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I just had to point out a beautiful S-500. It has sold. I am right-handed anyway. It is beautiful though.
It has the Old School Sunburst finish, a birdseye maple neck in satin but the headstock is GOT (I think it must be the light tint), a very nice touch with the Old School Sunburst and it brings out the birdseye grain. I prefer the feel and look of the satin necks while this covers both bases. It looks so good I would consider it in the future if I order a custom guitar.
The funny thing is this one has a black pickguard yet the other side has a pearl white trem cover.......
I don't think it is uncommon for G&L to have a different color trem cover. Some of mine are that way and I believe they are original. That is a beautiful guitar!-- Darwin
Why would you get birds eye maple when you cover the fret board with rosewood? It seems to me a very expensive headstock, yet it does look really good.
the finish on the neck can be achieved easily on any glossy neck. just some 320 sandpaper. i do this to all my glossy necks. basically becomes a satin finish on the back of the neck.
Why would you get birds eye maple when you cover the fret board with rosewood? It seems to me a very expensive headstock, yet it does look really good.
Agree! I did not point that out or think that far ahead about how people would perceive my comments. I have contemplated this finish/color scheme previously but in my mind I will always go with a maple fretboard in the future. I did not think of explaining that much. I was just focusing on what impressed me about this specific guitar. I would not spend money for birdseye and cover it either. Plus as I have said previously, I love the feel of a birdseye neck. The rosewood fretboard changes it. I suspect it is only the way G&L rounds the edges. All of the birdseye necks I have played (G&L) have had rounded edges while other styles of neck/fretboard have varied with some having quite a sharp edge that bothered me.
As for this guitar with a rosewood fretboard, maybe it would be great to have a birdseye veneer headstock option.
Louis, that is a great idea to end up with a light tinted headstock but a satin neck where you handle the guitar........saves some money to put toward the birdseye. The light tint as opposed to the full GOT does not typically come out looking orange or yellow.
Is that "Old school TOBACCO burst"?? And if so, is it reliably that light around the edges?
If so, that's what a Bluesboy order with black guard is going to be!
Beautiiful guitar you have.
NickHorne wrote:Is that "Old school TOBACCO burst"?? And if so, is it reliably that light around the edges?
If so, that's what a Bluesboy order with black guard is going to be!
Beautiiful guitar you have.
Thank you, Michael!
It looks just beautiful. It's the missing link between Tobacco burst / Honey / Butterscotch that I've been resigned to not being able to find. But seems like it can be done. Fantastic.
