SandCat a lot of detectorist shy away from Tesoro metal detectors because they don't have a lot of the new digital displays and touch buttons, but they are a great metal detector.I will admit Tesoro needs to come out with some new detectors,but for me i like a good old fashioned knob and switch.The Vaquero is a great all purpose metal detector with a wide variety of coils.It is ultra-Lightweight which is a very important thing.It has a good operating frequency of 14.5KHZ which covers the range of coins,relics,and gold nuggets.And yes deep seeking if you tune it properly with the available ground balance control.So it is a very capable light weight metal detector that to top it off only takes one 9v battery and has a life time warranty! what more do i need to say! I am one that believes in a manual ground balance control because be real ,you are going to want to go after the deeper older targets, and the way to do it is ground balance your metal detector.If the metal detector has factory pre-set ground balance it will lack the extra depth you need for the detector to penetrate the ground to get that ten inch deep coin or war relic from hundreds of years ago.Tesoro may follow the other brands and go digital or they may not, i really don't care because they work for me.I have been into hunting with metal detectors since the 70's so i am kind of old school anyway.But there are plenty of brands and types to choose from.Tesoro is not the magic bullet and neither is the next brand.It is all up to you.Can you do this?.Will you have the patience to dig hundreds of pounds of trash?.You have to take control if you want to do this.You have to do the research.You have to read about how metal detectors work.Which frequencies are best,to use discrimination or not.were to hunt,were not to hunt.I did not say it was easy.Most people give up the first day out!.Good luck SandCat because you will need it.Chucky.
