Jay Turser JT-LT Tele Style

Owned it a month +/-. Been playing about that long.
22 frets counting the nut (trying hard to impress all of you with my vast guitar knowledge.) ;-)
Bought it on Ebay from 6esses@aol.com, as a package: amp, stand, strap, picks, gig bag, cd-endorsed by Peter Frampton, which actually is a good learning tool if you pay the extra $39.99 to unlock all the features, cable, & tuner. No tuner in the box, Mark (6esses) made it good, great seller, A++++.

Looked great right out of the box, I just love the look of a Tele. Ivory colored with a white pickguard, rosewood fretboard, maple neck.

Light compared to my son's Epiphone LP II Special.

Stays in tune, unless the stand is moved to an outside wall, pretty cold here in Montana.

The frets had a few sharp edges along the neck, nothing big.

Again I'm a month +/- into playing, but I love the sound, jazzlike at the neck pickup, twangy further back. Came with a Jay Turser 10w amp.

I've made noises that I thought I'd never make, joyfull ones and some not so good, but the callus's are here and I'm not quiting.

Likes: hitting the notes,
Dislikes: not hitting the right note.

Set up from the factory & Mark checks every one, was great.

Will this guitar withstand live playing? Me? I dunno?

Does the hardware seem like it will last? Looks pretty well built.

One complaint, the rear strap screw stripped out, had to replace with one a diameter size greater.

Is the finish good enough to last, or does it seem thin and easy to wear off with lots of playing? Again, no flaws ohter than the strap screw.

Would you use it on a gig without a backup? Me gig? That's a laugh.

Lifetime Guarentee, Mark is a registered dealer & I'm sure that if any thing were to go wrong it would be handled without a hassle.

I've been playing 1 month +/-. My youngest son, he's 13, started 3 years ago and took a 2 year break. My oldest son 2 months +/-. We all share our five guitars, first one was a $60.00 "First Note", my youngest really was making music so I won on Ebay an auction for a Epiphone AJ-10 in black, beautiful & great sound, kind of large for a 10 year old. Then my oldest son became interested in the Epi and what do you know, Ebay, Epiphone LP II Special Package, now we have a competition going, dad, me wants to get in on the action, Ebay Jay Turser Tele, then my youngest pouts about not being "lectric" so can you say Ebay, Jay Turser Strat, no package.

If it were stolen or lost, would you buy it again or get something else? Most likely replace it, but maybe a Jay Turser Resonator?

Made in China in 2003
21 Frets
Classic Tele Style;
double cutaway,
High-Gloss Black finish
lightweight solid body
Maple neck
Rosewood fingerboard
One Single Coil Bridge pick-up
One Chrome Lipstick Neck Pickup
3-way pickup selector
1-volume, 1 tone control
full-face white pickguard
Die cast machines and Hardware

Not big on features...it's a Tele for crying out loud!

Once again, Turser has blown me away. For way less than a hundred bucks, what I have here is a piece of musical excellence. Close your eyes and you're back in the 50's with a Vintage Tele on your shoulder.I play it through a Behringer Blue Devil and the tones this baby puts out would make the angels cry. Warm, full rhythm chords from the neck and cutting, bright leads from the bridge. Mix 'em together and you get what I can only describe as tone-a-liciousness. It's amazingly quiet, given the single coil nature and the controls work well. There's absolutely nothing to dislike here.

The action was too scary for me, as I am afraid of heights. A few bouts with the truss rod wrench and the saddles and we now have perfection. Low, fast and smooth...like butter. The pickups were fine out of the box, once the strings got lowered, that is. The finish is beautiful, but there is a dimple on the back, small one, but it's there. The 3-way selector switch needed a little help to stay put. I shimmed it with a piece of foam wrap and it stays on nicely now. Other than these minor items (and NO guitar ever comes setup properly fromt he factory) there's not a single thing wrong with it.

This thing will withstand anything you can throw at it. I am considering using it as a surfboard in the afternoon and gigging with it at night. Seriously, though, it's built to last. The strap buttons could be used to hang meat, they are so solid. I would use it to gig all night long, but please, always take a backup.

Lifetime warranty. I've dealt with the company twice previously and they are very nice and helpful. Maybe a little slow at first, but, hey, it was probably a Monday.

I've been playing 6 strings for about 6 months, bass for years. I own a ton of gear, 2 other Tursers, a JT-134DC Jazz Box, a JTA-40 CEQ Acoustic/Electric, a Custom Fender Strat, an Ibanez SR640 Bass, a Fender Fretless Jazz Bass and a real POS Johnson JG-42 Acoustic. For amps I use a Behringer Blue Devil for guitar and a Behringer Ultrabass 1200 for bass. I would buy this guitar again in a second if some miscreant ever ripped me off. I love its light weight, tremendous tone and fast, easy neck. I couldn't pass up the deal, knowing how much I liked the other Tursers, but, frankly, this one blows them both away. I defy anyone to play it in a blind test and not choose it over any Fender Tele you could put up against it. It's more comfortable and sounds better. You can't miss! Plus, you save about $700 over an American or $300 over a Mex. Maybe I like it better than the other Tursers I have because it was so cheap. If you need the Tele sound for your band, or your head, and you pass this one up, you need professional help.

Thought I'd add my 2 cents on this guitar. Made in China Telecaster knock-off, see preceeding reviews for specs. This guitar is LIGHT, a little disconcerting if you're used to playing a maple or ash body. But this is a solid body guitar, probably poplar, not a laminated body like with the Fender Squire Teles. Came with a cheapo cord, truss rod wrench and bridge wrench. Features are identical to a base model Fender Telecaster. Includes a truss rod.

Sound is true to Telecaster, twangy and crisp on the bridge pickup and more mellow on the neck pickup. No undue noise noted. The pickups shipped a little low.

Action was remarkably good out of the box with slight buzzing at a couple of frets. Shipped with lighter strings than I normally play (probably 9s) so when I move up a gauge it should pull the buzzing out. For the money, I was expecting some goobers in the finish but I can't find a flaw. The pots seem okay, knobs are a little on the cheap side but okay. Tuners are Gotoh style and appear to be fine.
Pickups set a little low, easily adjusted. Rosewood fretboard is tightly grained and flawless. Frets are level and smooth, no problems. The quality of everything far surpassed my expectations for a hundred dollar guitar. Beats the crap out of a Squire Tele.

This axe would probably not stand up to the rigors of the road. I bought it as a backup stage guitar to get me thru a set if I bust a string. I'll do some recording with it when I need that Tele twang. The feel of the guitar is so light that it takes a little getting used to. I would not gig without a backup. Finish is surprisingly thick and uniform. Strap button actually seem okay but I always install locking buttons. As much as you feel like you should be able to point to something cheezy on this guitar, it really does stand up to close scrutiny. It's a hell of a good value.

Not dealt with the manufacturer. Limetime warranty. MusicLandCentral was a great company to deal with, great packing and good communication. They sell on Ebay and via their Website.

Playing over 30 years. Main instruments now include a Guild F47CE, Godin Solidac, and Yamaha S08 synth. Playing guitars thru a Behringer KX-1200 amp. Playing in a Country cover band right now, hence the Telecaster. This guitar is a great deal for the price. I think it's comparable in quality to the Mexican-made Fenders which I believe also have poplar bodies. Those retail for @$350. You can pick up a Turser Tele or Strat copy on Ebay for under a hundred bucks and you simply cannot go wrong. I am very pleased with this purchase. It's a perfect backup or beginner's Tele-style electric. Unbelievable value! I'm thinking about picking up one of their Strat knock-offs too.

Tele-style, never really played a real Telecaster before, but I have a JB Player Strat copy, which is the closest comparison I can make. I don't own this guitar; however, I am borrowing my friend's (he got it off of Home Shopping Network).

Sound is alright; the pickups are pretty low on the sonic chain. Doesn't sound jazzy like a tele should (so I'm told). Sounds pretty close to my strat copy. I played it through a Traynor YCV40 amp alongside my own JB player.

This is where things get pretty damn ugly. Firstly, the intonation is horrible because the tuners are set to some really bad ratio. I tried using harmonics to tune this, and could never get it right. Eventually I figured out that the frets didn't align correctly (the 12th-fret octave is way sharp compared to the harmonic octave). I tried using the bridge to make some adjustments, but didn't seem to work. Horrible fret buzz on the 6th string. Mind you, it's not my guitar, and my friend got it off of TV with some sort of deal, so I don't think he's going to get it to the shop anytime soon. Action could be lower, but it seems pretty well off to me. Cosmetically, it seems fine. Oh yeah, and the strap buttons seem to be in the wrong place with respect to the guitar because using this guitar with a strap causes it to fall forwards (neck first).

Can't comment, as I don't own this, and don't plan to.

I don't know if it's a quality control issue, but this guitar seems like a dud. I was quite surprised to see such good reviews on it here at harmony central. If you're a guitarists looking for your first electric, this would be a disappointment and would only frustrate and stifle your musical creativity. I'm only giving it a 4 because overlooking the poor build quality, the pickups do their job. Try guitars out at your local music store, and don't buy from the HSN.

Pretty standard, all you've heard before.
I have to give it high marks because I knew What features it had when I bought it. And low and behold it had them.

Found out I had no musical style, but I try anyhow.
Use it wth a vox Cambridge 30(nice little amp)
Surpisingly not noisy at all. Sounds like a tele, I thought maybe I'd switch out the bridge pup but the more I toy with it the more I like it. Just a novice here, but it doesn't sound muddy anywhere, Ranks up there with my 2002 mim Fender strat

Came set up great, Tuned up no problem.
Awsome color, Vintage (banana yellow) cream. Finish is great Except at the neck joint There looks like some smaller than 1mm chips there. Not too noticable, Also the selector switch seems alittle flimsy, but no problems, tuners are good to go.

Don't know about live playing, don't do it. Like I said selector switch, but still works fine. Finish is and looks great. Strap buttons good to go again. This thing is really light. but feels sturdy.

Havn't dealt with

Been trying to play forever but not getting any better, but don't care. Own a Dean tonic. Epi wildkat, mim fender strat. dano 56-u2 reissue. If lost or stolen Hell yeah I would buy again Not a bad little guitar. For the money Get one quick
Cause the price will go up when people find out about them.

I bought this brand new off Ebay. The company is based in NY but I don't know where the guitars are actually made.
21 Frets
classic style;
single cutaway,
lightweight solid body;
maple fingerboard;
die-cast machines;
gold hardware;
pearloid pickguard;
2 pick-ups;
volume and tone controls
It's a really cool Tobacco Sunburst finish. Jumbo frets.
It came with a free cable.

The guitar came set up perfectly for how I play, which is a flat neck with low action. It was even perfectly in tune when I took it out of the box.
I played it thru a Fender Princton and a Marshall Valvestate. Both sounded really good. There was no noise from the pickups.
The neck pickup sounded good, a bit muddy but for a guitar in this price range (I paid $140) I can't complain. The bridge pickup is as twangy as can be. It's just a standard Tele, nothing hot-rodded here. I expect to be putting in a set of Texas Specials soon anyway...but the pickups it came with are certainly not bad at all.
The 3-way switch is clean and smooth. The Vol and Tone controls work fine, but they feel cheap...almost like a toy. I suspect I'll be replacing the pots too..but again...it's just my choice..the controls actually work fine.

The guitar came set up so well, there's nothing I need to do here. Unlike with my Fender Strat or Les Paul..I had to spend some time making adjustments to my taste.
Pickups seem to properly set up too. But as I said, they're being replaced with Texas Specials which will only make an already good guitar great.
As far as flaws, anything I noticed was very minor. Nothing to complain about. Remember this is a guitar I paid $140 for. I had only read other reviews and saw pictures before I decided to take a chance on getting one. I have to say I'm impressed at the quality and the care that went into setting it up.
The neck alone is exactly what I like, maple with jumbo frets that plays well all the way down. It's fine looking too in tobacco sunburst with gold hardware. I expect the gold plating to wear off in a few years but I could really care less about that.

I don't play live so I don't know how much abuse this guitar can take. If you can snag one for what I paid, it's worth it to find out becuase it looks sturdy and well built. I expect to own this for a very very long time.
Aesthetically it looks and feels great. Compared to a Mexican Tele which was stolen from me a few years ago, this Tele came better set up, with a better contoured neck. Although the Fender sounded a notch better, I remember it having a chunk of wood dug out by accident which the control plate was barely covering up, and had sawdust in the cavity, which bummed me out.
So compared to the Fender, I'd take the Turser.

It comes with Turser's limited lifetime warranty. I do a lot of my own repairs and don't see that this guitar will need anything. So I don't expect to be using Customer Support.

Ive been playing over 15 yrs. I currently own Fenders and and Epi Les Paul.
I'm more of a weekend player so I'm against putting up a ton of cash for a guitar I'll only play on the weekends. There's lots of quality low-cost guitars on the market. This is definitely one of them. If I lost it..I'd definitely get another one immediately.

Tele sytle. Light weight body. Old yellow. Medium to fat neck. Feels good all around.

Neck pick up has good sound, but kinda weak. Bridge pickup has great tone, sound like what a guitar should sound like, not like a machine.
Great for blues, country, and good rock.

It came set up a little higer than my other guitars, but play so easily I didn't change it. Frets are nice and the neck fits me. Could have use a little smoothing out at body edges at neck joint, hey at a $150..00 you can't beat this. Not even Fender.

Feels solid all around.

Don't know. Don't expect to need them.

I,ve been playing for 15 years. Currently own a Steinberger (korean made), best guitar I,ve ever had. A Dillion Dr450, overpriced. A Tacoma Cheif, gets better every day. I,ve had a couple of peaveys, solid guitars. Had a G&L strat, nice but there are so many cheaper guitars that are just as good. I play several fender teles, squires on up and was disappointed.

This is an update to my prior review.....I have since sold the Frontman25,bought a Fender Champ(LOVE IT !!)and going through a Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive.....The sounds I get now are from crystal clean to Neil Young grunge....
This guitar is GREAT and now even more so...

You've seen the other reviews by now I'm sure.It's a tele copy.Two sigle coils ,volume and tone knobs,three way selector switch.Gold/brass hardware.Tabbacco sunburst finish

The pick ups are so quiet,but you still get those little nuances that make the single coil guitars fun to play...
I play blues,classic rock.I'm a novice,but to my ears,which know good sound,just cant afford it yet,this guitar is AWESOME for the money.I had an Ibanez with humbuckers.I traded it in for a case(among other things)to protect this one.
I'm playing through a digitech RP-100(a fun item for a novice)and my amp is a Fender Frontman 25R.I'm planning on getting the Blues Jr soon.In the many settings and others I've made myself it sounds great,with blues and rock.And through just the amp alone it's great.

This guitar required nothing....My only issue was one of the tiny allen screws on the bridge/saddle turns out by itself. But I have since fixed it.
I am amazed at the quality.I was shopping for Teles,Fenders and other wise in the 300-400 dollar range. The many mexican\Japanese fenders I tried had frets that would slice your fingers off. Whats happening with their QC ?? All of the JT strats and Teles I tried were smooth and flawless in every way.Not as much can be said for the others.For the money especially this was the obvious choice for me.

I'm just a living room /open mike player.But I know guys that have PSR's and other high end guitars that play this out and fool every body.
My only concern is the lightness of the body.Poplar I think it is..I wish they could use something alittle more solid.The price increase would be worth it.

This guitar has made me play better.I havent been able to put it down.Plugged or not.....
Someday I'll treat myself to something high end.But for now I'm more than satified and confident I will be with further purchases.I plan on buying other Jay Turser guitars soon.For the quality and sound it cant be beat.

Made somewhere deep in the heart of communist China under the watchfull eye of the local commissar. Inspected by Mr. Yoo. They make so many of them it don't even get a serial number. Typical Tele setup S/S, tone, volume and three way. The neck looks like maple, nice rosewood fret board and I think the body is poplar. The only thing they could've used to make it lighter is balsawood. The tuners are pretty decent sealed tuners and mine is not a string through body like one reviewer's. Maybe the body drilling guy was off the day mine was made so they slapped some string through bridges on them. Individual string saddles. I'll give it a 9 for a non string through body.

The pickups are pretty quiet for single coils, a little humming in the bridge pickup and hardly any humming at all in the lipstick. Hey, it sounds like a tele. Tele's are unforgiving. You make a mistake while playing and there it is for everyone to hear. Let me tell you something though. This thing is the real deal. Tune to an open G and bang out Honkey Tonk Women and you are there. This thing sounds as good as a Mexi-Tele and plays better and sounds better than a Jap Stat that I had. That thing drove me crazy. I almost used it for kindling. The pickups are not that hot either. I think the thing would really come to life with some texas specials because the basic tone of the guitar is quite good.

It was set up ok. One of the saddle screws on the high E was all the way up. They give you two allen wrenches with the guitar so it wasn't nothing to get it back in adjustment. The pre set action was a little high but that is perfect for my taste. I like my action a little on the high side. Intonation was on and the pickups were adjusted good. The neck looks good. The finish looks really good. Classic tele cream. There were a few flaws in the finish. One little chip next to the pickguard and a small (about 1/8 inch) area on the side of the guitar where the the wood was a little dented and the finish applied over top. I'm really looking hard here for those folks where this stuff matters. There was some excess glue around the neck joint. The satin finish on the neck is really nice and the Jay Turser logo on the neck looks really nice. I'll give it an 8 here for the bridge saddle and the couple of little nicks.

Will it withstand live playing. I like this question. Well, not if you're Pete Townsend. The first time you whack it against the floor I'm pretty sure the body would immediately seperate from the neck joint. I don't care if you have a PRS Dragon, you always have a backup guitar with you on stage. Time will tell with this guitar but I don't see any problems with it's durability. It looks as well made as a Mexi Tele or a Squire.

I tried to call Mr. Yoo in China and ask him about the string through body deal on my guitar but they told me Mr. Yoo no longer works at Jay Turser. He got an American visa and is now working in Nashville for Gibson USA. The thing comes with a limited lifetime warranty. Fill out the card and see what happens if it breaks. It can't be no worse than Fender or Gibson. I'll give it a 9 for a limited lifetime warranty.

Here's the deal. An easy 10. Are you kidding? 99 bucks for this guitar is the steal of the century. I have an SG that's a really nice guitar but I paid 500 bucks for her 15 years ago. I've been playing for 30 years and needed a tele. I previously owned a 1960 tele and let me tell you something, this thing ain't that far off as far as sound. You name 'em I've had 'em. Les Pauls, Strats, Melody Makers...etc. Can you imagine what that 60 tele would go for on ebay? I even had a '59 Les Paul Special that I traded for some contraband, but hey, what can I say, It was the '80's man. I play through a Peavey Duel 212 all tube classic and this thing sounds sweet. I play through the clean channel with a Boss BD-5 Blues driver and it ain't nothing but the truth. Maybe it's because I paid 99 bucks that it sounds so good. If I had paid 1500 I'd probably be bitching up a storm but I can blow 99 bucks on beer and chicken wings in one night. It's light and I need light cause I'm old. You young guys can lug around those Les Pauls, I've lugged enough of them in my day. I haven't been able to put this thing down since I got it a week ago. Even my wife said, "honey that sounds nice!" What more can a man ask for?