FS/FT G&L USA S500 1994

Gabriel · April 2017

1994 G&L S500 - £1100 + postage

1994 G&L S500

Made in the custom facility. Special one off model featuring a swamp ash body and Seymour Duncan vintage staggered pickups. The guitar has been fitted with graphtec saddles but apart from that is stock (with the PTB wiring scheme). The overall condition of the instrument is good, however there are marks from picking on the scratch plate and a few dents as this has been a working instrument.

I'm including a Protec Contego gigbag with the sale.

Richardj · April 2017

Isn't the G&L model without the MFD pickups a Legacy rather than an S500? It's the pickups that differentiate the two models pretty much. Very nice still....

Gabriel · April 2017

Richardj said:

Isn't the G&L model without the MFD pickups a Legacy rather than an S500? It's the pickups that differentiate the two models pretty much. Very nice still....

Normally yes but this was a custom order (not by me, I was 3 months old when this guitar was built...)

Gabriel · April 2017

Dominic · April 2017

I'm not interested in the guitar but how much for the fingers ?

Gabriel · April 2017

Dominic said:

I'm not interested in the guitar but how much for the fingers ?

I'd say £1500 would cover it, although then I'm not sure how much work I'd be able to do (musician by trade...)

Winny_Pooh · April 2017

Very mojo G & L you have there

Dominic · April 2017

Gabriel said:

Dominic said:

I'm not interested in the guitar but how much for the fingers ?

I'd say £1500 would cover it, although then I'm not sure how much work I'd be able to do (musician by trade...)

Certainly some huge stretches in those voicings ,wow
beautiful playing and arrangement.

Gabriel · April 2017

Dominic said:

Certainly some huge stretches in those voicings ,wow
beautiful playing and arrangement.

Thank you very much! The arrangement is based off the concept of cluster voicings, there is a pdf transcription in the youtube description if you're interested.

Back to business... Larrivee has gone to a new home

Gabriel · April 2017

Here's a 4 year old video:

Gabriel · April 2017

Gabriel · April 2017

Doing the ambients

Gabriel · April 2017

Gabriel · April 2017

Make me an offer!

beed84 · April 2017

Considering that you play this guitar in numerous videos, songs etc, had it for quite a while, and that it's a one off model, I suspect it's quite special both personally and in terms of rarity, and that there's a big chance you'd regret selling it. Don't let my fine wisdom sway you though. If it's genuinely no longer needed, or you've got something better, then let it go. I just remember parting ways with a one-off Hofner Ambassador which still haunts me to this day and wouldn't want a fellow guitar hombre to possibly commit a similar act of tomfoolery.

Anyway, less of the waffle. Great guitar and great playing, too. I'll check out more of your stuff

Gabriel · April 2017

It's true that I'll miss the guitar, but sadly it's just not receiving the play time that justifies me hanging on to it.

Price drop to £1100 ONO

beed84 · April 2017

Fair doos man, in which case GLWTS. I'd be interested myself if I had the cash - I do like oddities!

Gabriel · April 2017

bumpage

english_bob · April 2017

Richardj said:

Isn't the G&L model without the MFD pickups a Legacy rather than an S500? It's the pickups that differentiate the two models pretty much. Very nice still....

That's the most obvious difference. The S-500 also has an extra switch (toggle on the current ones, push-pull pot on older ones) that lets you use bridge and middle pickups together, or all three, and has a flatter fingerboard radius. Essentially, the Legacy is their "vintage" strat, the S-500 is the "modern" one.

This is how the current line works at least- not sure all of this holds true for the older ones.

Beautiful guitar. If I didn't already have an S-500 I'd want one.

Gabriel · April 2017

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