FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The SC-1 is an exceptionally rare G&L model. It was introduced in mid-1982 and produced through 1983 with a total production run of less than 250 guitars. Most SC-1s were fitted with a hard tail making those guitars with a vibrato tailpiece rarer still. The SC-1 was the least expensive model in the G&L line, however, it utilized the same excellent parts and materials as the higher priced G&Ls. Like its dual pickup sibling, the SC-2, the SC-1 sports a soapbar style single coil pickup that proved to be so good that G&L later used a variation of it on the Broadcaster and ASAT models. Of interest are the large dot fret markers used on the guitar shown here. The neck is dated within a few days of the 1983 SC-3, yet the SC-3 has the smaller dot markers. G&L clearly had an overlap period for using both sizes of dot markers. As with Fender student guitars, it appears that G&L used up the “old” stock items on its student models. So, even though the pro line G&L models had sealed Schaller tuners and small dot markers by mid-1982, the student models were still using the enclosed, diagonal cut Schaller tuners and large dot markers into early 1983.

Body: Solid; 2-piece maple

Finish: Black, polyester

Neck: 2-piece maple, bolt-on

Fingerboard: Maple; black pearloid dot markers

Number of Frets: 22

Pickguard: None

Bridge: G&L Dual Fulcrum Vibrato, chrome

Nut: Plastic

Tuners: Schaller, enclosed, nickel

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

Controls: Master volume, master tone

Scale Length: 25 1/2 inches

Neck Width at Nut: 1 5/8 inches

Body Width at Lower Bout: 12 inches

Body Depth: 1 5/8 inches

Weight: 7.3 lb.