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Hank B

2013 G&L Legacy Tribute

• Body: Basswood
• Neck: Maple/Brazilian Cherry, medium C-shape, medium-jumbo frets
• Hardware: Stock 18:1 ratio sealed back tuners, Dual-Fulcrum vibrato, GraphTech nut and string trees
• Pickups: Vintage-spec U.S.A.-built CLF-100 Alnico V, “Memphis wiring”

I’ve never been a Strat guy, but sometimes I do need the surf guitar vibe and this provides that. It was a floor model from a Florida music store which had been kicked over by a clumsy customer and a small paint chip got knocked out of the doggie dick red headstock (which was easily touched up with nail polish). They were letting it go for $150 or something, a deal too good to pass up.

I left this mostly stock, but had my guitar tech replace the 5-position selector with a 3-position and do the Reggie Young style “Memphis wiring” (the middle p/up is wired to a second volume knob). The Leo Fender-designed vibrato is very smooth, and reacts well to the .10-.46 gauge NYXL strings. All in all, a fine Strat-style guitar, made in Indonesia but somewhat better quality than some “Freddy Fender” Mexi-Strats I’ve played, and is more than ready to rip out “Apache” at a moment’s notice. Shadows Are Go!