FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The G&L Interceptor was introduced in 1984 as a stunning Super Strat style guitar. Born during the peak of "big hair" metal music popularity, the first three versions are Interceptor had wild looking X-shaped bodies. In 1988, the 4th and final body style Interceptor was introduced. This version had an angular Stratocaster-like body with beveled edges. These were given a tone tone finish to accentuate the beveled body contours. Like the early versions, the last style Interceptor could be ordered with one of three combinations of pickups: single coil/single coil/humbucker, humbucker/humbucker, or three single coils; with the first arrangement being the most common since it was already in use on the Invader. The other two pickup configurations are very rare. This Interceptor is an “employee” guitar that was made with leftover parts after regular production of the model had ceased. The body is dated 1988 and the fine tuner vibrato is the earliest Pat. Pending version.

 Body: Solid; 3-piece ash

 Finish: Purple/Black, polyurethane

 Neck: 2-piece maple, bolt-on

 Fingerboard: Rosewood; pearloid dot markers

 Number of Frets: 22

 Pickguard: None

 Bridge: G&L Fine Tuner Vibrato, chrome

 Nut: Plastic 

 Tuners: Schaller M6, chrome

 Pickups: Three; two G&L Magnetic Field Design single coil with adjustable pole pieces, one Schaller humbucking with adjustable pole pieces

 Controls: Master volume, master tone, three 2-way pickup selector switches

 Scale Length: 25 1/2 inches

 Neck Width at Nut: 1 9/16 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout: 12 3/4 inches

 Body Depth: 1 5/8 inches

 Weight: 8.5 lb