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I’ve been playing, recording, touring for going on 3 decades now. I’ve also owned/played multiple “bourgeoisie” vintage and modern gear in my day. So take that in mind as you read this review. In my personal opinion? You can’t go wrong purchasing a Squier these days. In fact my current studio mainstay go to guitars are:A 2013 Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar HB Special Bass (originally paid $199A 2017 Squier Affinity Jazzmaster HH (originally paid $199)And now this Torino Red Sonic Tele.Right out of the box I was genuinely floored by its aesthetics, and after setting it up (which you will have to do) and taking it for a spin?! Just wow. It’s truly amazing what a mere $200 can fetch you in this day and age. The pickups and pots are passable and quite usable, and won’t be my first modification. The tuners are decent enough for an intermediate player, but for me will be the first to be swapped, as well as the nut.That said? This Bullet series rebrand to Sonic has not only come with a new name, but also with a quality control close to what the older Affinity line had IMO.The fret job was good. Possibly 1 or 2 sharpies that can easily be taken care of, but overall?!!This is an awesome Telecaster for the money.Hands down.Thank you zZounds for being an awesome retailer! Love you guys!

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Let's start with alot of people that have been snubbing there noses at Squier and especially a guitar in this price range! That said, I would like to say that this is a great guitar the frets had no sharp edges and very smooth as if they were polished the action was just about perfect and with a little truss rod adjustment it's perfect, the pickups sound pretty good and the tuning machines stay in tune and electronics all work properly but will probably upgrade later on but for the money you can't do much better. This guitar is a keeper for me!