2005 Legacy in Fullerton Red, with cream pick guard and pickup covers, GOT neck,locking tuners. 7.8lbs. In flawless, factory fresh condition. US$770 including shipping cost of US$170. Unfortunately I had to leave the case behind as it was going to cost way $320 to ship it.
I've had a couple of Japanese strats over the last year but never fully bonded with them. With this the bond was immediate. The #1 neck is so familiar to me that I'm sure that has a lot to do with it, but it out performs the other strats I've played in every regard. The ASAT Classic, IMO, is an incremental increase on the already excellent Telecaster. The Legacy is a monumental increase on the Strat. And it seems like this is the general consensus in any review or opinion I've read, whereas the field is split in regards to the Tele VS ASAT.
The only other experience I've had with the DF vibrato has been fleeting and I don't remember thinking it was all that super fantastic. This one is et up really well, and my opinion has changed, its a great piece of hardware. This one has some pretty heavy duty springs in the back, I don't know whether these are stock or were replaced at some point, that are set up to have the bridge floating parallel to the body but bending one string doesn't pull the others out of tune, which is main chief gripe with any vibrato. Its a little stiff to use but thats a fair trade off that I'll get used to. Tuning stability is excellent.
The PTB system is fantastic, they've tuned it just right. Only thing the guitar lacks is an extra switch to allow neck and bridge pickups together. I'm pretty sure I have a push-pull switch that I'll load in next string change and it'll be done. The pickups themselves are also very nice.
Here's 'proof of life', as well as a shot comparing gloss and satin Fullerton Red finishes.
