surfy enough?:)
Leo Fender's creation...look and sound awsome as for me
great wood, especially swamp ash in some models, light and bright in sound
Legacy is a nice strat-like one...but to my surprise it isn't a strat clone - it's another guitar...Comanche is stunning, great for rich surf-rock tones

somehow desliked their tele-like stuff

just tried a couple of them in the shop...liked a lot...thinking of buying one

any experience?

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I picked up one of the Tribute Legacy models on closeout from Buffalo Bros. Guitars earlier this year and have been 100% impressed - so much so that I'd say the Tribute line are just about the best value going for guitars under $500 or so.

Swamp ash body, great construction, fit and finish, decent hardware and great feel.

The biggest thing they have over other guitars in this price range - particularly Fenders - is that the pickups are USA pickups and sound absolutely fantastic!

Also, the Legacy has a couple key things that make it much better than a strat, in my opinion. First is the vibrato system - it's much beefier and has a more solid feel than a strat's, plus there is a tiny set screw for the trem arm tension, so you can tighten it down to where the arm stays where you put it, rather than do the limp dangle thing. Very nice for quick vibrato grabs. I've also found it to be very stable, tuning-wise. And I prefer the Tribute's vibrato to that on the USA Legacies, which have a more severe bend in the arm, causing it to stick out further from the body of the guitar.

The other reason is the tone controls - I never understood why strats had the two tone pots wired like they do. G&Ls use one tone for treble, the second for bass, and it's awesome. Made a believer out of me, as you have a much wider tonal range to work with.

I played a USA-made Legacy in a store - in surf green, no less - and was completely impressed, especially as someone who's never really gotten on with strat-style guitars. I took a gamble on buying the Tribute from Buffalo Bros, and am an avowed convert to G&L. Fantastic guitars at any price, and especially for what you pay on the Tribute models.

For my money, it's the best choice for a surf guitarist that's just starting out, or someone who wants a quality backup or strat-style tone without spending a ton of cash.

Also, I'm not huge on looks, but the 3-tone sunburst mine came in was very well done.

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Last week when I was helping my buddy Wallace Reed at his music store, a G&L ASAT Bluesboy Tribute series (made in Indonesia) came in via a customer who wanted to consign it for resale. I'm a dyed in the wool Fender guy but I gotta tell you, if I had been in the market for an affordable Tele, I believe I would have snatched this one up. It had a great neck profile, was beautifully made and sounded great. It had a satin finish neck which I normally don't care for, but the fretwork was so nicely done and the action was so good that after 5 minutes of playing it, I didn't care.

This was the first G&L I ever played, and if this one is any indication, they are definitely worth looking into.

Eddie Katcher used to have a nice looking G&L Legacy back in the early days of the X-Rays, but he sold it...I guess because it wasn't a white Jazzmaster. Actually, I think it was because it wasn't "period correct" enough.

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Thanx everyone!

I had a possibility to test several G&L models - Comanche, Invader, several ASAT models

Very nice instruments, well done, great wood and furniture, interesting sounding, sometimes unusual...

Wanted to order ASAT semi-holllow with bigsby, but tried one (without bigsby) - and somehow felt that it's not for me

I like Fenders better, that's the point...very subjective, cause objectively G&L are better, even comparing to Deluxe or AVRI series

So, I bought a Gretsch G6118T annie insted...

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Just joined this forum and really like what I see. I've been playing a G&L Legacy since about 2001 and really like it a lot. Once you have it properly set up, the feel of the neck is very comfortable, the tone is excellent, the vibrato is better than Fender's, so I can't think of much to criticize. Old Leo could have just retired I guess but instead he chose to make guitars like in the old days, before CBS etc. I'd highly recommend them and, if you're in SoCal, get one from Buffalo Bros, the finest guitar store I've found.

i always did want a commanche, though i'm kind of bored with strat shaped guitars.