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Now I'm jonesin' for Gamp;L. Not one, but two. The Legacy and Invader, seem to be damn sweet guitars for the money.

The Legacy, and Invader are indeed great guitars. The Gamp;L, S-500 is my personal favorite in the Gamp;L line.

Sprinter

I've always wondered, what sets the S-500 apart from the others?

I played their strat with the z pickups and it had a little toggle switch that changed the tone a bit. Was trying it at a sam ash through a new deluxe reverb reissue. Amazing sound. guitar was about 1200 though.

I've been looking at the tributes. nice guitars.


Originally Posted by XeromusI've always wondered, what sets the S-500 apart from the others?

To a lot of Gamp;L tone gurus, the S-500 is unique and incredible because of the wood the body is made of, mahogany. There were ones made with swamp ash, but people seem to prefer the tone of the mahogany on the Gamp;L Forum. I know that's what my Skyhawk has and I've been very pleased with it (as far as I know it's the only guitar other than the S-500 that has a mahogany body).


Originally Posted by StrykeBackI played their strat with the z pickups and it had a little toggle switch that changed the tone a bit. Was trying it at a sam ash through a new deluxe reverb reissue. Amazing sound. guitar was about 1200 though.

I've been looking at the tributes. nice guitars.

I'm not gonna mess with the tributes, that's their import line. They aren't nearly as good as the usa models.


Originally Posted by the_ChrisTo a lot of Gamp;L tone gurus, the S-500 is unique and incredible because of the wood the body is made of, mahogany. There were ones made with swamp ash, but people seem to prefer the tone of the mahogany on the Gamp;L Forum. I know that's what my Skyhawk has and I've been very pleased with it (as far as I know it's the only guitar other than the S-500 that has a mahogany body).

In the early days of Gamp;L, mahogany bodies were an option on all models except the Asat's. Other woods used by Gamp;L in the early days were ash, and maple. Gamp;L, never used alder as a body wood until after Leo Fender passed away and the company was sold to BBE. Sprinter


Originally Posted by XeromusI've always wondered, what sets the S-500 apart from the others?

The S-500 uses hot MFD (Magnetic Field Design) pickups, that drive a tube amp with ease. MFD's are quiter than a standard style single coil pickup. The small toggle switch on the current S-500's allows you to use all three pickups at once, or the front and rear pickups together. Sprinter


Originally Posted by SprinterIn the early days of Gamp;L, mahogany bodies were an option on all models except the Asat's. Other woods used by Gamp;L in the early days were ash, and maple. Gamp;L, never used alder as a body wood until after Leo Fender passed away and the company was sold to BBE. Sprinter

Cool, I didn't think they made ASAT's in the early 80s. Swamp ash was a popular option on the early stuff, right? (just want to make sure I have my facts straight)


Originally Posted by the_ChrisCool, I didn't think they made ASAT's in the early 80s. Swamp ash was a popular option on the early stuff, right? (just want to make sure I have my facts straight)

The original Asat was called a Broadcaster. Broadcasters came out in the fall of 1985, and production ceased around March of 1986. They were renamed Asat at that time. All 869 of the Broadcasters built have maple bodies. Most of the '86 Asat's also had maple bodies. By 1987 swamp ash was used on nearly all Asats.Sprinter

If you want a good Fender, BUY A G amp; L!!!

(aside: if you want a good Gibson, buy a Heritage).