FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

When the El Toro bass was introduced in June 1983, it was available with or without active preamp circuitry. By January 1984, the bass was only available with the preamp and was called the El Toro-E on the price lists, though "E" suffix was never used on the headstock decal. El Toro-E basses are uncommon, but the passive El Toro model is very rare since it was only available for a six month period. The bass shown here is even more unusual because it has a maple body. G&L mainly used maple for the economy SB-series basses, but occassionally used it on the professional model basses through 1991.

 
 Body: Solid; 2-piece maple

 Finish: Black, nitrocellulose lacquer

 Neck: 2-piece maple, bolt-on

 Fingerboard: Rosewood; pearloid dot markers

 Number of Frets: 21

 Pickguard: None

 Bridge: G&L Locktight, black crinkle powder coat

 Nut: Plastic

 Tuners: Schaller, open, chrome

 Pickups: Two, G&L Magnetic Field Design humbucking with adjustable pole pieces, active/passive

 Controls: Master volume; bass and treble controls; series/parallel/bass boost switch, 3-way pickup selector

 Scale Length: 34 inches

 Neck Width at Nut: 1 11/16 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout: 13 inches

 Body Depth: 1 5/8 inches

 Weight: 9.9 lb