Have been in the market for a telecaster for a while. After trying many in stores, I started looking at alternatives to the typical Fender/Squier. Found many positive reviews on YouTube with Sire guitars, so took the plunge and ordered on Thomann.
The first and best part of the guitar is the neck. The frets are gorgeous, and so smooth! The sanded/satin finish on the neck is a game changer. The frets on the Squier Classic Vibe felt sharp and pokey. A G&L I’ve tried had the nut sticking out and also pokey. The biggest praise I can give this neck, is I’ve owned an American Vintage Stratocaster, and the T7 neck blows it out of the water!
This is my first guitar with locking tuners. I typically tune the T7 once a week! It’s hard to play anything else these days with how well it stays in tune and is intonated. (Didn’t realize how bad my SG was!)
Pickups sound full and wonderful. The controls feel high quality with their resistance, and react very well! I quite like the neck/body contour for easy access to higher frets.
Looks wise… hot dam. Have stayed away from white guitars for a while, though the combination of the roasted maple neck is beautiful!
One extremely small critique is the paint up close doesn’t look perfect. It doesn’t look sprayed, almost looks like paint brush lines. It’s strange but it doesn’t matter. Don’t notice it from 2 feet away. This guitar is going to see much worse bumps and bruises along the way.
All in all, this is my new number one! I tend to buy and sell many guitars to find something I completely love, and this is it.
This is my second time ordering from Thomann. Both times the guitars have been packaged well, and have arrived in quick fashion considering the far trip to Canada.
Thank you Sire & Thomann for the unreal instrument!
