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(More customer reviews)After 7 months of research and saving I have finally bought a G&L Tribute S-500 (sunburst w/ Rosewood neck). Before I begin the review, let me give you some background information for you to frame my review to maximize its usefulness to you.
I have played acoustic guitar exclusively for 12 years. I have been wanting a versatile guitar to play mostly clean lead, blues, and jazz music. I had to educate myself a ton but was quite certain I needed a strat for the versatility. I had my eye on the new and highly affordable Fender American Special which can be found for $799-$999. I do not consider my self an electric guitarist, but certainly consider myself a guitarist, so keep that in mind throughout this review. I am running this guitar without pedals through my amazing Fender Hot Rod Deluxe tube amp.
I chose the G&L over the Fender for two primary reasons. First of all, I was able to get my G&L from a dealer for under $650 out the door. That's about a 200$ difference from the entry level American Special. The second reason was the G&L is far more beautiful... its finish absolutely blows the Fender out of the water.
Though the Tribute series are assembled in Indonesia, all the parts are American made and appear to me to have a very high quality. Tough I have only had it a short time, it appears to be very well assembled. Everything is tight, it stays in tune and mine came in perfect condition as a new guitar should. There is no buzzing and the action came perfect with no setup required. I love their PBT (Passive Bass and Treble control system) which gives me far more control over my tone on the guitar. The neck feels wonderful
If I am comparing this guitar to any Fender MIM strat, as I probably should, this guitar easily earns 5/5 stars. However, I seem to be comparing it to the American Special and in that light I have to give it a 4.5/5 simply because of the comfort and class of owning an American strat. I still hope to own an American strat one day... and time will tell if I ever regret not spending that extra $200 bucks for the American but as for now, I'm quite happy!
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G&L Tribute S-500 Guitar (3 Tone Sunburst, Hard Rock Rosewood Neck)The G&L TRIBUTE SERIES S500 is one of the orginal designs for which G&L's founder Leo Fender is world renowned.This fine Double Cutaway instrument features a Hard Rock Maple neck with Fully Enclosed, 18:1 ratio, Tuning Machines and a Rosewood fingerboard mounted to a Solid Ash body with a classic 3 Tone Sunburst finish and a Tortoise pickguard.It comes equipped with 3 Patented, USA Made, G&L Magnetic Field Design (MFD) single coil pickups controlled by the Patented G&L Passive Treble/Bass (PTB) system which includes a single Volume Control combined with separate Treble and Bass Controls and a 5 Position Pickup Selector Switch.In addition, the Treble Control includes a Push/Pull Switch allowing for additional pickup combinations including ALL THREE ON and NECK/BRIDGE ON.Hardware includes a Patented G&L Dual Fulcrum Vibrato which pivots on two hardened posts for perfect return to pitch and maximum sustain.G&L Deluxe Gig Bag included.
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