Lyon LE-2 C By Washburn

My wife bought this guitar off eBay about five years ago for our daughter to learn to play on. I think she paid a hundred dollars for it including shipping. The guitar was going to need some work to make it playable again but we knew that before she placed a bid. It wasn't until the guitar arrived that it became evident that this instrument had been very used and a bit abused at some time in it's life. From the chips in the paint it had been dropped more than a few times too.

Other notable issues were the Strat style tremolo bridge was missing the E string adjustment saddle along with the tremolo bar. There were also some electronic issues with the pickups, they weren't working. This was a fairly easy fix though. A bit of soldering corrected that problem. Once everything was put back in order it was surprising how nice this little guitar is. I don't feel that we found a real diamond in the rough but for $100 and a little work this Lyon does roar.

The body of the LC-2 C is made of lightweight basswood. The bolt-on neck is maple with a 22 fret rosewood fingerboard and pearl dot inlays. Other features include three passive stock pickups: single/single/hum configuration. One volume knob, one tone knob. Bridge is chrome-finished traditional Strat style w/tremolo arm, with 5 springs inside of the body cavity. The tuners are chrome plated sealed Washburn tuners. Volume /Tone knobs are black plastic with with lettering. There is also a five-position pickup selector switch.

Because of it's 7/8 size, the Lyon LE-2 C is a great guitar for beginners. It's also a decent guitar to have around as a spare.