G&L S-500 (1982)
Overview
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Product:
- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1982 to 1996
The original G&L S-500 (1982-1996) looked slightly less like a Fender Stratocaster than the current G&L S-500. The bottom of the body is more curved and the pickguard and output jack are different to a Strat. The pickups are three patented "Magnetic Field Design" units with adjustable pole pieces - and a tighter magnetic field according to the G&L catalog.
Specifications (20)
Body
| Body material | ash body, mahogany body |
| Body shape features | double cutaway |
| Body style | Stratocaster style |
| Pickguard material | 3-ply pickguard, black pickguard, white pickguard |
Hardware
| Bridge | tremolo bridge |
| Hardware color | chrome hardware |
| Tuners | Sperzel locking tuners |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard, maple fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
General
| Made in | USA |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
| Scale length | 25.5 inches scale-length |
Neck
| Neck joint | bolt on neck |
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Number of frets | 22 fret |
| Tuner layout | six-in-a-row tuners |
Controls
| Pickup selector controls | 5-way selector switch |
| Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
| Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
| Pickups configuration | 3 single coil pickups |
