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SKU GL-LGCYS-YUK-MP

G&L USA Legacy Special Electric Guitar, Yukon Gold Metallic, Maple Board

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  • G&L USA Legacy Special
  • Yukon Gold Metallic
  • Alder Body
  • Maple Neck
  • Vintage Tint Gloss Neck Finish
  • G&L Heritage '86 Neck Shape - Faithful to the early G&L years with a 1 5/8” nut width, slight edge roll, and medium taper from 0.790” at 1st fret to a 0.910” at 12th fret. These specs were part of the #1b neck. 
  • Maple Fretboard 
  • 7.5" Vintage Fretboard Radius
  • 22 PLEK Dressed Vintage Frets 
  • Dot Inlays 
  • Scale Length 25 1/2"
  • Bridge Pickup: G&L Power-Blade
  • Neck and Middle Pickups: G&L Dual-Blade
  • 5 Way Switch 
  • 3 Ply White Pickguard
  • G&L Saddle Lock Bridge
  • Schaller Locking Tuners
  • Chrome Hardware
  • PTB System - Passive Treble/Bass Knobs
  • G&L Deluxe Hard Shell Case 
  • G&L Certificate of Authenticity and Specs Sheet

Player's Perspective

The Legacy Special is essentially a hotter version of the tried and true Legacy. Unlike a lot of higher-output blade style humbuckers, the pickups in this axe offer a hot, shred-ready signal without sacrificing their single coil roots. They have plenty of power and punch, but you can still get that classic chime and quack if you need it. Such a broad tonal spectrum makes this axe ready for everything from metal to pop. The feel is vintage but the sound is a bit more on the modern side of things. The perfectly dressed and PLEK'd vintage frets and vintage 7.5" radius will feel just like strat-style guitars of old. If you're looking for classic American sound with more of a punch, this is your axe. 

Item Details

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. 

Music Store Live is proud to be one of the top authorized G&L dealers on the planet. We do our best to stock inventory of what our team of experts feels is the best combination of specs, specifically so you don't have to wait for a custom order from G&L.  

That said, if you haven't found what you're looking for, we would be happy to custom order a G&L for you. G&L’s factory works like a big custom shop, so it’s easy (and cheap) to get exactly what you want. Finish, body wood, fingerboard, pickguard, bridge, neck profile, neck finish, nut type, frets, tuners, binding – there are nearly 1 million possible combinations of specs on a G&L. We love helping our customers make their dream guitar, so don't hesitate to reach out to us if you want to make your custom G&L a reality!

Overall Condition

This G&L Legacy Special is brand new, in pristine mint condition, with absolutely no nicks, scratches, or blemishes of any kind and is being sold by an authorized dealer.
NOTE: The photos above may not be of the actual item. Please feel free to get in touch with us for an in-hand description.

Our in-house guitar tech has inspected, tested, set up, and cleaned all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.