DIFFERENCES?! G&L S500 & LEGACY TESTED | Cory Mura 

Out of all the different videos of comparing a Legacy and the S500, yours is the most clean and clear example of the differences. Thank you!

I previously owned a USA S500 and sold it due to moving cross country. I now own a ASAT Deluxe semi-hollow and a Tribute Comanche, both are excellent guitars. They are different from their Fender cousins, but with that said, I prefer the G&Ls. Your video has me now considering adding a Legacy to the family. Too bad you didn't include a Comanche in your video, they are excellent.

I was stationed at Osterholz and love North Germany.Legacy is a fine instrument more gutsy than a strat with better quality.

Thank you so much for this video! I was looking for a comparison of these exact two guitars. I want whichever one cleans up better, which I feel the legacy does better due to the lower output pickups. But I can’t deny that the S-500 sounds excellent.

Maybe you should've specified that these G&Ls are Tribute models, for those who are not so familiar with G&L. The Tribute Series is much more affordable than the US made ones, but still of very high quality. Worth every cent...

Very good, honest comparison. I bought the S500 in transparent Irish Ale red mainly because of the pickups and the push pull tone switch for more options .

Hi Cory! I am a fan of stratocasters, I have several and different brands (fender US, Squier, Vintage,harley benton), I even make 2 stratocasters with parts bought everywhere on the internet. I have never had the opportunity to try a G & L guitar, their are excellent in what I see in your video, the wiring of the S500 is very similar to what I change on my stratocasters, except that I add a switch or an extra push-pull to have bridge and middle pickups in humbucker on positions 1 and 2 and middle and bridge in humbucker on positions 4 and 5, position 3 no sound (kill switch), this is a very easy modification to do and it allows me to play metal on a stratocaster! Thank you for your video and congratulations for the arrival of your baby!

Once you start playing G&L you're converted for life. A G&L Tribute is a much higher quality instrument than a Fender Mexican made and is less expensive. They're incredibly well made and have high quality hardware and pickups. That S-500 is the ultimate Strat IMO, the pickups sound crisp and articulate, almost piano like. The pickup configuration options are a huge plus and the mahogany body gives it a more balanced tone. The Bass and Treble bleeds are also a huge upgrade to the classic tone knobs that dont allow you to tame the brightness from the bridge pickup. The Trem on G&L is much better than the traditional Fender Trem and the saddles are nicer than the bent steel saddles. I prefer the feel of the S-500 neck. It's a little bit wider and after you take some steel wool to the back of the neck its plenty slick. The S-500 pickups sound alot better to me too. If you need the traditional twang spank and quack of a strat obviously those S-500 pickups won't get it done like the Legacy but if you're open to a more modern sounding pickup they are in a class of their own.

Cool guitars and fantastic test. I own a S500 Tribute (made in Indonesia), it is a really versatile and guitar and a pleasure to play. Actually, S500 and Legacy have very different pickups. Those on the S500 are MFD pickups, as you noticed they have higher output than those on the S500, theis construction is close to that of P90 pickups. The S500 is a more aggressive strat.

I play a lot of different styles of music, and that S-500 on the metal tones was awesome to my ear. Thank you for this!!!!

Thank you for making this video, I have been deciding between these two guitars and the Comanche model for a while.

Beautiful G&L guitars. Nice two point bridge with brass block and saddles. All three PUP's at once. Cool. Bass control, unique woods (to ST), and the one with push/pull. Ability to shape sound with great detail and choices. Priced well!

Yet again you are helping me with my choice Cory and I reckon the legacy is for me. I hope you are keeping well and imagine you are crazy busy during these times. Keep well. Happy New Year ❤️👍

Good review, Cory! At last, a guitar that I can get cheaper in Australia!

Hi Cory, schön, das Du auch mal die G&L Tribute checkst... Ein schönes Review mit autentischen Soundbeispielen. Nice Job!!! Habe selber die ASAT Special mit 3 MFD PU's und den Schaltmöglichkeiten wie bei der S500. Bin absolut überzeugt von G&L + MDF-PICK-UP's

Lacquered necks are not sticky. I have two and never found flies or mosquitoes stuck on them.

Love these videos. Keep em coming!

The close up when you said "cool" was awesome. Keep it up.

Thanks for the great dem, I just orederd one with the saddle lock bridge, very impressed with your playing too

From Leo: Very good test, The back to back sound comparison was really helpful. I agree that the G&L guitars are very good, and I find the tremolo system to be very stable. I would have no hesitation to buy another.

Good stuff man! Keep up the great work.

nice vid. i own both. (u.s. 3 bolt models). accurate review! had a tribute legacy, excellent guitar. it was heavy, and the controls were a little lower quality, otherwise, very fine guitar.

Thank you so much.🙏 I think Ima have to get the s-500.

Did you have any problem keeping the guitar in tune ?

Hi Cory, can you review the G&L SuperHawk Jerry Cantrell? I have been twice 2 Cuxhaven. I rented an apartment in Duhnen. I am pretty sure my wife wants to go back sooner or later. Where is the music shop located? Would be nice to combine a visit to the AlteLiebe and then the music shop.

Both G&Ls are different guitar from Fender. Legacy has basswood body in case it is not transparent finish. Bridge is similar to Fender standard strat but you cannot fix bridge by adjusting springs. Fretboard is very flat and fretwire is medium jumbo. G&L is nice guitar but if you look for some vintage strat replacement, you might be disappointed.

I prefer the sound of the legacy

Love G&L guitars, they’re have a great sound and play great, I have a legacy and a fallout.

should be clear somewhere in the video about factory location...originals made in California, then Japanese or Indonesian factories, i believe...the nature of the beast is not the same ( i.e. somewhat or largely lost in translation

G&Ls tune up nicely...hint...hint

Nice! I might just get one soon

which pickups do the S500 come with in the neck?

Happy fathers day cory

G&L Guitars are the finest guitars Leo ever made.

That s 500 sounds great. It’s like a super fat strat

What's the best?

Hey Cory, was the yellow one a "vintage white" finish? The pics online are tricky. Is it more yellow or more off-white in person?

G&L s500 or vintage v6..?

Please tune the Guitar. Your a Great Guitar player

I was sold on the S 500 until he mentioned the lacquer on the neck. I do not care for that

These are Tributes by the way.

Tune the guitar properly before doing your videos. I like the G and L tribute S500. I will get one !

Hey Corey great video. What is your experience on the Legacy using the tremolo? I just bought that guitar and am finding that using it is giving me a hard time staying in tune.

Do either of those guitars suffer from 60 cycle hum?

Buy a used G&L USA, it's a way better instrument. I've been playing G&L for 40 years Los Angeles

Cory the flame neck looks like you have a lucky dip, the one I've seen was plane :-)

Take out all the treble= sounds like a Gibson.

Is the S500 any lighter than the Legacy? I have a mahogany Strat' which weighs 3 Kg.

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the are not usa models? how do the s500 pups take distortion?

Ugly headstock

Worst demo ever!