I'm not a professional guitar player, I'm a drummer and I was looking for a guitar to practice and create some riffs of my own. After some time of looking for guitars, I stumbled upon this beauty and the first thing I noticed was how different this guitar was in comparison with other Telecaster types. The finish is amazing, very presentable and pretty, looks almost like a premium guitar. Of course, with this price, you shouldn't expect premium finishes on tuners, strings and whatever, but Harley Benton has done a great job with this guitar, specially the finish and the sound. It's quite heavier than I was expecting, but somehow comfortable to hold. I suspect with some caring and love, like changing the string to more premium strings and messing around a bit it certainly can become a live-ready and record-ready guitar easily.
I was either looking for a Telecaster type or a Les Paul type and this was my first purchase on Thomann. I don't regret my choice at all.
As I said, I'm a drummer, not a guitar player but I've played and seen a lot of guitars and this one for the price, it's absolutely amazing as it is.