Skyhawk wrote:I have been investigating a bit on the body woods of the G&L Tribute S-500 but have come up with no specific wood. I may be reading old material. I'm guessing its mahogany, and alder/ash on USA models. Anyone know the specifics on this? thanks,
LS
From 2003-2011, the Tribute S-500 body woods were:
Basswood for Solid color finishes and
Swamp Ash for the Transparent finishes.
See
What is the new Tribute series which G&L announced in 2003? (and
Why the change in manufacturing location for the Tributes?).
Beginning in 2012,
Mahogany is the only body wood for the Tribute S-500. See
G&L Tribute S-500 spec page on G&L's main website.
The USA S-500 Solid body model body woods are
Alder and
Swamp Ash.
The USA S-500 Semi-Hollow model body wood is
Swamp Ash.
The USA S-500 Deluxe model body wood is
Premium Flamed Maple Top on Mahogany.
Hope this helps.