Best Telecaster Style Guitars Made In China in 2023
Here are the top Telecaster style guitars made in China . So you can expect lower build quality when compared to others made in Korea, Japan or the United States. Guitars made in this country are meant for mass production, which translates into less attention to detail and quality control. This doesn't mean the product is made poorly at all. Chinese products have a bad reputation since long ago, but they've definitely improved a lot the last few years.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. Harley Benton TE-69 Hot Rod

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (3 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (3 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Hot (1 vote)
- From Harley Benton's 2022 Vintage series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Ash body
- Caramelized Canadian Maple neck
- Caramelized Canadian Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Roswell TEK-B AlNiCo-5 Stacked TE Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Roswell THE AlNiCo-5 Vintage TE Single Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Fixed bridge
- C Bolt-On neck
- 21 Vintage frets
- Kluson style tuners
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Harley Benton TE-69 Hot Rod
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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2. Harley Benton TE-53KR

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Easy (2 votes)
- Fret edges: Smooth (2 votes)
- Tuning stability: Not bad (1 vote)
- Weight: Heavy (2 votes)
- Neck profile shape: C (3 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (3 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (2 votes)
- From Harley Benton's 2023 Tribute series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Ash body
- Caramelized Canadian Maple neck
- Caramelized Canadian Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Tesla Opus-TE Alnico-5 (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Tesla Opus-4 Alnico-5 (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Gold-plated BT101 bridge
- C Bolt-On neck
- 21 Medium Jumbo frets
- Kluson-style tuners
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Harley Benton TE-53KR
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Fender Squier Contemporary Telecaster HH

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (20 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (18 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (2 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (2 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2018 Contemporary series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Ceramic Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Ceramic Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle String-Through-Body Hardtail With Block Saddles bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Standard Die-Cast tuners
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Fender Squier Contemporary Telecaster HH
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. Fender Squier Paranormal Cabronita Telecaster Thinline

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Normal (2 votes)
- Fret edges: Smooth (3 votes)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (2 votes)
- Weight: Very lightweight (3 votes)
- Neck profile shape: C (21 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (11 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (10 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (14 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2020 Paranormal series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Hardtail bridge
- C Shape Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Squier Paranormal Cabronita Telecaster Thinline
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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5. Fender Squier Paranormal Baritone Cabronita Telecaster

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Won't get out of tune (1 vote)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (21 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (11 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Hot (1 vote)
- From Fender Squier's 2020 Paranormal series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 27"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Indian Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Soapbar Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Soapbar Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Hardtail bridge
- C Shape Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Squier Paranormal Baritone Cabronita Telecaster
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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6. Fender Squier Paranormal Offset Telecaster

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Very Easy (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (21 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (11 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (10 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (14 votes)
- From Fender Squier's 2020 Paranormal series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Designed Alnico Single-Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele with Chrome Barrel Saddles bridge
- C Shape Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Squier Paranormal Offset Telecaster
- Synthetic Bone Nut
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- No Top Brand Pickups
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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7. Harley Benton TE-62DB

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Very Easy (2 votes)
- Fret edges: Smooth (2 votes)
- Tuning stability: Won't get out of tune (1 vote)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: D (3 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (5 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (4 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (4 votes)
- From Harley Benton's 2022 Deluxe series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Laurel fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Roswell AlNiCo 5 TEA-F-CR/TEA-B (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Roswell AlNiCo 5 TEA-F-CR/TEA-B (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Hardtail bridge
- Harley Benton Modern D Bolt-On neck
- 21 Medium Jumbo frets
- Kluson style tuners
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Harley Benton TE-62DB
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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8. Harley Benton TE-62CC

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Very Easy (3 votes)
- Fret edges: Smooth (3 votes)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (3 votes)
- Weight: Lightweight (3 votes)
- Neck profile shape: D (3 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (5 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (4 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (4 votes)
- From Harley Benton's 2022 Deluxe series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 12" Fretboard Radius
- Poplar body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Roswell AlNiCo 5 TEA-F-CR/TEA-B (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Roswell AlNiCo 5 TEA-F-CR/TEA-B (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Hardtail bridge
- Harley Benton Modern D Bolt-On neck
- 21 Medium Jumbo frets
- Kluson style tuners
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Harley Benton TE-62CC
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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9. Harley Benton TE-52

Player Feedback
- Tuning stability: Not bad (1 vote)
- Weight: Heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (16 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (13 votes)
- From Harley Benton's 2018 Vintage series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 13.78" Fretboard Radius
- Ash body
- Maple neck
- Maple fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Roswell TEA Alnico-5 TE-Style Single Coils (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Roswell TEA Alnico-5 TE-Style Single Coils (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Harley Benton bridge
- Harley Benton C Bolt-On neck
- 21 Medium Jumbo frets
- Kluson-Style Machine Heads tuners
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Harley Benton TE-52
- Expensive Wood
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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10. Harley Benton TE-40

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Slightly sharp (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (2 votes)
- Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (16 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (13 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Clean (1 vote)
- From Harley Benton's 2015 Deluxe series
- Made in China
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 13.78" Fretboard Radius
- Ash top
- Basswood body
- Maple neck
- Pau Ferro fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Roswell HAF Alnico-5 (Humbucker/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Roswell HAF Alnico-5 (Humbucker/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- Tune-O-Matic String-Thru-Body Bridge bridge
- Harley Benton C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Die-Cast Machine Heads tuners
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Harley Benton TE-40
- Top Brand Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- Made in China
- No Expensive Woods
- No High-Quality Nut
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock