Order #1:
Arrived with neck pocket crack and scratched off lacquer on the truss rod hole. Rolled fret board edges feel nice but look so badly made, edge is very uneven and wobbly looking, like it was beaten up and covered with lacquer on top.
Order #2:
Second one had a significant paint mark in the body near the strap lock (top one where you see it while playing) and big scratches near neck pocket. Also pickguard had a deep scratch through both protective layers (there are 2). Didn't even plugged it, just packed back after 10 minutes inspection.
Overall I really like the looks of the guitar, color combination is just perfect to my taste, probably the best in the current Fender line. Sounds great -bright, snappy and responsive. Satin neck is pleasantly comfortable, Modern C profile is on the thinner side but very playable. Nut is ok, but would probably change it to bone or tusq.
But the quality control is just unacceptable. I didn't expect to have 2 MIMs to have such significant issues. So be aware and inspect your particular one with attention.
Thomann service is great as always, so thank you for that!
