusted the center strings to follow the curve of the neck. I'm getting no buzz and the strings are very low. I use super slinkies exclusively. The tip was broken clean off on the 3 way selector, but I'm blaming UPS. The finish is flawless. The fit isn't too bad. The output jack was a little crooked but I fixed it. The neck was mounted perfectly, and the nut was surprisingly absolutely perfectly cut. The tuning pegs look kinda generic, but they work fine if you know how to string a guitar. The bridge appears to be grounded fine and nothing is loose. The pickups were mounted perfectly. I had no reason to mess with them at all. It was a pain in the ass getting the stupid protection plastic off. The frets edges aren't perfect, but they are pretty close. After taking the time to set everything up, it plays just as well or better than an off the shelf 700 dollar guitar. I'm basing that on a thinline custom I picked up a few months ago.

I'd definitely gig with this guitar. The pieces seem to be quality, or good enough. You are chancing a really crappy assembly job when you buy a 200 dollar squire. Usually you can just take everything apart and put it back together correctly. I didn't have to do too much. I can remember having to spend an entire weekend on a squire strat or tele to fix things, but this one took about 5 hours to sort out. It's a tele. More importantly, it's a 200 dollar tele. If I dropped this thing on stage, I could probably pick it up and keep playing. I'm not going to cry a river if I gouge it or smack it. I'm interested to see what it sounds like on the traynor I ordered.

Other than the broken selector switch, I'm pretty impressed with Squire and Musicians Friend. I ordered this thing with the free ground shipping and had it TWO DAYS LATER. I'm very impressed with the tone/sound of this guitar. It doesn't feel or play like a 200 dollar guitar now. It feels like something approaching a grand. I'm going to go ahead and get the regular squire tele custom with the humbuckers because of the positive experience I had with this guitar.

I've been playing off and on for about 25 years. I play for fun, and jam with friends. I'll do the occasional gig. I move around a lot because of my chosen profession, so music isn't the most important thing in my life. Unless it's something really special, I tend to look for a good value instead of blowing a fortune for a name or bragging rights. I like maple fretboards and hardtails. Every single guitar I own has those characteristics. I'd say this is the equal to the thinline custom, but not as good as the Axis Super Sport or the Silhouette.

Bought new this week. Made in Indonesia (cool). 22 frets I think. Agathis body which is similar in density to Ash, with very similar sonic characteristics. Sort of a gibsonlike electronics setup, with two vol. and two tone controls with a three way switch controlling two PUPS. These are a P90 type PUP designed by Seymour Duncan for Fender. I think they are slightly different in design to accomodate neck or bridge placement. Maple neck with maple board, nice wood with even grain and coloration, frets are medium jumbo with nicely finished ends for a guitar in this price range and for a guitar of even three or four times the price. Finish is Vintage Blonde (fender color 07). It can't really be described but it's cooler than black which is the other option. Pickguard is the big Tele custom shape in B/W/B layers. Three position selector switch on the upper bout. Telecaster shape body with rounded edges. Neck is a nicely substantial Tele neck, c-shaped and makes for great string bending and pull offs. Tuners are some sort of cast sealed things that seem okay, it stays in tune pretty well I think. Comes with the allen wrenches needed for truss rod and bridge adjustments. The instrument's main features are value and the fact that it's a quirky special model, a fun idea, something a little different. It all works together for fun.

I like a variety of styles, leaning toward blues/rock/country/rockabilly but I'm okay with a little jazzy stuff too. This guitar is a "tone machine" by advertisment and I will affirm that it is a "TONE MACHINE" and a half! Wonderful sounds from those soap bars. Very sweet clean sounds especially and very nice driven as long as you don't get to trebly at the amp. They start to break up and get muddy in the high end if chording when the gain gets high. This is a single coil thing I think and not really a flaw at all, just a characteristic. If you plan on playing through some little ten or fifteen watt practice amp while working on becoming a heavy metal god you probably aren't going to get what you want here. I use a Fender Cyber Champ and because of the very nice tones available through its modeling circuitry I think this guitar is awesome for sound. These PUP's are not powerful, not high output loud, but they are very responsive to control changes. Amazing variety of tone is possible but like with les pauls you have to have an amp that will get the results too.

This is the only guitar I've ever bought since a Les Paul Custom in 1974 that came out of the box set to factory specs. Fender specs are a little higher action than most people like but that's why they give you a wrench to change the saddle height with. The nut is at least slotted to the right depth which is all you can expect from any guitar until you hit the high end custom shop strats and LP's and PRS's and things. Even the PUP's were set to specs. I measured it all twice to be sure. Even the neck was set to the correct relief! Finish is nicely done. Poly clear coats but buffed well and the pickguard looks good against the Blonde. Frets are finished as well as anything I've ever bought except the LP Custom. If you play seriously at all you should learn to do all that filing of stuff and adjusting whatever anyway. No sharp ends and nicely rolled neck edges. Medium jumbo frets are very comfy to play on.

I'd play live with it. It's a Tele at heart so you could beat an elephant to death in the parking lot with it and still get back to take the second solo. Hardware always lasts unless it is actually flawed or you abuse it. Don't slam the PUP selector switch too hard too often and the thing will probably outlive you. The second thing I do (after putting on new strings) is put on strap locks so those buttons aren't a factor for me. What sort of idiot would gig without a back up?

1 year limited warranty.

I play every day. I play whatever comes into my head and I like pretty much all guitar styles. I've played on and off since I was thirteen. I have a couple of Martin acoustics, a Gretsch bass, a larrivee, a Strat (classic series 60's strat), play through a Fender Cyber Champ, Fender acoustasonic 30, and sometimes run a Behringer V-amp2 through a Fender Frontline 25 watt bass amp. I love the sounds that you can get out of this guitar! Everything from glassy clean tele sounds to strangly strat noises to full out crunching, humbucker type rythmn stuff is there in spades and very tweakable with the controls provided. These are GREAT PUP's. The neck is good for me 'cause I'm old and I like more neck than is common today. String bending requires some mass to bend against. I wish it came with a hardshell case but that's not likely at this price point. It fills the "quirky but very cool and different with awesome sound", niche. A terrific value.

It's a Tele Jim, but not as we know it!!
Wnen I found out that Squier were making these, I knew I had to check one out - I have always fancied the idea of a tele with P90s, but as we all know, such a beast does not exist . What we have got here is an Indonesian made copy of a Fender 1972 Tele Custom, but with Seymour Duncan designed P90 pickups, instead of the usual humbuckers; the other twist being white blonde colour instead of the usual black .I wont go into all the details other than to say it features a maple neck and fret board, a 3-way pickup selector and seperate volume and tone controls for each pickup . This makes it just about the most versatile variant on the tele theme possible .

How does it sound? - LUSH is the only way to describe it . I wouldn't have believed such a cheap guitar could sound so good . The bridge pickup is warmer sounding than the usual tele single coil, while the neck pickup is fatter and darker . both pickups gives a fabulous rich jangle. With a really good amp, (fortunately I've got one), this guitar kicks out a fearsome amount of bass, and bell-like highs, without ever sounnding as treble-fierce as a regular tele . Rolling of the treble gives some good sounds that get a little mushy at extremes, although using a compressor easily restores the punch and clarity .
The REALLY great thing is how clear and precise it sounds, even when playing chords through a Big Muff .
This is a great country guitar, a great rock guitar, and a Grunge dream . It sits really well between my Strat and my humbuckered De Armond . If you are looking for a tried and trusted guitar design, but with a slightly different voice, this could be the one for you .

OK this is where it gets tricky, fundamentally this is a really well made guitar for the money , that is spoiled by sloppy assembly.
The neck and body are almost flawlessly finished ; The thin satin finish on the neck , only needed a tiny rub in a couple of rough spots, the edges of the finger board are rolled , and the fret ends are well finished . The neck is a lovely C shape that fits my hands beautifully . The body is a lovely yellow tinged white, with a hint of wood grain showing through . My wife says it looks great against denim jeans!
HOWEVER the standard of assembly is poor, even for the price, with loose screws on the neck and bridge, and overtightened screws on the scratchplate causing the scrachplate to de-laminate slightly in a couple of spots . The intonation was a mile out, the nut cut way too high .The shop offered to set it up for me , but being a fussy so-and-so I wanted my own strings on it (Everly 10-52s) and wanted to do it myself . Fortunately, being a amateur guitar tech , none of this was too difficult to put right . My advice - get the shop to do a FULL set-up on it before you part with your cash, unless you can do it yourself .
I must stress though that eveything on this guitar is in perfect alignment, and well finished, you will just need a pro setup to get the best out of it - it's well worth it believe me .

It's a tele, It's a cheap tele - It's bombproof and cheap enough to replace if the worst should happen . Enough said .

Never had a problem with a Fender product .

GET ONE . this is a keeper

2004 made in Indonesia, classic tele custom design with 2 p90s, blond finish, satin finished med. neck with med. jumbo frets. 3-way switch for pickups. All that you need for a 2 p90 guitar.

I must have gotten a different batch from the preceeding reviews - mine sounds great! They aren't kidding when they say "tone machine". The pickups are incredible - the bridge P/U has the tele bite without the harshness and has more depth - the neck P/U is smooth and full with a little more cutting edge than most - and both P/Us together provide a wonderful tone spectrum - great not only for rhythm but also lead. The p90s have an almost compressed quality to them - and when played hard produce a hint of overdriven tone with sustain.

I've seen and played a lot of Indonesian guitars and was expecting substandard quality control - not on this baby! The frets were smooth with no edges, the finish on both the body and neck were flawless, tight neck pocket, nice tuners, no problems or complaints at all - it's a beauty. It played wonderfully out of the box (even almost in tune!) - it's on the heavier side, but no too heavy - the neck is medium sized with a satin finish that feels great in your hand (med. Jumbo frets). The blond finish is opaque with just the hint of wood grain underneath. I immediately decided that it deserved a hard case, and I'm sending back the gigbag I ordered with it and getting a real case.

Solid & dependable.

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I currently have 16 guitars - G&L, Guild, Gretsch, Epiphones, DeArmond, and I've owned several teles over the past 35 years, but was always put off a bit by the rudeness of the tone. This one has the smoothness of humbuckers with the clarity of single coils plus a depth of tone not often found. I'm always skeptical when someone gives a glowing review after owning a guitar for only a few days, but I have played it a lot and I'm 99.99% sure that this one will be one of my favorites. I haven't even done my usual setup yet! And it's a Squier! (No offense intended) It's nice to be pleasantly surprised. I can't speak for everyone's taste, but mine is definitely satisfied.

It's a Tele, but with the Custom style 3 ply scratch plate, 4 "witches hat" control knobs (2 vol, 2 tone), and a 3 way toggle switch on the upper bout a la LP, but the big difference is that instead of 2 humbuckers as the usual custom, it's got 2 Duncan Designed P90's.

Headstock is standard Tele, as is the maple neck & 'board. The machine heads are generic sealed units, and the bridge is a generic 6 saddle plate.

My other guitars are humbucker loaded rock machines, and I was looking for something different. I had a real hankering for either a Tele, a 335 or just something a bit different fro what I already have, plus I didn't want to break the bank on another relatively expensive guitar. Saw this featured in a few NAMM reports, and thought, that's the one!

The sound is nice and bright, just don't roll the tone's off as you won't get that lovely humbucker-esq tone, sweet spot's for me are at about 3-5 tone.

Clean, it'll twang 'til the cows come home, slightly dirty and the cows'll come home drunk and smiling (eventually). Dirty is in the realm of the humbucker. Nice, varied sounds available because of the pickup selection.

When I played it in the shop, it seemed OK, but I only played it for about 5 minutes cause I knew I wanted it. When I got home and got deeper into it, the action was awful and high, the high E did the sitar thing, and it had a dreadful hum.

I spent about 2-3 hours giving it a damn good setup and taking the bridge off to sort the obvious bad earth. Taking the bridge off and sorting the earth only took about 5 minutes, and it sounds so much better for it, why wasn't this checked in the first place (Fender)? The bridge screws are so loose that I was worried about its tuning stability, as when I got it in tune (with the stock strings), played for a bit and then checked the tuning, it was way out. I don't think they stretch the strings at the factory though. Why not?

Setting the intonation, however, was a different kettle of fish. The saddles seemed as though they were positioned with some sort of gauge, as I couldn't get them to intonate at all, then I pulled them right back towards the rear of the bridge plate, and bingo, nicely intonated. Aargh! Another why couldn't this have been done at the Factory statement!

Mine's a black one with a black 3 ply scratch plate, which looks great and feels great. The neck is nicely smoothed and rounded, with what seem to be jumbo frets. Another niggle. The fret ends are a bit sharp, and seem to have been cut at different angles, with a bare minimum of grinding.

Also, not all of the strings travel directly over the pole pieces. This is simply because the pickups are designed for a Gibson type bridge, which has different spacing to a Fender type bridge, don't let this faze you, as it does have good string balance.

Now it's sorted, it seems like it will be reliable, although I do question the durability/reliability of the bridge fixing screw's as all but one of the 5 were tight. I feel that it may not be able to stay in tune because of this, and I'm marking it down on that.

Haven't dealt with either Fender or Squier.

As I say, my other guitars are humbucker driven, and this was meant to be a step in another direction, but able to cope well with some (or a lot) of drive.

It copes well with all these, looks good, and dares to be a tad different, but has a few build quality issues to my mind to warrant a mediocre score.

these have been covered well by prior reviews .. the unique feature here are the 2 duncan p90's.. which take the design of a 74 custom to a fun new direction

i play at one time or another most styles short of speed or death metal (ie: rock, blues , country, pop .. you get the idea) i focus on rockabilly and classic rock when using p90's... these in this case are not noisy at all , short of the expected single coil noise that one would expect .. as for tone? well honestly pretty ratty. they're ok but pretty limited .. i have an lp jr and the tones from those 90's are all very warm .. these are (bridge: very sharp and bright, tone adjustments for me are at 4 here... neck: VERY bassy and dark (frankly too boomy ) setting are tone 10 volume 7.. neck and bridge combo are a pretty useful mix .. of course each amp and effects combo gave different results ... in this case a fender champ , roland jazz 55, jazz 120, musicman 65, acoustic model 164 and fender super deluxe rev ... all played clean and various effects .. all in all i found the sound to be good as far as noise and pretty limited as far as tone .. but this IS a $200 guitar so this concidered a good value .. i think as far as sound it's a niche instrument .. fun for sure

sorry guys but this is where the price is reflected .. at $200 one should not expect more the a $200 guitar and that's what this is .. anyone that sees these as comparable to say a mim or jap or usa fender in any way DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THEY A TALKING ABOUT! .. if you want a good solid dependable guitar then please do yurself a favor and save yur money just a little longer and by a true fender .. these are student level instruments , which isn't a bad thing , it's just saying these are not built to last. and with that said this is where i see a strong negative ... newbees and kids are pretty rough on guitars and i can't see these really holding up to abuse.. the hardware on these is really very cheap (ie: the cord reciever pulled out of mine within days and upon inspection found it to be cheap tin .. the neck pickup rattled loose from its saddle and the set holes had to be retaped and screwed.. the switching and pots are very cheap as is the wiring , the neck tone pot didn't work and after inspection found a poor solder connection at the cap (not visible to the eye ).. the frets were aweful , so bad i can honestly say they were sharp enough to cut someone ) again granted this is a $200 guitar and i'm into working on instruments both for myself and as a business so i kinda have no problem fixing and upgrading (and i expected to have to do so) but for someone new or expecting a solid playable instrument right out of the box? i think you'll be lucky at best .. had this been brought to me to be brought to a reasonable playablity level "minus new parts" fret dressing, pickup repair, control repair, setup and new strings ,the money you'd have paid me on top of the original $200 would have easily bought a better guitar ... i read where another reviewer stated these with a real fender neck would be a real good instrument .. well ok that and new hardware and electronics .. but after that investment you could have bought a better guitar to begin with (which brings us back to my opening statement "if you can wait, save a little more money and buy an mim fender)

i think ya get the idea.. take a back up (but then that's always a good idea anyway)

i do my own repairs .. i have delt with fender in the past and as with all warranty situations it depends on yur problem ... nobody company's eager to hear bad news hahahaha but they're honest folks

been playing 35 yrs constantly .. i own 24 guitars or various makes and models .. relative to compare for this review, 2 lp jr's with p90 (single and double setups)and an es-330td and a 79 tele .. if this were stole? i'd have to wonder what the thief was thinking hahahaha i'd love to be there when he trid to pawn it hahahaha
it's a fun guitar now after the repairs
the reason i bought this guitar was an a lark .. i've always warned people not to buy a guitar by mail if they can help it for a number of reasons but realized that given these reasons the truth was that i had never myself bought and recieved a guitar by mail, so i was not being fair by speaking from experience... i've alway love this tele design and the p90 feature and price convinced me that it would be a fair investment for the experience .. after all was said and done i must say M.F. was true to their words (recieved in 3 days) but i still say it's a very risky thing .. shipping is tough on a guitar (and packageing in this case was not very good)..and had i picked this guitar up in a store ? i would have laughed and set it down without a second look ... "ya just gotta play it before ya buy it" period ... i know that's just not do-able for some folks so please don't take that statement wrong .... peace, zigg

This is a twist on the 70's style tele customs .Has the big pickguard with two "duncan design" P-90 pickups with les paul type 3 way toggle, with volume and tone for each pickup.4 knobs in all .
They offer two colors ,black and blonde .Mine is blonde .It doesn't really look like the classic tele blonde color.To me it almost looks like a Gibson "TV YELLOW" type of color but I'm color blind .
Neck is maple and the body is Agathis which I think is similiar to mahogany .The korean version of mahogany or something to that effect .
Standard stop tail bridge .Your basic meat and potatoes features,nothing fancy .

Here's where I had a big problem .This thing buzzes like mad .It was so bad its unusable.Even with clean sounds .The guitar is going back to the store .
I may have just got a lemon but I wasn't about to pay my guitar tech to find out if it wasn't grounded right or something .I'm not gonna exchange it .Just getting my refund .

This one like most of the cheaper stuff was not set up well at all .The neck and finish weren't too bad, but for what you pay for these things you shouldn't have high hopes anyway .The old "you get what you pay for " saying comes to mind .The hardware is your typical cheap korean stuff and as I said earlier the pickups were no good on this one .I'll give it a 7 as my only major complaint was the pickups .

I think this guitar as most of the cheaper stuff will hold up ok .I have some other cheap guitars that I've been using for years and they're fine as long as you take care of them .

I've owned many Fender products over the years and never really had any problems up to now .I found most Fender dealers will make good on any problems you have with Fender gear .Fender is such a big corporate monster now, your better off going through the dealer anyway rather than call them directly .

I'm a seasoned part time pro and own tons of expensive guitars but lately I've been getting into the cheaper stuff since they don't require a big investment and sometimes you get lucky and can find a pretty decent guitar for a very cheap price .And you can unload a cheaper guitar easier then the expensive ones .But anyway I struck out with this one .My only real complaint was the pickups ,everything else quality wise was as I expected for a guitar in this price range .
You win some and lose some .Luckily Musicians Friend is a pretty decent company and they're letting me return it .Good luck !

Body made of agathis wood, which I'v read is similar to mahoghany. Mine has a heft to it that reminds me of my mahoghany bodied guitars...solid, heavy. Not a bunch of paint and filler putty, but a nice big hunk of wood. Strummed acoustically is vibrant and loud, with a midrange slant. Plugged in, sustain is good. It's a lively guitar. Tuners decent. Stays in tune well, even after a round of string stranglin.

P-90s,on a tele...the reason I got the guit in the first place. With distortion, they have an angry snarling attitude, the primordial rock sound. Seperate volume and tone controls along with my trusty Trademark 10 amp equal plenty sounds to explore. Clean to scream. Have fun, I say.

The selector switch was loose, found the nut in the wrapping, screwed it on...no problem. Paint well done. Held up at arms length, in a side light, couldn't see any of the subtle lines that indicate several pieces of wood glued togeather, maybe I got lucky, one piece of wood. Hmmm, the color. They call it blonde. Maybe if the blonde swam in an overcholinated pool all summer. Either that or they wanted to replicate the look of a 1967 refrigerator, back when avocado and mustard yellow were hot decorator colors. Actually, is pretty close to Gibson TV yellow. The moose-kidney shaped pickguard is huge, running from Vermont all the way down to Baja. Would dig bigger frets, but they are passable, with no sharp ends. The nut is just OK, as is usually the case at this price point, upgrade in the future. Action is a little high. Lowering the bridge resulted in fret buzz round the 12-16 frets. New nut with a setup one day. Right now though, it's playable and a lot of fun.

It's a tele...no worries. A viking could use it as a weapon during the day, and play Nordic blues on it at night.

Dunno

Playin 32 years. Own 30 guits plus plenty amps and stuffs. Sometimes wish they could all magically be sold with just a few favs left. This guit is not perfect, but for the price is fine. I ordered it online, then read the first two reviews here, and felt remorse. When I first saw it and inspected it, I started liking it a little. After playing it a few days, I now am liking it. Like alot of import low priced guitars...they get you in the game. If you want to upgrade the performance abilities, then spend the loot. As is, the P-90s tude, combined with a mahoghany -like body yield wonderfully useable rock sounds.