Laguna LE524 HH Review

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You all know what features it has...Ive got musicman, ibanez prestige, charvel san dimas etc...this guitar is NOT as nice as these are but its still a very nice guitar.

The wood is solid and heavy giving it a nice tone, the neck is very nice and playable. The trem is a quality item, very much like a Jackson Floyd, which is the best copy of a floyd Ive played! The pickups could be a little better...but they are OEM pups that are not Dimarzios or Duncans...so they are really pretty good.

Its just a solid guitar for the money...easily equal to middle quality Ib's or Jacksons of the same price range.

The guitar is a pretty well built axe. All of the hardware is solid, it came with Strap locks standard..that says alot!

It has one fret that was a tad high....I like my action lower and thats the only thing I had to do to it.

Id say its a great value....not only for the money but for more than I paid for it.

This is my 3rd laguna........so yes, if it were stolen Id replace it with another.

It plays well, stays in tune well...even after being beaten! :D It sounds good for OEM pups and offers quite an array of sounds, given the coil tap. Very nice neck ...just a nice guitar.

I've been a guitarist for roughly 30 years and I've owned, at one time or another, probably just as many guitars. I was looking for a something with a wide-range of sounds, something that could go from metal, to jazz, to clean. After about two weeks of popping in and out, playing everything in sight, a "pro" at GC suggested I try one of the low-end Lagunas, the 322, and I loved it. Since the price was so low, I asked about their high-end models. The 924 had just come out, but of course, wasn't in stock. After another week, the guy called me to tell me they had a 524, the "old high-end", come in. And went, played for about 30 min and bought it. For the price, $500, it beat out any other similiarly designed model in the house...and remember, I played so many, I lost count.

The quality it top-notch. Reading the article/review above was shocking. Did the writer actually play one before writing it? Does someone at Laguna owe him money?? Mincing words in such a manner just killed their credibility in my opinion.

If you can find one and want a good all-around guitar, buy one. The 524, 322/300, and 924 models are all exemplary instruments and well worth their price.