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G&L G&L CLF Research Prototype S-500 Electric Guitar Mocha Finish (08107)

G&L G&L CLF Research Prototype S-500 Electric Guitar Mocha Finish (08107)

Brand: G&L

Condition: Refurbished - Excellent

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Weight - 8lb 1oz

Up for your consideration is a G&L CLF Research S-500 electric guitar in Mocha finish. The electronics have been play tested and working as they should and sound fantastic. This S-500 is in excellent condition and still has the protective plastic on the pick guard and back plate. It has an Okoume body that has a few very minor surface scratches on the back as pictured. It has a maple neck and fretboard with Kluson Vintage style tuners, it also features a Dual-Fulcrum™ vibrato and Magnetic Field Design single-coil pickups that feature the (PTB) Passive-Treble-Bass tone circuit and expander switch. This S-500 will have the original Certificate of authenticity, but this guitar did not come to us with a gig bag or case.

When G&L closed its doors in October 2025, MIRC obtained the remaining inventory.  This instrument is one of the final production models to come off the G&L line in Fullerton, California.  

Specifications

  • CONSTRUCTION: bolt-on
  • SCALE: 25 1/2"
  • PICKUPS: Leo Fender†-designed G&L MFD single coils
  • BODY WOOD: Okoume
  • NECK WOOD: Natural Satin Hard-Rock Maple with Rosewood or 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.

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Specifications:

  • Body Material: Okoume
  • Body Shape: S-500
  • Bridge Pickup: Johnny's Custom MFD S-500
  • Bridge: DF Vibrato
  • Color: Mocha
  • Configuration: SSS
  • Control Knobs: Chrome
  • Controls: Volume / Treble/ Bass
  • Hardware Finish: Chrome
  • Middle Pickup: Johnny's Custom MFD S-500
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply Black
  • Special Electronics: Mini Toggle Expander
  • Fingerboard Material: Maple
  • Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"
  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
  • Neck Finish: Gloss
  • Neck Material: Maple
  • Neck Plate: 4-bolt
  • Neck Shape: Modern Classic
  • Neck Pickup: Johnny's Custom MFD S-500
  • Number Of Frets: 22
  • Nut Material: Bone
  • Nut Width: 1 5/8"
  • Orientation: Right
  • Position Inlays: Black Pearl Dots
  • Tuning Machines: Kluson
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