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 few Cavaliers were produced with the optional preamp.

 Body: Solid; 2-piece ash

 Finish: Clear Red, nitrocellulose lacquer

 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: Schaller Mini, 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