The guitar is an absolute pleasure to hold and play, the neck is just flawless. The finish is amazing, so smooth and beautiful. I bought it to test it out because the T7 model was out of stock and I never looked back. Since I don't much care for the locking tuners on the T7, I am keeping the T3 for 200 euros less. I also prefer this satin neck than the roasted maple on the T7. It sounds excellent with or without the amp. Only negative point, it came with the tone button loose, I mean the thing kept falling off, and I had fret buzz on the first frets. I contacted Thomann and they gave me instructions on how to remede those two issues and now everything is working fine. I might have to low the action a littele though. So, the quality control on this particular model that I got was left out of the process. Thomann also offered to take back the guitar and fix it themselves, but thankfully the adjustments were not that hard to make. Overall I am absolutely thrilled by this guitar, go ahead and buy one if you want a well built, gorgeous telecaster that won't ruin your wallet.