[62_Inca_Esquire]

Originally Posted by Double

So I bought a Rhondo SX STL50 3TS and it is not quite what I expected.
The Bad: The bridge was set way too close to the nut so you cannot intonate the guitar. The low E and G strings were so bad that the guitar played out of tune everywhere. Because of the style of the bridge no Fender replacement bridge will work and who cares if it has string through body if the bridge sucks and won't intonate. The tuners will not hold tune even with just mild bending so replacing the tuners is a must. It has these tiny 500k pots, what where they thinking, with single coil pickups the pots should be 250k no matter what size they are. The pickups are uh junk, they sound thin with no depth.
The Good: The price (I guess for a guitar that plays out of tune and does not sound that good), the frets and fret job were decent and the finish was not too bad.
I would say to future buyers to stay away from the SX teles and save a few more dollars and headaches and buy the real thing, there is just too many things wrong even for $107.00. I am not sure what I am going to do with the thing (as I call it), I might be able to use the neck but the body will make for good target practice.

From just over a month ago....

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaste...ml#post1187681

Originally Posted by Double

I just got a SX STL50 3TS and I am very impressed. I replaced both pickups with Dimarzio Virtual T's then replaced the pots and switch with CTS brand. I also replaced the Saddles with some GraphTech's Tusq's and the tuners with a set of Pings. Not a lot invested and quite a nice sounding and playing guitar. These Guitars are a real deal.