I did a lot of research before committing to Sire and Larry Carlton, and saw that other big name brands seemed to have major quality control issues. Yeah, my Sire Telecaster arrived, and I'm very happy to say, it's immaculate! No imperfections, feels and plays great! It came set up really well, which was another thing I wondered about, it was even almost in tune! It feels lighter than I thought it would also.
The one thing I will deduct a point for is that the push pull knob comes off fairly easily on mine, and feels a bit flimsy. I don't consider it a dealbreaker, as I can get it to stay attached most of the time, and I haven't properly investigated it to see if there is something I can adjust.
I am happy with my guitar though, it's beautiful. I was wondering how it was going to turn out. I'm adding Sire to the list of respectable brands.