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    Best Telecaster Style Guitars Made In South Korea in 2023

    Here are the top Telecaster style guitars made in South Korea . Guitars made here are well-built and tend to have good quality control, even though they focus on mass production. This used to be the most premium option just below Japan or the US, but other countries like Indonesia are becoming great competitors because of even cheaper labor without sacrificing quality.

    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. Schecter PT SLS Evil Twin

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    Schecter PT SLS Evil Twin
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    Playability 85
    Sound 78
    Build quality 80
    Value for money 81
    Overall Score 81

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    • Neck profile shape: C (10 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (8 votes)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (12 votes)
    • Pickups power: Hot (9 votes)
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    • From Schecter's 2018 SLS Elite series
    • Made in South Korea
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
    • Swamp Ash body
    • Maple/Walnut/Padauk Multi-ply w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods neck
    • Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Ceramic (Humbucker/Active)
    • Neck pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Alnico (Humbucker/Active)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • Hipshot Hardtail (.125) w/ String Thru Body bridge
    • Ultra Thin C Neck-Through neck
    • 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
    • Schecter Locking tuners
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    Schecter PT SLS Evil Twin
    • Stainless Steel Frets
    • Locking Tuners
    • Expensive Wood
    • Compensated Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Neck-Through Build
    • Multi-Voicing Pickups
    • Luminescent Inlay
    • Compound Radius Fretboard
    • Made in South Korea
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Tremolo
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

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    2. Schecter PT SLS Elite

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    Playability 85
    Sound 78
    Build quality 80
    Value for money 81
    Overall Score 81

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    • Neck profile shape: C (10 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (8 votes)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (12 votes)
    • Pickups power: Hot (9 votes)
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    • From Schecter's 2018 SLS Elite series
    • Made in South Korea
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
    • Flamed Maple top
    • Swamp Ash body
    • Maple/Walnut/Padauk Multi-ply w/ Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods neck
    • Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Ceramic (Humbucker/Active)
    • Neck pickup: Fishman Fluence Modern Alnico (Humbucker/Active)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • Hipshot Hardtail (.125) w/ String Thru Body bridge
    • Ultra Thin C Neck-Through neck
    • 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
    • Schecter Locking tuners
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    Schecter PT SLS Elite
    • Stainless Steel Frets
    • Locking Tuners
    • Expensive Wood
    • Compensated Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Neck-Through Build
    • Multi-Voicing Pickups
    • Compound Radius Fretboard
    • Made in South Korea
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Tremolo
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

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    3. Chapman ML3 Pro Modern

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    Playability 85
    Sound 77
    Build quality 79
    Value for money 80
    Overall Score 80

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    • Neck access to high frets: Easy (1 vote)
    • Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
    • Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
    • Weight: Lightweight (1 vote)
    • Neck profile shape: C (8 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (6 votes)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (6 votes)
    • Pickups power: Slightly Hot (6 votes)
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    • From Chapman's 2021 Pro series
    • Made in South Korea
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
    • Basswood body
    • Roasted Maple – Dark Colour neck
    • Roasted Maple – Dark Colour fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Pegasus (Humbucker/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Sentient (Humbucker/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Chapman String Through hardtail bridge
    • C Shape Neck-Through neck
    • 24 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
    • Hipshot Grip-Lock Open (18:1 Gearing) tuners
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    Chapman ML3 Pro Modern
    • Stainless Steel Frets
    • Locking Tuners
    • Black Tusq XL Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Neck-Through Build
    • Luminescent Inlay
    • Strap Lock
    • Made in South Korea
    • No Expensive Woods
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Tremolo
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio

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    4. Schecter PT Apocalypse

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    Playability 82
    Sound 79
    Build quality 79
    Value for money 80
    Overall Score 80

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    • Neck profile shape: C (25 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (22 votes)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
    • Pickups power: Hot (2 votes)
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    • From Schecter's 2020 Apocalypse series
    • Made in South Korea
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 12" to 16" Fretboard Radius
    • Swamp Ash body
    • Maple/Padauk Multi-ply w/Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods neck
    • Ebony fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Schecter USA Apocalypse-VI (Humbucker/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Schecter USA Apocalypse-VI (Humbucker/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • Hipshot Hardtail (.125) w/ String Thru Body bridge
    • Thin C Set neck
    • 24 XL Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
    • Schecter Locking tuners
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    Schecter PT Apocalypse
    • Stainless Steel Frets
    • Locking Tuners
    • Expensive Wood
    • Black Tusq XL Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Coil Split Pickups
    • Luminescent Inlay
    • Compound Radius Fretboard
    • Made in South Korea
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Tremolo
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

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    5. Chapman ML3 Pro BEA Baritone

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    Playability 78
    Sound 78
    Build quality 80
    Value for money 69
    Overall Score 79

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    • Neck profile shape: C (8 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (6 votes)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
    • Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
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    • From Chapman's 2021 Signature series
    • Made in South Korea
    • 6 strings
    • 28"'' scale
    • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
    • Poplar Burl Solid Flat Top with Satin Finish top
    • Alder body
    • Wenge neck
    • Wenge fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Bare Knuckle Silo Rabea Signature Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan SL59 (Humbucker/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Hipshot 41060 Hardtail bridge
    • C Shape Bolt-On neck
    • 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
    • Hipshot Grip-Lock Open (18:1 Gearing) tuners
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    Chapman ML3 Pro BEA Baritone
    • Stainless Steel Frets
    • Locking Tuners
    • Black Tusq XL Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Luminescent Inlay
    • Strap Lock
    • Made in South Korea
    • No Expensive Woods
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Tremolo
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio

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    6. Chapman ML3 Pro BEA

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    Playability 77
    Sound 78
    Build quality 82
    Value for money 69
    Overall Score 79

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    • Neck access to high frets: Very Easy (2 votes)
    • Fret edges: Slightly sharp (2 votes)
    • Tuning stability: Holds tune well (2 votes)
    • Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
    • Neck profile shape: C (8 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (6 votes)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
    • Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
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    • From Chapman's 2021 Signature series
    • Made in South Korea
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
    • Mapa Burl Solid Flat Top with Satin Finish top
    • Alder body
    • Roasted Birdseye Maple neck
    • Roasted Birdseye Maple fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Bare Knuckle Silo Rabea Signature Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan SL59 (Humbucker/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Schaller 3802 Vintage Tremolo bridge
    • C Shape Bolt-On neck
    • 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
    • Schaller M6 Locking (18:1 Gearing) tuners
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    Chapman ML3 Pro BEA
    • Stainless Steel Frets
    • Locking Tuners
    • Expensive Wood
    • Black Tusq XL Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Tremolo
    • Luminescent Inlay
    • Strap Lock
    • Made in South Korea
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio

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    7. Chapman ML3 Semi-Hollow Pro

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    Playability 82
    Sound 76
    Build quality 80
    Value for money 79
    Overall Score 79

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    • Neck profile shape: C (8 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (6 votes)
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    • From Chapman's 2022 Pro series
    • Made in South Korea
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 13.78" Fretboard Radius
    • Perupok body
    • Roasted Maple – Dark Colour neck
    • Roasted Maple – Dark Colour fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Vintage P90 (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Vintage P90 (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • Chapman String Through hardtail bridge
    • C Shape Neck-Through neck
    • 23 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
    • Hipshot Grip-Lock Open (18:1 Gearing) tuners
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    Chapman ML3 Semi-Hollow Pro
    • Stainless Steel Frets
    • Locking Tuners
    • Ivory Tusq Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Neck-Through Build
    • Luminescent Inlay
    • Strap Lock
    • Made in South Korea
    • No Expensive Woods
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Tremolo
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio

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    8. Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider Baritone

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    Playability 80
    Sound 82
    Build quality 72
    Value for money 73
    Overall Score 78

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    • Neck profile shape: C (5 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (6 votes)
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    • From Reverend's 2021 Signature series
    • Made in South Korea
    • 6 strings
    • 28.625"'' scale
    • 10" to 14" Fretboard Radius
    • Chambered Korina body
    • Roasted Maple neck
    • Roasted Maple fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Talnico Bridge (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Bridge pickup: Talnico Bridge (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Salnico Middle (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Salnico Neck (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Wilkinson WV6 SB (Steel Block) Tremolo bridge
    • Medium Oval Bolt-On neck
    • 24 Jumbo frets
    • Reverend Pin-Lock tuners
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    Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider Baritone
    • Locking Tuners
    • Expensive Wood
    • Boneite Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Series Split Pickups
    • Weight Relief
    • Tremolo
    • Compound Radius Fretboard
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • Made in South Korea
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

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    9. Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider S

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    Playability 77
    Sound 82
    Build quality 70
    Value for money 76
    Overall Score 76

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    • Neck profile shape: C (5 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (6 votes)
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    • From Reverend's 2021 Signature series
    • Made in South Korea
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 10" to 14" Fretboard Radius
    • Chambered Korina body
    • Roasted Maple neck
    • Rosewood fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Talnico Bridge (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Bridge pickup: Talnico Bridge (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Middle pickup: Salnico Middle (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Salnico Neck (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 5-way Switch
    • Wilkinson WVS50 IIK Tremolo bridge
    • Medium Oval Bolt-On neck
    • 22 Jumbo frets
    • Reverend Pin-Lock tuners
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    Reverend Pete Anderson Eastsider S
    • Locking Tuners
    • Expensive Wood
    • Boneite Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Series Split Pickups
    • Weight Relief
    • Tremolo
    • Compound Radius Fretboard
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • Made in South Korea
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Luminescent Inlay
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

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    10. Chapman ML3 Pro Traditional

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    Playability 77
    Sound 78
    Build quality 74
    Value for money 81
    Overall Score 76

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    • Neck profile shape: C (8 votes)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (6 votes)
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    • From Chapman's 2021 Pro series
    • Made in South Korea
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 10" Fretboard Radius
    • Alder body
    • Roasted Maple – Dark Colour neck
    • Roasted Maple – Dark Colour fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Hot Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
    • Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Hot Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
    • 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
    • 3-way Switch
    • Chapman String-Through Tele-Style with Brass Saddles bridge
    • C Shape Bolt-On neck
    • 22 Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
    • Hipshot Grip-Lock Open (18:1 Gearing) tuners
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    Chapman ML3 Pro Traditional
    • Stainless Steel Frets
    • Locking Tuners
    • Ivory Tusq Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Luminescent Inlay
    • Strap Lock
    • Made in South Korea
    • No Expensive Woods
    • No Neck-Through Build
    • No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
    • No Weight Relief
    • No Tremolo
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio

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