G&L S-500 Premium Review

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Overall Rating 4.27

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Features 4.26

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Quality 4.38

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Reliability / Value 4.07

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G&L S-500 Premium Specs

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  • Body Shape: Soloist  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Ash  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: Standard  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: White Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Die-cast  
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  • Bridge: Tremolo  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Medium  
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  • Number of Pickups: 3  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Middle Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Controls: Push-pull  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Mini Switch  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls include 5-way selector with mini-toggle switch enabling additional pickup combinations, volume, and PTB system

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

G&L's S-500 Premium is a nice sounding instrument that plays well. Most musicians feel that, overall, it's a fine guitar. Not much to be asked for feature-wise, G&L delivered what's expected: a sturdy, quality instrument at a fair price.

This guitar is fitted with all the features you could possibly wish for, for a playing style that goes with this kind of instrument. Carefully chosen features leave no guitar player's desire unfulfilled, which makes G&L's S-500 Premium an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for S-500 Premium's features!

Best guitars sound great when plugged in any amp, and it's also the case with G&L's S-500 Premium as well. S-500 Premium is a guitar that sounds great in many music genres, and is sure to satisfy your needs, when searching for your own tone. Easy hardware setup, beautiful, rich tone delivers a lot of inspiration, so playing this instrument is bound to be a joyful experience.

G&L did a good job. S-500 Premium is built well, the finish feels just right, the hardware is solid. While playing for a longer periods of time you can expect S-500 Premium to stay in tune and you will be pleased while playing, because the neck is extremely comfortable. You might find that over time metal parts will oxidize a bit, but that's normal and nothing to worry about. G&L did a really good job with S-500 Premium guitar.

Playing live, S-500 Premium will perform well and will not let you down. It is fairly reliable instrument both in studio and on stage, and will be a long term companion, as it is built to last. G&L has made a solid instrument that you will be happy with, and can depend on right from the start. Needs no backup as it has proven to be built really well.