FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The G&L Invader was G&L’s first “Superstrat” style guitar introduced in 1984. During the 1980s, “Superstrat” models were extremely popular for hard rock and heavy metal. These guitars were characterized by a full floating vibrato system with fine tuners (usually Floyd Rose or Kahler), a locking nut to improve tuning stability, and single coil/single coil/humbucker pickup complement. The Invader’s mini toggle switches allowed the player to choose any pickup combination, however the model was not as popular as it could have been. This particular Invader is loaded with factory options: Kahler vibrato, Schaller strap locks, and #3 neck (25-inch fretboard radius, 1 3/4-inch nut width).

Body: Solid; 2-piece maple

Finish: Red, polyurethane

Neck: 2-piece maple, bolt-on

Fingerboard: Ebony; pearloid dot markers

Number of Frets: 22

Pickguard: None

Bridge: Kahler 2300 fine tuner vibrato, chrome

Nut: Plastic with G&L Graph-Tech locking nut

Tuners: Sperzel locking, sealed, brushed 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 3/4 inches

Body Width at Lower Bout: 12 5/8 inches

Body Depth: 1 5/8 inches

Weight: 8.3 lb.