G&L Tribute Legacy Electric Guitar - Black
G&L Tribute guitars are a line of high-quality, affordable electric guitars made by G&L, a company founded by Leo Fender, one of the pioneers of electric guitar design. These guitars are designed in the USA, with a focus on delivering exceptional value for their price point. G&L Tribute guitars are known for their versatile tonal range, smooth playability, and excellent craftsmanship, making them a popular choice for musicians of all levels and genres. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned player, a G&L Tribute guitar is a reliable and versatile instrument that can help you achieve your musical goals.
As with all lines we carry, G&L has stellar quality control on their import guitars, and come to us checked out and ready to play in amazing condition. On top of that, we inspect and adjust (if needed) every guitar that we send out of the shop.
Manufacturer's Description:
The G&L Legacy™ blends contemporary refinements from the Leo Fender†-designed S-500™ and Comanche® models with classic Alnico V pickups. If your holy grail is faithful Alnico single-coil tone with modern refinements and superb craftsmanship, the Legacy makes for an excellent choice.
The Legacy’s vintage-spec CLF-100 Alnico V pickups have that unmistakable chime and quack reminiscent of the best examples from the late ‘50s, thanks to the work of G&L’s Paul Gagon. Gagon found his inspiration reviewing original prints stored in Leo’s private laboratory at G&L, but that was just the start. In the early ’80s, Gagon was an R&D engineer at another company when he was tasked with finding out what was so special about the early bolt-on guitars many players raved about. Gagon analyzed many examples of what were considered holy grail guitars, spending time out on the shop floor talking to builders still working in the pickup department since the ‘50s, all on a quest to discover where the real mojo was – and wasn’t. What he learned from the builders matched his own engineering analysis. You see, back in the day, the actual spec of pickups coming down that old production line varied considerably. That meant coming up with the right specs for the Legacy pickups was more challenging than simply following the prints. Gagon’s persistence paid off as the Legacy garnered rave reviews from both players and magazines like Guitar Player and Guitar World.
This axe is no slave to the past, however, starting with Leo’s PTB™ (Passive Treble and Bass)* system which functions on all three pickups for dramatically more variety than the vintage setup. What’s more, the Legacy features a Leo Fender-designed Dual-Fulcrum vibrato, a work of engineering art which allows bending up or down with unsurpassed stability, while offering a silky feel through its beefy aluminum vibrato arm.
The Legacy is all about honest, classic Alnico tone complemented by Leo’s own modern refinements. And now, it’s available at a price within reach of every working musician. Once you play a G&L Tribute Series, you’ll never look back.
Manufacturer Specs:
General
- Number of Strings 6
- Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
Body
- Body Type Solidbody
- Body Shape Tribute Legacy
- Body Material Poplar
- Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
- Color Black
Neck
- Neck Material Hard Maple
- Neck Shape Medium C
- Neck Joint Bolt-on
- Radius 12"
- Fingerboard Material Hard Maple
- Fingerboard Inlay Black Dots
- Number of Frets 22, Medium Jumbo Nickel
- Scale Length 25.5"
- Nut Material Bone
Hardware
- Bridge/Tailpiece G&L Dual Fulcrum Vibrato
- Tuners Cort Die-cast
Electronics
- Neck Pickup Cort Strat Single-coil
- Middle Pickup Cort Strat Single-coil
- Bridge Pickup Cort Strat Single-coil
- Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x treble, 1 x bass
- Switching 5-way blade pickup switch
Miscellaneous
- Strings D'Addario, .010-.046
- Case/Gig Bag Sold Separately
- Manufacturer Part Number: TI-LGY-211R01M16
Weight: 7.80 lbs.