G&L USA S-500 Review

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Overall Rating 4.95

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Features 4.95

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Quality 4.14

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Reliability / Value 4.62

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G&L USA 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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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Alder  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: None  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: C-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 12.00"  
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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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  • Nut Width: 1.6252" (1-5/8")  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Schaller  
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  • Bridge: Tremolo  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Medium 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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  • Pickups: 3 G&L Magnetic Field Design single coil pickups

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

This is one of those guitars that gets under your skin very quickly and will probably make you forget your previous favorites! G&L did an extremely good job with USA S-500. A phrase "words are not enough to describe it" suits this instrument well.

Guitar features are a very important aspect to evaluate when buying a new instrument, and that is just what G&L's USA S-500 has to offer: excellent features with a matching price. Top grades for USA S-500 depict what most musicians feel about this instrument's features; therefore you should feel confident about its value. A job well done by G&L!

USA S-500 looks great, and the reason for that is the extraordinary finish and top quality production process that G&L has set up. This guitar is fit for professional guitar players. The action is great out of the box, and can be easily adjusted to whatever you prefer. This guitar is comfortable to play and it can be inspiring to play it.

Have no doubts that G&L's USA S-500 will serve you well in studio as well as on stage. Take good care of it, and USA S-500 will endure traveling, temperature changes; nothing can harm its beautiful looks or functionality. G&L is a company that makes reliable and durable instruments, and USA S-500 is another one that has just those characteristics G&L's guitars are known to have.