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Description & Specs

he 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 Paul Gagon, G&L VP Engineering. Gagon found his inspiration reviewing original prints stored in Leo's private laboratory at G&L, but that was just the start. About 30 years ago, 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 tirelessly 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.

Features

Body shape: Double cutaway
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Top wood: Not applicable
Body wood: Swamp Ash body on translucent and burst finishes, Basswood on solid finishes
Body finish: Gloss
Orientation: Right handed
Neck shape: C medium
Neck wood: Hard-rock Maple
Joint: Bolt-on
Scale length: 25.5 in.
Truss rod: Standard
Neck finish: Gloss
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Radius: 12 in.
Fret size: Medium jumbo
Number of frets: 22
Inlays: Dot
Nut width: 1.63 in. (41.4 mm)
Configuration: SSS
Neck: CLF-100 Alnico V
Middle: CLF-100 Alnico V
Bridge: CLF-100 Alnico V
Brand: G&L
Active or passive pickups: Passive
Control layout: Volume, treble, bass (PTB system)
Pickup switch: 5-way
Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
Bridge design: G&L Dual-Fulcrum
Tailpiece: Not applicable
Tuning machines: Die-cast sealed
Color: Nickel
Weight: 8 lb 0 oz  
Case Sold Separately

Condition:

We are an authorized G&L Dealer. This is a new guitar that includes a one year warranty however, It is being sold as B-Stock at a reduced price do to a dark spot on the fretboard on the 12th fret. It will arrive set up and ready to play. Please see pictures for the overall condition of the guitar. The actual item for sale is shown in the photographs.