Legacy Solid Body Electric Guitar, Black

For the money, this is a decent guitar. Sound, feel (with one exception) and construction are as good as or better than what I'd expect in a Squier or other 'name brand' guitar which is roughly in this guitar's price range. Having a solid alder body is a huge bonus, as most cheap guitars (and even a lot of more expensive ones) have laminated bodies.Where this guitar fails, and fails hard, are the frets. Very little attention has been paid to crowning or polishing them. They're very rough; so rough, in fact, that I've cut my fingers on the edges of the fret board. If you're looking for a decent little project guitar and you have the means and skill to finish the fret job, then I'd recommend it. If not, then please look elsewhere. This is not a guitar for a beginner. Cutting yourself on frets will just make you frustrated and want to give up, smash the guitar, or both.

You gotta get this guitar !!!First...go under the picture at the top and look at my pictures I sent. I was really excited to receive this and started taking pics. I take pride in the decisions I make and yea I hope for the best. Some of the reviews are sorta scary...but she came through perfect. I also ordered strings I favor and yea these made a difference. Not that the strings on it were bad. Stretched em out a little and re-tuned til stable. They sounded "good" but yea up scale strings feel so much better on my fingers. I have construction hands...relatively larger fingers than most I see play on YouTube. Wasn't sure how this guitar would do. Nice, playable just like my LP. No urethane on the back of the neck, nice an satiny feel to it. It is a real joy to play.Everything that needed to be loose for shipping was, the neck was tight fitting and stable though. The sealed tuners are really NICE! once I adjusted all the small screws on the ends they felt snug and stable, I worried about that when I first started to tune up but now real smooth. Sited the neck...perfect. Slight in bow at 7th so some one took the time for that. Intonation good but all that changed when I put medium strings on. The tremolo was tight to the body, now floats nice after adjustments to the screws. And yea I just got it but what I was reading about tuning issues...they just didn't happen. I'm gentle on the tremolo but I know it will take awhile for the strings to break in.Actually the pup's aren't that bad, good enough I'll stick with em while I investigate replacements. Another adjustment to consider before putting down these as weak. Height adjustments need to be accounted for at the bridge. Not too much, but raising the pups afterwards enhances the output so give this beauty the once over. The 5 position switch, volume, tone controls are very precise.This purchase has shown me that some times price doesn't "always" reflect quality. This is not a "CHEAP" guitar...yes inexpensive but by no way cheap.The wood grain and finish are awesome. I have one other electric guitar which is a Les Paul to compare with and other that the pup's being Pro Buckers which significantly added to the cost and having different sound I wanted a Strat sound with single coils and the alder wood sound way different to the mahogany body of my Les Paul. This is my player for awhile and put her through the paces.KUDOS to the "The Instrument Store", gotta give credit where its due, thanks for allowing those who other wise not able to afford a guitar that are made of great tone woods..Alder,rosewood and a great build. You allow incentive to want to play and learn with quality affordable instruments. Thank you Thank you...Lotta hype with Brand names keeps Legacy available for the "smart" budget conscience. Future upgrades to consider would be the nut & saddles to Tusq both extremely easy to do, and a pick guard for contrast. Honestly the tuners appear rock solid so far but if not going for black Sperzel lok tuners. Dunno..down the line possible Lace Sensor-red,silver,blue pups that's way down on my list tho, honest these pups aren't that bad. Honestly you need a decent amp to work with...really.OK- DONE. Choice is yours....>>UP DATE<< I Up graded. I'll be short this review was way longer than I wanted...lol. Mighty Mite (MM405TS), Sperzel 6 in-line locking tuners(blk),Graphtec tusq nut (5010-00) in blk. UNBELIEVABLE !!!! $125 in upgrades, got it all at Amazon. Very easy to do all these mods. Take your time sanding the nut to fit it perfect. Direct replacement with the tuners, drilled 5/64 holes for alignment pins. Soldered 2 wires for the loaded pick guard. I got the sound and look I wanted and for $225. I added another pic of my guitar finished in photos at the top.

I got my Legacy strat-style guitar a few hours ago and I was initially very disappointed. This guitar is not set up ready to play: the action is very high and the tremelo will not budge--it might as well be a fixed tail guitar. The frets are very sharp on the edges, as if no effort was made at all to file and sand them true.Pickups: I love the Stratocaster and I know how it is supposed to sound. This guitar does not sparkle or quack like a Strat should. I've played Fenders and Squiers--these pickups are definitely a step below those. But for the price of the guitar, they are close what I expected.Aestheticly there is nothing wrong with it. It has a great black finish and neck seems straight and is not bad looking at all for this price. The tuners are fine...the guitar has no problem staying in tune. The nut is plastic and cheap, but that is an easy fix.This is kind of a project guitar--if you have played a good Fender, you may likely want to replace the pickups and electronics. Based on my experience, and others reviews, you will need to have the frets filed and sanded. If you get one like mine, it will need to be professionally set up. On mine the bridge/trem will need adjustments, which will then lead to needing adjustments to the saddles and possibly the truss rod.If you are just starting, or getting this for a kid who is just starting, you could get a great used Squier or maybe even a new one. The sound of this is barely adequate, but not inspiring, and the fret ends could even cut a hand.I cannot remark on the tremelo because it will not budge.I will be ordering replacement pickups and electronics from GFS and have my guy at the guitar shop work on it.All that being said, the finish is nice, and you are getting an alder body (American Standard Strats use this wood and ash) and what looks to be a solid neck. Once the set up is finished and new pick ups...and a heaver steel trem block from GFS...are installed, I suspect I will have a guitar that can hold its own with those priced hundreds more.But if you do not want that kind of hassle, kick out another 100 bucks and get yourself (or your kid) a Squier.[UPDATE: I just left Dogtown Sound in North Little Rock and Adrian got the calipers out and broke it down. The body is not as thin as a Squier Affinity Strat, but not as thick as a Standard Strat. The tremolo block and bridge are cheap. The block is VERY thin and small, and based on a file test is probably made out of magnesium or zinc. Two screws broke off while taking the bridge off. Garbage hardware, cheap pot metal coated with a little chrome. I am replacing the whole trem/bridge system--doing so will do wonders for the tone and sustain.The bridge measurements are spot on for a USA strat, along with the machined holes in the trem block. Unfortunately any Standard bridge/block replacement (based on measuring low to high e) for a USA strat will result in the trem block sticking out the back of this guitar... GFS has no solution. So now I get to pay my guitar guy to grind a quarter-inch off the replacement block.By the time this is finished I will have spent enough on parts and labor to have just purchased a better guitar. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED...that being said, I will end up with a screaming nice guitar for a total cost of $220 to $250 depending on labor. [Mine was $60, b-stock...this process would cost you $280 to $310 bucks. That money can get you a very nice guitar.]