They were both among the WORST sounding guitars I have ever owned.. NO sustain, tinny,just awful sounding..My stock Fender Strats and Teles made them look silly in the sound department, as did my $199 Danelectro Innuendo strat style... they both played about average,but neither had very good intonation..However,both seemed VERY well built... I must have gotten 2 "mutts",because they are very nicely made and most players love them.. I am VERY afraid to buy another personally... bob

[This message was edited by Bob Carlucci on 22 September 2005 at 08:09 AM.]

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I loved it instantly, and so I took it to Joe Glaser for a B-bender. The neck p/u is much better than the Fender equivalent. It's been my #1 'electric' ever since, and my 'real Teles are consigned to the cupboard!

Along with my Emmons, my Martin 000-28, these are what I'd save in a fire (after I'd got the lady wife out!).......

Mine is Serial # G001586, which should make it (according to my investigations) around an '81 or 82 model. At that age of "birth" it is very possible that Leo or George actually touched mine, which may account for the quality?

It's been my experience that the overall quality seems to better that what Fender is putting out these days, but I still long for a Tele one day.

Bryan

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There are many excellent guitars on the market today, and the 'big' companies - like Fender and Gibson - can no longer depend on mere brand loyalty to hold their own. There'll always be the guy who 'has to have a guitar just like so-and-so's', but I hope that's the minority.

My point is that Bob has been put off G&L by his experiences - it would have put me off, too - so why should he ever risk it again when there are so many fine alternatives?

Gibson have had some pretty bad periods, Fender had those dreadful Strats and Teles made in the '70s, which was the same time that Martin started strengthening the tops of their guitars (to 'protect' themselves against their own lifetime warranty) with disastrous results.

It's a buyers' market, for sure.

RR

[This message was edited by Roger Rettig on 23 September 2005 at 03:12 AM.]

This is like any other serious make of guitar. Some are great, some are not so great, and the difference is determined entirely by ones taste.

The Tributes have the same electronics as the American-made ones. If one can find a used one reasonable, they're fine as an inexpensive beginner or spare guitar, but no comparison to the "real" ones, IMO.

One thing on the Legacies - the pickups evolved over a period of time. I really like the pickups they're using the last several years. Previous pickups were thin-sounding, to my ears. Same for the thinner ASAT pickups - some guys love 'em, I don't.

Those larger ASAT pickups have just a bit more juice than a trad Tele pickup, and they're not quite as thin-sounding. Every one I've played is capable of Tele spank, but one may need to adjust effect/amp controls. When chicken-pickin' with a compressor, less compression works better, and the tone settings that work for a Tele might need to be changed a bit. Sometimes, changing between 250K and 500K pots produces a useful change.