tribute s-500 with integrated tuner

[scrapy]

Hi everyone, I just got myself a tribute s-500. The volume knob has a push-pull function which activates a tuner, located around the knob. I searched all over the web to find any input on this, but cant find anything about it!!! From the serial number i know that the guitar was built in 2011, so its not a brand new concept....

I just want to find out if this guitar is genuine and not a copy or modified by someone else.

Thanks for any input

Dennis

[Elwood]

Welcome Dennis,
I know I've seen some aftermarket onboard tuners as you describe, it
sounds like someone added one of those. I haven't seen them come from from the factory
with them. Have you opened her up to see how well the solder joints/connections were done?
Might be a plus...and pictures are the easiest way to for folks here to evaluate any other mods or
concerns.

cheers,
Elwood

[willross]

I've seen pictures with Tributes & built-in tuners. I think the Gallery has a few pics from NAMM...


Cheers,

Will

[Craig]

G&L did come out with the Tribute Legacy N-Tune in 2009 which featured
the "N-Tune" Onboard True Bypass Chromatic Tuner.

Here's a picture of it which I took at the 2009 Winter NAMM show:


This model was dropped a year or two later. It is not listed in the 2011 or 2012 Tribute Price Lists.
(I don't have a copy of the 2010 Tribute Price List).

Please post a photo of your guitar showing the controls and also the front of the headstock.

[scrapy]

Thanks for quick replies. Good to know that G&L did make guitars with those tuners

[Craig]

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can post them here.

AFAIK, only the Tribute Legacy was available with the factory installed
integrated tuner, so it's likely that your Tribute S-500 had one installed
aftermarket.