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FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

When the Cavalier was introduced in May 1983, it was offered with an optional preamp for an extra $100.  The preamp price was lowered to $50 the following year.  Unlike any other preamp Leo Fender had designed to that point, the Cavalier's unit did not boost volume or treble frequencies.  According to G&L researcher Gabe Dellavigne, it simply switches the output from high impedence to low impedence and the preamp does not color the tone in any way.  Very, very few Cavaliers were produced with the optional preamp.

G&L CAVALIER (May 1984)


Body: Solid; 2-piece ash

Finish: Clear Red, polyester

Neck: 2-piece flame maple, bolt-on

Fingerboard: Ebony; pearloid dot markers

Number of Frets: 22

Pickguard: Black-white-black plastic laminate with black crinkle powder coated aluminum control plate

Bridge: G&L Dual Fulcrum Vibrato, chrome

Nut: Plastic

Tuners: G&L/Schaller, sealed, chrome

Pickups: Two, G&L Magnetic Field Design Offset Humbucking with adjustable pole pieces

Controls: Master volume, treble, and bass, 3-way pickup selector, preamp selector

Scale Length: 25 1/2 inches

Neck Width at Nut: 1 5/8 inches

Body Width at Lower Bout: 12 7/8 inches

Body Depth: 1 5/8 inches

Weight: 9.8 lb.










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