Here’s my intro, and a little background:
My name is Randy, and I’m a long time G&L player. I was pretty active on the early version of the G&LDP, and even have a few printouts from various conversations about amps, and such. I even scored an old 68 Fender Princeton amp (“birth year amp” conversation) from one of the members, who on request sent it to “Big Cookie” for a tune up, then he sent it on to me
Maybe that will sound familiar to someone here… Anyway, back in 1999 while in the Air Force, stationed in South Korea, I placed an order with Tim Page of Buffalo Bros. for a new Legacy. There was one catch though- I asked for the biggest V neck they would build. It took a while for the order, even delayed Tim’s then-new “Blues Boy” ASAT project. The Legacy came out fabulous, and has been a close companion over the last 14 years or so.
Then July 2008 my wife & I attended the G&L open house. We had an excellent visit, enjoyed some tasty food, met some friendly people, and even was lucky enough for Mrs. Phyllis Fender to sign the back of my old Legacy’s headstock. Fast-forward to today; I’m retired from the Air Force, attending college on the Post 9-11 GI-Bill (the Evergreen State College, Olympia WA.) and still playing on my old Legacy. She is still in excellent condition, the white finish has faded a bit, the stock pickups have been replaced with Kinmans some years ago, and the frets are a bit worn- a few in the upper register are starting to sprout a bit. I’ve been looking into a re-fret, which will probably happen in the near future. ‘Till then, we are still rocking. The old 68 Fender was sold just before we departed our last base (Dover, DE.) and replaced with a new Carvin X100B, 2x12 cab. My main gig is playing with our churches Praise & Worship band, and since the leader wants an amp-free stage I am usually playing through a Boss GT-100. Last week I picked up a Zoom G3, which has so far proven to be a fun little unit.
I’m looking forward to visiting with y’all here on the G&LDP!
P.S. here are a few photos I thought would be fun to include:
My white 1999 Legacy
Build info
Mrs. Phyllis Fender meeting in 2008
My favorite amp; nothing fancy, but I sure like it
Tim sent along this T-shirt with the guitar. Still have it as well ☺
Thank you for your service to our country! Love the #3 neck, LOVE the T-Shirt. I have a clock with the same logo that came with an '87 Skyhawk sold to me by another long time member, Josey Whales.
