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This innovative guitar incorporates sleek lines and supple contours to fit snuggly to your body.

The FG-521 has a robust, one-custom humbucker/two single-coil setup that provides you with a palette of tones to choose from. The Fretlight neck includes the patented Advanced Polymer Fretboard and the world's only built-in LED learning system. Finished with chrome hardware including a fixed bridge, a two-way truss rod and fully adjustable bridge saddles give you complete adjustability for a playing experience that can only be described as pure heaven. The Advanced Polymer Fretboard and Stratabond birch neck gives your tone a sustain that you've only dreamed about.

The updated Fretlight FG-500 guitar sports some significant changes, all aimed toward making the Fretlight the extremely easy guitar to play.

The FG-500's electronics have been upgraded to the Sonix Flash chipset, complete with onboard capability for future growth, and fully compatible with all existing Fretlight software. Its high efficiency electronics produce extremely bright and more consistent LED lights. Whether you're lighting a simple riff, or a scale across the entire fretboard, the lights will maintain a consistent brightness.

Additionally, all FG-500 guitars have a Stratabond neck. Stratabond is a state-of-the-art engineered hardwood that yields uncommon strength and rigidity across ever changing environmental conditions. Perfect for guitar necks that are susceptible to expansion and contraction due to varying humidity levels. The FG-500's Stratabond birch neck will provide very consistent performance for years to come.

The Fretlight lighted guitar learning system allows a player to light-up songs, over 5,000 chords and scale patterns, and riffs right on the neck of the Fretlight guitar. The Fretlight connects to a PC or Mac and there are lessons, songs and interactive videos available which all light up the guitar.

Included in this package: 
10 ft. Fretlight USB cable (Y connection for the Fretlight Dual Footswitch) 
Intermediate 101 complete interactive video lesson course (6 discs)
Fretlight guitar software installation disk which includes: Fretlight Studio software, Fretlight Owner's Manual (.pdf format)
Truss rod and bridge saddle wrenches
Guitar picks

Fretlight FG-521 Electric Guitar with Built-in Lighted Learning System Red
Fretlight FG-521 Electric Guitar with Built-in Lighted Learning System Red

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Body
  • Body shape: Double cutaway
  • Body type: Solid body
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Top wood: Not applicable
  • Body wood: Alder
  • Body finish: Gloss urethane
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Shape: C modern
  • Wood: Maple
  • Joint: Bolt-on
  • Scale length: 25.5"
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Finish: Gloss urethane
Fretboard
  • Material: Polymer
  • Radius: 12"
  • Fret size: Medium jumbo
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: LED
  • Nut width: 1.64" (41.65mm)
Pickups
  • Configuration: SSH
  • Neck: Single-coil
  • Middle: Single-coil
  • Bridge: Humbucker
  • Brand: Fretlight
  • Active or passive: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Parallel
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics: LED learning system
Controls
  • Control layout: Master volume, tone 1, tone 2
  • Pickup switch: 5-way
  • Coil tap or split: No
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: 6-saddle
  • Tailpiece: Not applicable
  • Tuning machines: Enclosed
  • Color: Nickel
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Powerful learning system
  • Case: Sold separately
  • Accessories: USB cable, software install disc
  • Country of origin: China
  • Fretlight Software Minimum Requirements: Windows 7 or higher or Mac OSX 10.7 or higher and 170MB of free hard disk space