G&L Tribute S-500 Electric Guitar in Irish Ale
Featuring USA-wired G&L MFD pickups, PTB Tone System (passive treble/bass knobs) & silky-smooth Dual-Fulcrum tremolo!
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Want to Click and Collect or try items at our Guildford Store?
The store is open 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am - 5pm Sunday and bank holidays.
The stock information shows the quantity of units that are available to purchase at the Guildford store and the quantity of units that are available at our off-site Guildford warehouse. These stock levels are updated in real time.
Our Click and Collect service is available at our Guildford store from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 5pm on Sunday. You can either choose click and collect as your delivery option online or, during store opening hours, call our sales team at 01483 456777 to place a 10% deposit.
If you have placed your order online, you will receive a confirmation email of your order and a separate follow-up text or email to confirm when your item is ready for collection.
Please do not come to the store before you have received the follow-up message, as your order may not yet be ready at the store.
If the only available stock is in our off-site warehouse it can be brought to the store location for you to try - you just need to contact the store within opening hours. Please note any requests received after 3.30pm will not arrive at the store until the following morning.
Please be aware that, unless you have paid a deposit to reserve the item, it will continue to be free, both online and in-store, for another customer to buy. Therefore we would advise you to place a 10% deposit by either using the on-line click and collect service or calling us 01483 456777.
SKU: TI-S50-131R44R46
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Product Description
Introduced in 1982, the G&L S-500 was Leo Fender’s own evolution of the iconic single-coil loaded, double-cutaway electric guitar that he designed in the early '50s. Over 40 years later, G&L's affordable Tribute Series S-500 takes that re-imagined instrument and modernises it even further!
Featuring super-quiet, Leo Fender-designed MFD ('Magnetic Field Design') pickups and an ultra-smooth Dual-Fulcrum tremolo, the Tribute S-500 also comes supercharged with G&L's flexible PTB Tone System (passive treble and bass controls) as well as a push/pull "Expander" function that provides additional pickup combinations. Not many contemporary guitars are more versatile than this!
Key Features
- Nato Body — This gorgeous timber looks and sounds similar to Mahogany, so you can expect deep lows and a rich mid-range!
- Bolt-On Construction — Produces a snappy note response for an immediate playing experience.
- Medium "C" Maple Neck — Comfortable neck shape offers superb playability for both modern and traditional guitarists; enhanced with a slippery satin finish.
- Rosewood Fingerboard — Dark and silky material adds mid-range warmth into the tonal mix.
- Medium Jumbo Nickel Frets — Offer a controllable feel for wide vibrato and pitch-perfect string bends.
- Dual-Fulcrum Tremolo — Low-friction design improves tuning stability and provides a smooth vibrato arm action.
- G&L MFD Pickups — Considered a marked improvement over traditional single-coils, G&L's 'Magnetic Field Design' pickups (wound in the USA) deliver more output and possess a balanced frequency response with fuller lows and articulate highs.
- PTB Tone System — Gives you two master tone controls, one that decreases the treble like a typical tone knob, and one that decreases the low-end. It's like having a built-in, passive 2-band EQ!
- Expander Switch — Push/pull tone knob adds two additional pickup selections when used in conjunction with the 5-position switch; enabling combinations of the neck and bridge single-coils for a T-style configuration, or all three pickups together!
Specifications
Body
- Body Shape: S-500
- Body Wood: Nato
Neck
- Neck Wood: Hard Rock Maple
- Neck Profile: Medium 'C'
- Neck Finish: Vintage Tint Satin
- Neck Joint: Bolt-On
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Fingerboard Wood: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- Fret Size: Medium Jumbo, Nickel
- Number of Frets: 22
- Inlays: White Dots
- Nut Width: 1.625"
Hardware
- Bridge: Leo Fender-Designed G&L Dual-Fulcrum Vibrato
- Tuners: Sealed-Back (18:1 Ratio)
- Pickguard: Tortoiseshell
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
Electronics
- Pickups: Leo Fender-Designed G&L MFD Single-Coils
- Controls: Volume, Treble (with Push/Pull Expander), Bass, 5-Position Pickup Selector Switch