EB-
It is. In fact, it's more than all right. Lowered the action, sorted the intonation (didn't have to do much, tbh) and gave it a run out through the amp. Cleans sound great, it has that signature Tele twang on the bridge pick-up, neck PU is OK without being amazing, between the two sounds really nice. Through the OD channel sounds properly punky, but I reckon it's at its best through the clean channel and turned up to breaking point.
Apart from the scratches on the scratchplate, the other thing that takes the gloss off a bit is that the strings are a bit dirty. Get the feeling it's been played and more than once. Not the end of the world and I can't complain for £130, but it is a bit annoying to have to swap them out immediately.
But it definitely gets the thumbs up. I can't think you could get a better guitar than this for the price. Hell, you could spend twice as much as this on something and be distinctly underwhelmed by the comparison.
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ketsbaia
Arrived today and first impressions are that's a lot of guitar for £130. Annoying scratch in the scratchplate and a teensy bit of fret sprout on around four frets on the underside of the neck, but other than that, it's pristine. Action a bit high currently, so I'll need to lower it a bit and sort out the intonation, etc. Haven't put it through an amp yet, but the unplugged tone sounds pretty good, so high hopes. Will report back, but already it feels better than the Squier Classic Vibe Tele I tried out last year.