G&L Tribute S-500 Review

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Overall Rating 4.92

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Features 4.59

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Quality 2.5

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Reliability / Value 4.9

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G&L Tribute S-500 Specs

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  • Body Shape: Strat®  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Body Wood: Swamp Ash  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: V-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple (Rock)  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 9.00"  
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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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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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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: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • 5-position pickup selector plus push/pull pot enabling additional pickup combinations of neck and bridge or all 3 pickups together, volume, PTB system. Finish: 3-tone sunburst with tortoise shell pickguard, maple or rosewood fingerboard; blueburst with pearl pickguard, maple or rosewood fingerboard; natural gloss with tortoise shell pickguard. 3 Fullerton-made G&L Magnetic Field Design single-coil pickups.

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

Tribute S-500 is definitely a must have guitar! G&L made another great fine-tuned and thought-out instrument. If you have doubts, find a way to try Tribute S-500 and you'll be pleasantly surprised at how gorgeous this instrument really is. G&L did a remarkably well job here.

Every now and then a new guitar is made and it becomes a best seller, and G&L's Tribute S-500 aims for that very title, as it offers some great features at a competitive price. Most musicians feel that G&L did a great job in achieving this, so you may be sure that this guitar has a lot to offer, should you choose it to be your guitar of choice.

This beauty has virtually no flaws. G&L surpassed their traditional level of quality and produced an instrument that is built great, and built to last. The finish is amazing and the hardware easily adjustable to fit any kind of action. The neck is superb and smooth while playing. Tribute S-500 stays in tune 99% of the time and responds well to various playing styles.

Tribute S-500 is a guitar that will not let you down. In the studio, on the stage it will stand up to all the tasks. G&L made a great instrument that will endure years and years of your musician career. Another great thing about G&L's guitar is that the finish is great and the guitar will keep its pretty look for a long, long time.