Tribute S-500 & Comanche expander switch

Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:28 am

Normally I see the S-500 and Comanche with a toggle switch as the expander (to enable 7 pickup combinations). I was browsing G&L Tribute guitars on eBay and saw an S-500 and Comanche and saw a couple that don't have a toggle switch, but instead the ads say they have a push/pull switch on the treble pot to do the expander. Is G&L doing the expander on one of the pots now instead of as a separate toggle switch?

The eBay ads:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/G-L-Tribute-S-500-Series-Electric-Guitar-Tobacco-Sunburst-Rosewood-Fretboard-/221971716661?hash=item33ae8b9a35:g:4OMAAOSwk1JWc0rl
http://www.ebay.com/itm/G-L-TRIBUTE-TRIBUTE-SERIES-COMMANCHE-BY-LEO-FENDER-USA-PICKUPS-/121936883284?hash=item1c64012e54:g:HTsAAOSwDNdVr~rq

Re: Tribute S-500 & Comanche expander switch

Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:46 am

I just looked at a S500 Tribute that didn't have a expander switch at all , push pull or external switch ...... I was wondering about that ??

Re: Tribute S-500 & Comanche expander switch

Sun Mar 27, 2016 11:58 am

According to the G&L website, the Tribute S-500 and Comanche have a push-pull expander switch on the treble pot.

Re: Tribute S-500 & Comanche expander switch

Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:10 pm

Tooslowhand wrote:According to the G&L website, the Tribute S-500 and Comanche have a push-pull expander switch on the treble pot.


This is correct and it's been that way since at least 2012.

See: July 1, 2015-present Tribute Series Production Models... and 2014-15 Tribute Series Standard Production Models....

For the US S-500 and Comanche models see: Are there expander and coil splitter switch options?.

All referenced posts above are located in the General G&L Questions sub-forum of the G&L Knowledgebase.

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Re: Tribute S-500 & Comanche expander switch

Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:50 pm

when I go back I'll try again but I was afraid I was going to pull the knob off