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, nitrocellulose lacquer

 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 Trim-Lok, satin 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