The J & D TL 3-Tone Sunburst electric guitar is aimed particularly at beginners but is also ideal as a second guitar for advanced guitarists, and its authentic outfit is not the only thing that makes it stand out. The easy handling and robust construction of this classic promise long-lasting playing pleasure and authentic feeling. Uncompromising details such as a solid alder body and the maple neck, as well as the simple but functional hardware stand for honest sound results, not least thanks to two ceramic single-coil pickups in the neck and bridge position.
The 3-saddle T-style bridge in traditional strings-thru-body construction ensures resonance-friendly vibration behaviour, which is transmitted via two characteristic single-coil pickups. Furthermore, the J & D TL offers a classic electronic design in the form of a master volume and master tone control including a 3-way blade switch for pickup selection. Of course, the familiar pickup position with a baseplate surrounding the bridge pickup is not missing either.
The fretboard and neck of the J & D TL 3-Tone Sunburst are made of maple and feature easy-to-reach 22 medium frets, string trees for d- & g- and b- and e-string, and convenient access to the truss rod on the side of the headstock. At the back, the neck features traditional C-shaping from headstock to neck heel with the ideal amount of wood for comfortable fingering and controlled bending. Last but not least, the J & D TL in 3-Tone-Sunburst finish presents the interesting grain of the alder appropriately and offers a visually harmonious complement to the clear lacquered maple neck.
If you prefer to play electric guitar instead of constantly having to retune, you can rely on the solid die-cast tuners of the TL 3-Tone Sunburst. These indestructible tuners are self-lubricating and have a closed die-cast housing, which means that dust and dirt do not impair the function of the tuning machines.
I was very pleasantly surprised at the high quality of this guitar. The finish is immaculate, and the hardware is high quality relative to some other budget brand guitars that have chrome hardware. Even the tone and volume knobs are high quality. The action is low and precise, and the sound is like a 52 Fender Telecaster, it’s really uncanny how good the sound is, considering the price. The alder body is a little heavy but well-balanced. The maple neck is matte – it isn’t varnished at the back, which worried me a bit when I first held it, that my playing would be slowed, but no, it’s great, and facilitates a firm grip. The strings run through the body, anchored at the back, and the resultant sound is great, you can really tell that the guitar is leveraging the body to create that distinctive tele sound. If there’s a weak point, it’s the tuners, they’re fine, but could be a bit better. Some budget guitars look the part but don’t sound like the real thing: this one does both. I am very very happy with this guitar. I really thought I’d have to spend at least 4 times this amount to get a decent tele, but this does it.
...honestly I haven`t changed anything in a hurry on this guitar except the pick-guard for a black 3ply and the
string-trees for rollers. She weights in at about 3.5kgs on my kitchen-scale, has a no shine neck and great radius
like my genuine American Fender Tele made in 2013 which is similar to my genuine American Fender Strat from
2012, both Standard, just that the fret-board is glued onto the neck, so no skunk-stripe and the fret-wires are on
the thin side.
I just unboxed and tuned it and off we went. Intonation surprisingly good. Once I had an upmarket Fender
Telecaster Made in Mexico which cost more than €500,- that had really bad intonation which couldn`t be set.
Played dry this has good resonance and sound. I had one of these J&D Teles about 9 or 10 years ago and the neck
and headstock were different then and not great and I think the pus have also been upgraded since. The paint
job is also quite good, nice 3tsb, both pots do what they should.
Body`s made of 5 pieces but wood has been carefully selected so it`s barely visible in front. When plugged in to
my Vox AC10C, a little wonder-box and highly recommended, there is good bass and mids in the neck
position, kinda jazzy in centre and lots of treble and sparkle at the bridge. The tone pot tweaks the sound you
want, so called dime size pots in it and a cheap 3way switch as in all Chinese cheapos, but overall a very good
Fender Copy for currently €119.- incl. shipping to your doorstep in Ireland. Hang-tag tells you that American
strings are fitted and they seem to be 9s. Music-store put an extra set of 9s of their house brand into the carton
and I found a leaflet saying the instrument has been inspected and set up in store. So plug and play.
I repeat the line again that I wrote up above, it is definitely the best cheap Tele guitar I`ve ever bought. Should
you want to set up more, you`ll also find 2 Allen-keys provided for truss-rod and bridge-barrels in the carton.
Tuners seem to be ok and if you`re into upgrading, I just looked under the hood, she is routed at the neck for a
single coil only. I`m happy with what I`ve got though....
The Fender Telecaster bridge ashtray-cover also fits, just some of the pickguard has to be cut or scraped away to
have it completely flush with the body. I do recommend this instrument even for advanced players who want to
upgrade or paint or make a B-Bender out of it which I may do (Lefena).
....the bones are there.... or as the `Edge` said: " There is a lot of music in some."
When I bought, I had some doubts about the quality, but when I received the order, I could see that the quality is very good and we had an excellent quality / price ratio. I recommend, very good buy for initiation.
I have had several telecasters over the years including quality Fenders and l am amazed by this guitar. The workmanship and look of it is excellent. Almost worth the money just to hang it on the wall.
It's a solid bit of wood but not overly heavy.
Neck profile is somewhere between a Squier and a MIM telecaster.
The frets were extremely scratchy and unusable but after a bit of work they are ok.
I know it's only €109 euro but surely they could get the frets a bit smoother.
Tuners are flimsy so l'm getting better ones.
The nut needed a bit of work....most new guitars do in my experience unless it's very expensive.....but otherwise is good enough.
The vintage style bridge is great....but l'm getting new saddles for it. Brass.
Electrics seem ok.
The worst thing about the guitar is the neck pickup. Probably the worst I've ever had. Dull dull dull.
The bridge pickup isn't too bad actually, but sounds more P90 than tele. Going to upgrade them too.
Luckily Trev Wilkinson's pickups and parts are inexpensive and very good so l won't have to spend too much getting this €109 guitar into a player...and the end result will be better l think than if l had bought a more expensive guitar.
Recommended.
I purchased this guitar as I was looking for a nice t-style guitar with a maple fingerboard. Off the bat the body work is outstanding, really lovely. I like the style in which the brand name is written on the headstock, it's sets it off really nicely. Overall good quality build with a couple of things to fix out of the box on this one particular guitar. First off the fingerboard was very dry, but after some nurturing I have got this to a point where it plays and feels very smooth. I also needed to set up better for me but the setup out of the box was nice with good intonation. I'm a fussy player so that's not surprising to me. The pickups are very strong in this guitar and allow for a good range from super clean to holding well at high gain. Product versus price, I would say it would be very difficult to get a t-style with a maple board that looks and sounds as good as this. Very pleased with this guitar.