Legacy Electric Guitar Review
The legacy takes the modern refinements of g l s s500 and comanche guitars and combines them with the company s clf 100 alnico v single coils designed by paul gagon g l says to sound as good as the best examples from the classic era of single coil tone.
Legacy electric guitar review. That s the theory so let s check it out. Reviewed in the united states on april 24 2013. Wild cherry can also produce some vibrant grain patterns as is the case with our review model. I ve had and sold without much regret two us made peaveys the epiphone masterbilt an ibanez or two and a samick from back when they were trying very hard to make good guitars.
Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. The g l legacy is viewed as the more traditional of the two instruments. Leo fender s g l legacy model is the pinnacle of the most recognizable guitar style in modern electric music. Hondo guitars the deceased guitar company notorious for people loving or hating them.
Hondo guitars review the legacy of a strange guitar. 5 0 out of 5 stars the labrador of bass guitars. They appear to be made in china rather than japan and use basswood for the bodies but reviews are scarce. However the guitars do have some differences besides the badging which betray a different manufacturing process.
It s a very balanced almost neutral tonewood in that it doesn t favour either the bass or the treble frequencies. For reference my favorite guitars are us made schecters a 1995 taylor and a us made hamer californian. January 9 2018 cameron musician tips 0. Not just the logo but the headstock shape is different on the legacy guitars the position of the truss rod cover has changed and other small details like the shape and screw positions of the scratch plates differ.
I m quite tempted to throw 200 at one and give it a try. Produced from 1992 after leo s death legacy models sport a number of the forward thinking features found on most g ls but a few elements of their design echo the construction of classic s style guitars. Absolutely no in between some of these have lasted decades of abuse seriously and still play great. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users.
Sonically cherry lands on the tonal spectrum between mahogany and rosewood. Playable and beautiful this model features tortoise shell pickguard paired to a ultra.