Vibrato arm for S-500?

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vicus
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Vibrato arm for S-500?

Post by vicus »

Hi,

I just bought a G&L S500 with serial number CLF11444.
Unfortunately it has no vibrato bar. If I buy the one from the link below would it be a perfect match? I have no idea in which year is it made... So I do not know if it's a vintage or a current model.
http://g-l-online-store.myshopify.com/p ... ibrato-arm

Theoretically this is how the guitar looks like (have not receive it yet):

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxMjAw/ ... W/$_57.JPG
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Re: Vibrato arm for S-500?

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vicus wrote:Hi,

I just bought a G&L S500 with serial number CLF11444.
Unfortunately it has no vibrato bar. If I buy the one from the link below would it be a perfect match? I have no idea in which year is it made... So I do not know if it's a vintage or a current model.
http://g-l-online-store.myshopify.com/p ... ibrato-arm

Theoretically this is how the guitar looks like (have not receive it yet):

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxMjAw/ ... W/$_57.JPG
Your S-500 is pre-2005, so you will want to get the Vibrato Arm - G&L Dual Fulcrum (early). BTW, see this post in the Knowledgebase: How do I determine an instrument's age?, for determining
approximate build year.

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vicus
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Re: Vibrato arm for S-500?

Post by vicus »

Thanks man! I'll order it right away (if for some reason does not fit, hopefully I can return it and get the other one).
BTW, I'm new with G&L, I just tested one out of luck and it was love at first sight. How are the S-500 models before 2005 compared to the new ones? Same pickups? Quality built? I bought it online, a bit risky...