I am doing this review after having the guitar for a few months. I wanted the TE-62DB in Lake Placid Blue, but it was out of stock for 2-3 weeks, so I got the same guitar in black, which was my second choice. I should have waited.
The good- The guitar looks great if you don't look too close, it sounds very good, and the neck is really nice. I also like the weight and overall feel.
The bad- I purchased 3 guitars from Thomann at the same time and had them shipped to the USA. They all came in one box and there was no padding between this guitar and main box itself, and the guitar came with the rear pot stem stripped. Thomann gave me a credit and I replaced both pots with a Mojotone (solder-less - because I'd just moved and had no idea where my soldering iron was). The credit only covered about 40% of the cost, which was fine, because it was an upgrade -though I am not sure if I would have done it, it not for the damage. I also had to buy USA standard plate and Fender knobs, because Mojo has no metric ones.
The frets on the neck were only a little sharp when it arrived, but after a few weeks, the fret-board shrank, and they became so sharp, I could not play it. So sharp it hurt. I had to buy a file and file them down, which took about 1 1/2 hours and gave me a giant blister on my thumb. Now they are very nice, but it was a lot of work.
The guitar has a quarter-sized wood knot under the paint, below the bridge, which sticks up. I am pretty sure it came out of the factory this way, but it appears to be getting worse as the wood ages. At some point, if it keeps going, it will crack. Very disappointed about this - unlike the other things, I cannot fix it.
The paint on the rear of the guitar is thin and you can clearly see and feel where the three pieces of wood were joined together. Also something I cannot fix. Not a deal breaker, but still kind of sucks.
The guitar should never have passed inspection and never been shipped from the factory. It is not even blem quality.
For the price, I expected I might have to do a little work, but I spent more on the new pots, knobs, plate and the fret file, then the guitar cost, and I still have a guitar with finish issues. I should have shipped it back, but thought I could resolve the issues, but more appeared as the guitar aged. I really didn't notice the finish issues until I did the fret work, because the room I play in is pretty dark. In strong light, they really stand out.
So bottom line, I got a lemon. Most people don't, but I did. Very disappointed. The other two guitars are great.
