I got the Union Jack Les Paul well over a year ago, and I like it. I've always thought the Union Jack was so rock and roll - for a basic, American Boy next door type! Just a cool rock and roll look. I grew up with Def Leppard and Van Halen, etc. So maybe the Union Jack stuck with me from Def Lep. Anyway - man the Les Paul is a good guitar. I dig it. Not perfect, but it's rock solid, and plays and sounds great.So I've been noticing the Tele for quite a while. Checking it out. And I finally thought... man if it's even decent, and close to the Les Paul... then what a steal. So I grabbed one. Got it 2 days ago, and pulled it out on Friday night to have some fun, and start my week-end with a blast. Wow! I am blown away. The Union Jack Telecaster is awesome! I mean.... it's crazy good. For the price I paid... I can't even believe what I got. It was a stone-cold killer.... right out of the box. All I did was tune it up. Required a little time for the strings to stretch. A few tune-ups. Then... I mean it just plays great. And sounds excellent. I am in love with this beauty. Tiny tiny bit of string buzz on the A-String. But I think a really small truss-rod adjustment will knock that right out. Action is medium-low and perfect for me. The pick-ups are extremely microphonic, which doesn't bother me a bit, really. I'm not going on World Tour. But just know... very microphonic. I am a rock guy - and my main concern is the bridge pickup. It's solid. Not incredible. But rock and roll capable, and solid. Got some punch. I can do pinch harmonics, and it will rock. Also - mine has zero 60-cycle hum on higher gain settings on my Fender GTX50. Zero. Maybe I got lucky. Maybe they shielded it really well. I don't know yet.The guitar is killer. Get one now, before they go way up. Actually, I am about to order a second one, b'c I have a (actual Fender) roasted maple neck laying around from a project that did not materialize. It matches the distressed look of this guitar's finish. So I'm going to throw that on the second one, and throw in a set of Fender Hot Classic pickups, and really hot rod that thing. But if I'm being honest, the first one I got was so good.... I don't have the heart to wreck it! I'm leaving it as is... and will do the second one.