FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

This is an example of an early S-500 with an ash body and fretted maple neck. An interesting feature of this guitar is that it has the small dot markers on the fingerboard, whereas most G&Ls made from 1980 - 1982 have large dot markers. The original S-500 headstock was large, as pictured here. It wasn't trimmed down to the “standard” size of all the other professional models until the late 1980s. Note, too, that the G&L decal on the headstock is larger than on other G&L guitar models. The 1982 S-500 was offered in sunburst, natural, white, black, clear red, clear blue, candy apple red, and candy apple gold.

 Body: Solid; 2-piece ash

 Finish: White, polyester

 Neck: 1-piece maple, bolt-on

 Fingerboard: Maple; black plastic dot markers

 Number of Frets: 22

 Pickguard: Crinkle black powder coated aluminum

 Bridge: G&L Dual Fulcrum Vibrato, chrome

 Nut: Plastic

 Tuners: Schaller Mini, chrome

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

 Controls: Master volume, treble, and bass, 5-way pickup selector

 Scale Length: 25 1/2 inches

 Neck Width at Nut: 1 5/8 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout: 12 7/8 inches

 Body Depth: 1 5/8 inches

 Weight: n/a