G&L designed Dual Fulcrum vibrato with nickel plated die-cast saddles
5 position pickup selector plus Push/pull switch enabling additional pickup combinations of neck+bridge or all 3 pickups together, volume and PTB system controls
Author: Peter Blanchard This is a great guitar for the money. I was in the market for a Strat-type guitar, but frankly wasn't turned on by the usual solid colors and typical sunburst available on the Fender. I had previously tried out a G&L that a friend had, and had been impressed with it. The blueburst finish sealed the deal -- it just looks great, especially with the ash body (frankly, I'd like it even better without the burst -- just transparent blue). I had originally planned on getting just the base Tribute model but it wasn't in stock with the maple fretboard I wanted. So I went up a step to the S500 and I don't regret it at all. The build quality is first-rate, the action is excellent, the maple neck feels wonderful, the pickups kick @$$ with good tonal variation. One thing I'm not sure of is why the website picture for this guitar shows a mini-switch by the middle control knob; my guitar does not have this, although the middle knob is a coil tap, so maybe they've just changed the control configuration a little.
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