No. 9095, weight 7 pounds 9 ounces. Includes padded G&L Gig Bag.

For decades, guitarists have turned to the G&L S•500 for a classic design with added versatility
and a bold sound thanks to its MFD pickups, Passive-Treble-Bass tone circuit and "expander"
switch. These enhancements give the S•500 levels of grit, energy and sophistication that other,
similar guitars just can’t reach.
The new CLF Research S•500 pauses to consider the history unfolding on Fender Avenue in the
late 1970s. It’s a sort of retro-futurist dream, imagining Leo Fender’s late ‘70s Magnetic Field
Design pickup technology and Dual Fulcrum vibrato system packaged on a model that could
have predated the earliest G&L guitars produced in 1980.

For this journey back in time, John R.
McLaren has substantially modified the pickups from the current production S•500 spec,
including the coil bobbin aperture, length of pole pieces, wire turns and more. John sought to
create a softer, sparklier sound without losing the sense of smoothness and strength expected
from an S•500.
Dave McLaren’s #Project1979s500 is the prototype for this model, with its development shared
with followers of the CLF Research pages on Instagram and Facebook. Interaction with the fans
inspired Dave to draw together functional and styling elements prepared at CLF Research in
the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, including a 3-ply black pickguard and beautiful machined CLF
knobs. Even the headstock is based on the original G&L design, modified to fit Kluson tuners
and sporting a ‘70s-flavored “go faster” logo.
The CLF Research S•500 has a look, sound, and vibe that takes us back to the golden age of Leo
on Fender Avenue, home of what he considered his finest creations.

Founded by Leo Fender in 1980, G&L USA instruments continue to be made in the historic G&L facility on Fender Avenue in Fullerton, California, the Birthplace of Bolt-on™.

Features include:

• Mocha Translucent over Okoume lightweight body, Gloss Maple fingerboard, Vintage Gloss neck finish.

• SCALE: 25 1/2"
• PICKUPS: Leo Fender†-designed G&L MFD™ single coils
• BODY WOOD: Okoume
• NECK WOOD: Vintage Tint Gloss Finish Hard-Rock Maple with Gloss Maple fingerboard
• NECK PROFILE: G&L Modern Classic with 9.5" radius and 1 11/16" nut-width
• NUT: 100% natural bone
• FRETS: 22 medium jumbo, nickel
• TUNING KEYS: Kluson Vintage
• BRIDGE: Leo Fender-designed G&L Dual-Fulcrum™ vibrato with forged brass saddles
• CONTROLS: 5-position pickup selector, volume, treble, bass (PTB™ system), mini-toggle switch enabling additional pickup combinations of neck+bridge or all three pickups together.
• CASE: G&L deluxe gig bag