Here are the details of Gabe's custom S-500: * 3-piece maple body (Original 1987 production piece) * Ebony fingerboard (#1 neck from 1985 Superhawk)
* Pau Ferro veneered headstock * Aircraft Aluminum/Pau Ferro laminated and recessed control plate * No wood screws anywhere...Threaded Inserts and machine
screws only. * Fossilized Ivory Nut * Sperzel Locking Tuners * Overwound rectangular bobbin MFD's (4.8K neck, 4.8k middle, 5.0k bridge) * 10-way series parallel
switching using 4-pole 5-way and push/pull DPDT * Military grade silver mica caps, CTS Pots, Switchcraft output jack * Callaham billet no-lead steel sustain block
(chrome plated) * Solid Brass knurled dome knobs (chrome plated) * 7 coats of Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil hand-rubbed neck finish * Dual Fulcrum vibrato with modern
BBE billet brass saddles * Fully shielded pickups and control cavity * Schaller locking strap buttons
