This is the second Langcaster that I've bought from New Zealand luthier Joh Lang.I went with a more tradition tele setup.Schaller 3d bridge and locking tuners,2 Langcaster Ultimate Lo pup's with built in overdrive.The neck is AAA rock maple with ebony fingerboard,double action truss rod and 2 graphite reinforcement rods and the 35000 year old kauri wood body.Lots of case candy included as well.
Action, Fit, & Finish:
I asked Joh for a low setup without fretting out and that's exactly what I got.The workmanship on his instruments are as stunning as the 35,000 year kauri that the guitar is made of.No flaws what so ever.
Sound Quality:
This is a lil different sounding than my Langcaster strat;the pickups are wound a lil hotter and really likes to rock.The sound is similar to my Fender custom shop Clarence White tele.The White tele has a strat pup in the neck position and becomes humbucking when the 2 pup's are on.However the Langcaster has way more range than any tele I've heard.The Ultimate Lo pickups are high definition and are what single coils should sound like.The frequency response is incredible,rich and full without getting flabby,and it can also cut thru any mix.
Like the Langcaster strat I tried it with my Pritchard Sword of Satori amp and was blown away by the sound.Even with high gain there was no noise at all.Using a Behringer V-Amp,I tried a clean sound with a lil delay and chorus,the sound was spacious,even using the built overdrive with the V-Amp produced no noise.I even got the classic tele cluck with the bridge pup and a lil compression.
The built in overdrive is a plus,way better than most overdrive pedals.
I play mostly blues,but you can use this tele for any style,I even got Jimmy Page approved tones using a Fulltone Soul Bender,tube echo and a Dr Z Maz 38.
Reliability/Durability:
These Langcasters are as reliable as they come,I'd gig without a backup with no worries.
Ease of Use:
Customer Support:
Like I said in my Strat review,Joh is a great person to do business with.I wish all guitar companies would conduct business like Joh does.These guitars are so well made that I'm sure they're gonna outlast me,LOL!!!!!
Overall Rating:
All in all my 2 purchases from Langcaster have been a great experience,and I'm looking forward to my next purchase.
What I like about these guitars is they are visually stunning,but they even sound way better than they look.There is nothing in my guitar collection<and I have quite a few>that comes close to these Langcasters.
