Got one, after waiting for some weeks to restock... The one that i've got is really on the heavy side. I'm shure that this one is NOT poplar body. It is just too heavy for poplar. It weights same as my TL-52, near 4,5 kilos. Out of box, setup is pretty good. Neck is fine., No sharp edges, fills solid, maybe little bit to thin for my taste. Pot caps were pressed so hard that i couldn't turn them at all. Electronics is usual stuff for that price range.. it works, nothing more. Strings are in this new batch definetly not D'addario, no colored ball ends.. Pickups are good, very 'all around'' sounding. Great for classic rock staff, tex-mex..not so for clean stuff. It stays in tune OK.
Overall good guitar for beginer, playable from the start. But, if you think this is better than Squier CV or Standard series. It's not. Not shure this one is a keeper...