Product Overview
The G&L Legacy™ Special blends contemporary refinements from the Leo Fender†-designed S-500™ and Comanche® models with potent blade ‘buckers designed by Paul Gagon. And not all blade pickups are the same; while all humbucking, there’s a fine line between going for power and losing that characteristic chime and quack or classic single coils. If you’re up for a meatier tone but don’t want to stray too far, the Legacy Special makes for an excellent choice.
Just like the Alnico-equipped Legacy, the Legacy Special includes 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 Special 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 Specials’s hard-rock maple neck features an easy-playing satin finish, while its 12” radius lets you bend notes deeply and its Plek-dressed medium-jumbo nickel frets deliver silky playability. The moment you open the luxurious deluxe Tolex hardshell case, you’ll be greeted with a stunning instrument and delicious aroma that’ll have your pulse racing.
Founded by Leo Fender in 1980, G&L USA instruments continue to be made in the historic G&L facility on Fender Avenue in Fullerton, California, the Birthplace of Bolt-on™.
This Legacy Special in Alpine White weighs 8.1 pounds, with arm, and includes the following special order options:
Basswood Body
Ebony Fingerboard
12" Fingerboard Radius
Matching Headstock w/ silver logo
No Fingerboard Inlays (side dots only)
Locking Tuners
Stainless Steel Frets
CONSTRUCTION: bolt-on
SCALE: 25 1/2"
PICKUPS: G&L Dual-Blade in neck and middle position, G&L Power-Blade in bridge position
BODY WOOD: Basswood
NECK WOOD: Hard-Rock Maple with Ebony fingerboard
NECK PROFILE: G&L Modern Classic 12" radius
NUT: 100% natural bone 1-11/16 wide with 1-5/8" string spacing
FRETS: 22 medium jumbo, stainless steel, Plek dressed
TUNING KEYS: 12:1 ratio, locking
BRIDGE: Leo Fender-designed G&L Dual-Fulcrum™ vibrato with chrome plated brass saddles
CONTROLS: 5-position pickup selector, volume, treble, bass (PTB system)
CASE: G&G deluxe tolex hardshell
