G&L “Tribute Series” Legacy Electric Guitar – Fullerton Red

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. Specifications CONSTRUCTION: bolt-on SCALE: 25 1/2″ PICKUPS: G&L CLF-100 Alnico V single-coils made in Fullerton, California BODY WOOD: Swamp Ash on translucent and burst finishes, Basswood on solid finishes NECK WOOD: Hard-Rock Maple with Maple or Brazilian cherry fingerboard NECK WIDTH AT NUT: 1 5/8″ NECK RADIUS: 12″ NECK PROFILE: medium C FRETS: 22 medium jumbo, nickel TUNING KEYS: 18:1 ratio, sealed-back BRIDGE: Leo Fender-designed G&L Dual-Fulcrum™ vibrato CONTROLS: 5-position pickup selector, volume, treble, bass (PTB™ system) Available in: Surf Green over Basswood, 3-ply White pickguard, tinted gloss neck finish with Brazilian Cherry fingerboard Fullerton Red over Basswood, 3-ply White pickguard, tinted gloss neck finish, Maple fingerboard Gloss Black over Basswood, Tortoise pickguard, tinted gloss neck finish, Maple fingerboard Natural Gloss over Swamp Ash, 3-ply Black pickguard, clear gloss neck finish, Maple fingerboard