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FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

This S-500 is unusual because it is a very late first style model.  Though the second style S-500 was introduced in 1988, the first style model could still be special ordered through 1991 even though it was gone from the catalog an pricelist in 1988.  Note that these late first style S-500s use the standard shape G&L headstock rather than the extra large version found on the 1982-83 models.

G&L S-500 (October 1989)


Body:  Solid; 2-piece ash

Finish:  Natural,  polyurethane

Neck:  2-piece maple, bolt-on

Fingerboard:  Rosewood; pearloid dot markers

Number of Frets:  22

Pickguard:  Black crinkle powder coated aluminum

Bridge:  G&L Dual Fulcrum Vibrato, chrome

Nut:  Plastic

Tuners:  G&L/Schaller, sealed, chrome

Pickups:  Three, G&L Magnetic Field Design single coil with adjustable pole pieces

Controls:  Master volume, master tone; 5-way pickup selector

Scale Length:  25 1/2 inches

Neck Width at Nut:  1 5/8 inches

Body Width at Lower Bout:  12 5/8 inches

Body Depth:  1 5/8 inches

Weight:  n/a








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