April 27, 2023
Six days from NJ to ND, not too bad, with a Saturday and a Sunday in there too! Yes, the packaging looks pretty sparse, but this thing got here without a scratch or a dent!
AND IT IS AMAZING! RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX! I've paid tons more for a guitar, that had to be "set up" before it played well, sometimes, to play it at all. Not this one! I tuned it up, threw one of my favorite vintage straps on it, plugged in my Fender Mustang Head Phone Amp, grabbed the Bose wireless and got BUSY... I played ...
Six days from NJ to ND, not too bad, with a Saturday and a Sunday in there too! Yes, the packaging looks pretty sparse, but this thing got here without a scratch or a dent!
AND IT IS AMAZING! RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX! I've paid tons more for a guitar, that had to be "set up" before it played well, sometimes, to play it at all. Not this one! I tuned it up, threw one of my favorite vintage straps on it, plugged in my Fender Mustang Head Phone Amp, grabbed the Bose wireless and got BUSY... I played this thing longer than I've played for some time, much longer than I expected, and it is every bit as good as guitars that have cost me up to 10 times this much, just for the name they printed on the headstock!
I recently found a "95" George Fullerton Signature Legacy Strat, Number 38, from his personal collection. Granted, this won't win a contest with that guitar, but if you want something that has great looks, near perfect fit and finish, for under $100, you gotta get one of these Glarry's!! My GF Legacy has me down a rabbit hole, digging into the history, building a collection of stuff Fender, Musicman and G&L related. I've never had a "tele" style guitar before, just the history of this style of guitar makes it a fantastic addition to my collection, and it looks GREAT... George would be proud of your work!
All I have to do now, is figure out which one of your FANTASTIC guitars to grab next!!
May 06, 2023
I came back! I've had my GTL for just over a week now, played it more than any new guitar within that time frame, and now I can point out a few issues. Even if I could, it still gets 5 BIG stars, so read on about my nit-picking. I saw a couple of reviews that said the frets were rough, or gritty. Here's what I found out: These strings are a few notches below average (the price of this thing is a bunch of notches below, don't forget) they don't stay in tune well. Back to that fret issue, these st ...
I came back! I've had my GTL for just over a week now, played it more than any new guitar within that time frame, and now I can point out a few issues. Even if I could, it still gets 5 BIG stars, so read on about my nit-picking. I saw a couple of reviews that said the frets were rough, or gritty. Here's what I found out: These strings are a few notches below average (the price of this thing is a bunch of notches below, don't forget) they don't stay in tune well. Back to that fret issue, these strings have some kind of metal dust or grit on them, they turned my G&L White thin pick almost black... that's not where your fingers touch... the grit, I think, is from the strings, not the frets. Once I gave it good wipe with a little polish, nothing felt gritty. Speaking of the frets! I looked at a Epi LP, on sale at a major nationwide "guitar center" for $199. I grabbed it to remove it from the rack, and almost cut my fingers on the frets, just by touching it! ALL of THEM had what felt like an 1/8 of an inch poking out on both sides... "shred" with this thing will "truly shred... your fingers", how do they put a guitar out, for you to look at, in that condition? I got it, they don't want you to buy the "sale" guitar... the costly one's "feel so much better". Next, the guitar is SO DARK BLUE, unless you have a spot light on it, you are playing a "black" guitar. I like black guitars too! Finally, I don't know if it could be corrected, while maintaining an unbelievable price, the neck, the body, and the strap pegs don't aligin. It is "neck heavy" and wants to drop down, pulling the strap with it... again BIG DEAL RIGHT! It does however, take some getting used to "supporting" that neck, and playing at the same time. I grabbed some quick pics... The reason I got this, is I wanted to get my Fullerton Signature into my luthier to restore it to as close of condition as it would have been when the inspector signed the tag on 02/21/1995. He said 2 weeks or a bit more, I was number 111 in his list of guitars waiting for the doctor. I didn't want to go that long, without anything to play. It's not like putting your car in the shop, no one offers a "loaner"... hmmmmmm... wonder about that as a side business... "rent a guitar"... buy Glarry's, in 2 or 3 rentals, it's paid for... maybre I should not have said that here... LOL Had to include one pic of my GF Legacy too. Stop thinking about it and GET ONE OF THESE!
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