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Thanks so much! This was the S-500 demo I have been looking for...your playing SOLD me on the guitar. You showed me that it is truly just what I was looking for...Thanks Jonathan!
That guitar and you really does seem like a perfect match. Such a sweet sounding instrument in the hands of a sweet sounding player. G&L is a great company with a proud legacy and I love the sound of their MFD pickups. Jonathan, you're as always an inspiration as a guitarist and as a human being. Thanks for sharing your joy, everything about this video put a smile on my face too. :)
Jonathan.....I was like you. I was a die hard strat man. However after purchasing my first G&L S 500 I was blown away by the awesome sounds that this guitar can do . Having controls over trebble and bass adds another dimension to the sounds which you cannot get from other guitars... Thank you for this awesome demo...!!!
you are an awesome player Jonathan. And you also have a extremely peaceful vibe and energy. I really enjoy watching your videos and I wish you all the best. Cheers from Argentina.
Awesome demo! Love your playing and so appreciate just going through the clean tones to just hear the guitar. Very much enjoyed this. This is how demos should be done imho.
I just recently discovered your channel and man your playing is so sweet. Such a treat to listen too. Also thank you for sharing your experience with the guitars you review.
Jonathan, it made me very happy to see YOU so happy with this guitar. As usual, your playing was an inspiration. I learn a little (or a lot of) something from you every time I watch one of your videos. Cheers, my friend!
Wow, you make that G&L sing. So enjoyable to listen to. Thank you. I had never played a Fender before and I am fascinated by Leo Fender’s history. I saw a ASAT Bluesboy on the Stupid Deal of The Day so I picked it up. I instantly fell in love with it. Needless to say now I own five G&Ls. Also wanted to say I got to visit Singapore on three separate occasions with the US Navy. What a beautiful city. Thank you for your awesome G&L video. God Bless and greetings from Lubbock, Tx. 🤠🎸👏
I love to see someone so happy with their guitar! I'm also a huge G&L fan, I have a couple of them now from various eras. I was never a fan of strats but there's something about the aesthetic and feel of G&L that I can't get enough of, I really appreciate the company. Classic instruments but with such a smooth feel, amazing finishes and enough differences to set them apart in many unique ways from Leo's previous designs. Your playing is outrageous, too. Excellent video :)
dude man, G&Ls are like my favorite guitars. I had an S-500 a long time ago but ended up selling it. Regretted it ever since. Awesome review man! Keep rockin'!
Nice Job! I had a G&L Bass back in the 80’s and what a sound. I trade it in and when I realized I made a mistake I went back ta get it and within 2 weeks it was gone. Sold!!! I think about it now and then.🤣😂😫
I just love my G&L S-500 . I own a Fender and I honestly believe that dollar for dollar from $550 - $2,700 G&L makes the finest Strat style guitar in the market. No competition.
I love G&L - have an ASAT and want one of the S500s. IMHO much better than Fenders, especially these days, at a much better price point. Lovely playing from you as well! Your channel is so good - no snark, just playing good guitar gear and an honest opinion.
I have a 2014 US Legacy in Candy Apple Red metallic with matching headstock...and of all my guitars, which I love and appreciate, my G&L Legacy is my favorite and is a dream to play!
My dream guitar! I tried a USA G&L in the shop a few weeks ago and I was very impressed and now I am a huge G&L fan :D Can´t wait to actually own one! I also love the fact that the USA models are pleked, which makes for a comfortabe playing experience.
Beautiful playing, as always! Which shop in Singapore carries G&L? I think you do a better demo than the G&L channel itself. Haha! Thanks Jonathan! Edit: Oh it's City Music. Sorry I didn't catch it right away. Cheers!
Great demo, Jonathan! I have two of these, one regular S-500 and one built to my specifications with the wider quarter sawn neck, reverse headstock, locking tuners and reverse angled bridge pickup. It’s a Hendrix styled S-500. As far as the setup, since 2011 they have been using a Plek machine at the factory. I live in Norway and had mine shipped directly from the factory in Fullerton and it was perfect right out of the case. I’ve never even had to adjust the truss rod, probably due to the very stable quarter sawn neck. I really want an ASAT classic (tele) and an ASAT special. And I agree that the 2 point tremolo is excellent.
Leo's final designs are just perfect, yeah right like we didn't know it already know it. Of course I am very biased I must be a G&L owner and you'de be correct in making that assumption. It's a world of opposites but it needn't be so. Us G&L owners wish that G&L guitars have that super cool Fender logo on the headstock of our guitars and our brothers in arms wish that their Fender guitars had that little bit more of the advanced designs that Leo could have put into their Fender guitars. You've got to admit that the G&L headstock is cool when compared to other Fender copies although I cannot say that it's better than the original Strat or Telecaster headstock we just can't admit it. The King is dead god bless the king.
I agree... It's sad to know that all these giants who have done so much to the guitar playing community are no longer with us. Just heard of the passing of Jim Dunlop.. 😢
So Cool! Glad you finally got your G&L from 1995! Beautiful guitar and love the color. My first guitar was a 1965 Fender Mustang in Sonic Blue. Keep up the good work!
I bought an S-500 earlier this year and its has become my "go to" guitar as it has some wonderful tones (as you demonstrated in this video). Again I really like your style of playing and as with the recent ASAT Tribute video, you made this S-500 guitar really sing. Keep making the video's. PS - I still think that G&L should get you over to do some demonstration video's using their guitars.
From Leo: That guitar has very nice tones, and is very versatile. I am impressed with all the clean voices of those MDF pickups. Your playing skills are wonderful also, You and that guitar make a good team. Thank you for your work.
Love the soulfull playin on an awesome guitar. I love the tremolo especially, and that toggle switch that have a function kind of like a blender. The only thing I don't like from G&L guitars is the shape of the headstock. But Leo Fender have create 1 headstock that I love most, The Musicman Headstock is my Favourite for shape and function. FENDER, CHARVEL, MUSICMAN and G&L all are Leo's masterpiece 🤘
I kind of thought the same thing until I bought a G&L. Then I realized I really pay no attention to the headstock when playing, so it really doesn't matter.
I had one of these from the mid-90s. I could never get it to sound as good are you're making yours sound and just couldn't bond with it, so I sold it on eBay/Reverb and bought a Legacy. Great playing and tone.
@@soofitnsexy The S-500 has MFD (Magnetic Field Design) pickups and the Legacy has alnico pickups. In addition, the S-500 has an "expander" switch that allows you to use neck+bridge and all 3 pickups.
@@soofitnsexy Legacies sound much more like strats. There are dozens(?) of Legacy demos on YT to check out. Legacy sounds more "Fender-y" than the S-500.
Unless they've recently changed things, all USA G&Ls are made in the same factory on Fender Avenue in Fullerton, CA. and the Tribute models are made in Indonesia. It's been more than 10 years(?) since any G&L guitars were made in either Japan or Korea. Also, I currently have 3 G&Ls with the expander switch (and I've owned 2 others in the past) and with the expander on, the pickups are selected as follows: 1 and 5: neck and bridge pickups. 2 and 4: all three pickups 3: middle pickup. I've been a regular on guitarsbyleo.com and I've never read that using the expander switch in positions 1 or 5 accentuates the volume of the pickup normally selected by that position and I've never noticed a difference on any of my expander-equipped G&Ls.
WONDERFUL, INSPIRATIONAL review of my Favorite guitar! Even though I'm a beginner with zero experience on an electric guitar, I've researched guitars fairly extensively and find G&L to be exactly what I'm looking for in a high-quality (but not boutique-priced) electric guitar. The S-500, In particular, strikes me as the embodiment and culmination of decades of Leo Fender innovation. I'm so looking forward to getting my first electric guitar, and it will be an S-500, or an S-500 Tribute. THANK YOU for sharing your exceptional playing style and talents with us! God's peace and blessings be upon you, through Jesus the Christ. :)
Really lovely guitar Jonathan! I have played the g&l s500 tribute made in indonesia guitar and loved it. This Usa model has given me gas :) Looking forward to more videos with it. All the best to you Brother!
Hi Jonathan, nice and gentle tribute to Leo and Georges 👍 as you said, we may have several (too many!) Guitars, there is one we love over the others. Mine is my Fender Strat American Vintage 62 reissue 3 tones sunburst, that I will never sell. About G&L I have never played one, not so common in guitar shops of France.
Thanks Jonathan for all these wonderful songs inside every video. Always sound incredible. Do you teach guitar? With all of the great gear I see you demo, you must have filled a room with gadgets.
Lovely playing and guitar! I just picked up a 1995 G&L Legacy USA last night in blue metallic flake. I've never played a Strat so "alive" as this was- even A/B'd against the Eric Johnson Strat too.
Jonathan Koh MFD? From what I can gather of 1995 USA Legacy models, they are hand wound but I would need to pull them out and check. Here’s my photo on TGP: www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?media/ngd-g-l-legacy-usa.164531/
I love these guitars too. the family music store I worked in up til the early 90s did start getting them in just before the closed the 2nd store (all retail) n I'd always wanted 1 but haven't had a chance to get 1 so far. There not too common in my part of Canada, only 1 dealer I found within driving distance n that's a bit hard to get to.
Sweet looking and sounding guitar. It looks like G&L is trying to keep up with Brian May's pick up selector system where any combination is possible in phase or out. I love Strats and Strat based guitars. Thanks for posting this demo.
you really need to do a video on who inspired your guitar playing and your favorite guitarists if you havent already done one at this point 😉😉I would love to hear who your biggest idols and inspirations were/are when it came to picking up and learning the guitar. A church pastor originally taught me how to play but I was at an age where i mentally wasnt really interested in music. I didnt pick up the guitar and be like _"yes, i want to play like Malmsteen!"_ or _"I want to play like Brian May!"_ but I still kept learning and being taught how to play. I only picked up the Pastors style of playing and since he was a one man band type, a guitar was all he had to lead the congregation and the congregation were really really great singers 😂😂 After he started getting too busy for lessons - his son took over and he taught me a lot of basic guitar theory. Eventually they had to move away but by that time I had already started listening to bands like Queen and dabbling in slightly heavier bands like Manic Street Preachers. but Brian May was my first official guitar idol. I eventually qualified and moved onto playing with a worship band at my friends church youth center as i was always jamming with the rest of the band at the end till late right until they had to lock up. And i played there for many years and did a few sunday services to represent the youth group a few times but to me. your guitar playing reminds me of that style of playing or style you would normally hear from a regular church worship band. Very kind of slow and melodic with enough pauses to let notes ring out or blend with one another to make such beautiful sounds. I played with the youth worship group from the ages of 13 or 14 till i was around 20 but had to hand the torch over to some of the younger generation because my long commutes and late finishes with college made it impossible for me to make it there on time to play. This broke my heart but there was not really any other choice. Im 33 now and ive been part of a few college bands as well as local bands but unfortunately they have all come and gone and being an adult life takes precedent over everything and takes over whatever free time you have to mess around with things like that unless being part of a band and making millions was your main objective! anyway - Just a small life story from me 🤣🤣 Hopefully you will share yours!
Thank you for sharing brother. I will one day share my life experience.. But in the meantime, here is a trinket of who are my inspiration.. ruclips.net/video/zv6gVdsPPyA/видео.html
Jonathan Koh That I shall my friend. Something about the legacy of Leo Fender. Also I condone the heart you have. I too raised my kids and I did alone. My son I taught guitar and today is quite amazing. Well known in Tampa Fl. Tho he plays metal in his band on iTunes Spotify named DISAREYEN he plays classical blues and all. Amazing. He’s a pertrucci man. Hahah. Ibanez prestige is his baby. I wish I was half as awesome. Hahaha. Anyway I bought him stuff. After him and my daughter grew and moved on after grad I then took guitar up again to learn where I left off. Old drummer. Keyboardist. Hahahaha. Lovely show as always.
i owned a S-500 in blonde color, sold it and went for a Fender strat american, i don’t regret it since the fender is the real sound, but the S+500 was a cool hybrid in its genre, i should have kept it since it’s rare these days 🤷🏼
With expander switch engaged: positions 1 and 5 = neck and bridge; position 2 and 4 = all 3; middle position = middle pickup only (same as with expander switch not engaged.
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Hi Jon, maple or rosewood fingerboard, which would you pick on an S-500 ?
One of the nicest guys on YT. Happy for you. And gorgeous tones.
awww.Thank you brother! 🤓✌
@@JonIsJustTooLoud - Hi Boss did you sell your s 500?
I always back to this demo. I'm also own of a S-500 and I wouldn't change it for nothing. Great axe. Thank you friend.
You’re most welcome!✌️🤓
Wonderful guitar playing simply divine. Blessings from Scotland.
Thank you Gary!! Have a great weekend! 🤓
Thanks so much! This was the S-500 demo I have been looking for...your playing SOLD me on the guitar. You showed me that it is truly just what I was looking for...Thanks Jonathan!
Glad to be of help Steven ✌️❤️
@@JonIsJustTooLoud - Hey Jon ... How about doing a 2 Year update on this awesome Axe
That guitar and you really does seem like a perfect match. Such a sweet sounding instrument in the hands of a sweet sounding player. G&L is a great company with a proud legacy and I love the sound of their MFD pickups. Jonathan, you're as always an inspiration as a guitarist and as a human being. Thanks for sharing your joy, everything about this video put a smile on my face too. :)
Awww man..you're just being too kind! Thanks for your beautiful comments! 🤓✌
I am currently bedridden, struck down by some sort of bug and your video, review and playing brightens up by day, thank you.
Oh no brother! What happened? Get well soon!!!✌
Jonathan.....I was like you. I was a die hard strat man. However after purchasing my first G&L S 500 I was blown away by the awesome sounds that this guitar can do . Having controls over trebble and bass adds another dimension to the sounds which you cannot get from other guitars... Thank you for this awesome demo...!!!
Nick Foudoulis my pleasure Nick!! Stay safe✌️❤️
Jonathan, very nice presentation of your wonderful S-500 and absolutly classy playing!!!
Thank you for your comments 🤓✌️
you are an awesome player Jonathan. And you also have a extremely peaceful vibe and energy. I really enjoy watching your videos and I wish you all the best. Cheers from Argentina.
Thank you so much!🤓✌
Excellent match of Guitar and Artist...
Thank you kindly Brian ✌️😄
I don't usually comment. But amazing playing. And what a stunning guitar.
Thank you James 🤓✌️
Awesome demo! Love your playing and so appreciate just going through the clean tones to just hear the guitar. Very much enjoyed this. This is how demos should be done imho.
Thank you for your kind comments ✌️🤓
Those pickups sound so clear.
yea..Heard them in the shop and I'm like...ok take my money!! hahah
I just recently discovered your channel and man your playing is so sweet. Such a treat to listen too. Also thank you for sharing your experience with the guitars you review.
Thank you Brian and welcome to the Channel!!✌️❤️
Wow Jonathan, sounds like an acoustic guitar, but the best sounding acoustic guitar ever made. You must have done magic to make it sound like that.
what??? lol
Jonathan, it made me very happy to see YOU so happy with this guitar. As usual, your playing was an inspiration. I learn a little (or a lot of) something from you every time I watch one of your videos. Cheers, my friend!
Thanks Matty🤓✌️
Congratulations. I have always lusted after a G&L too but the day hasn't arrived yet.
Lol.. well✌️❤️
One of the best reviews I have ever had the pleasure to see. Informative dialogue and tasteful, lovely playing demonstrations. Rock on my friend.
Glad you liked it!✌❤
Wow, you make that G&L sing. So enjoyable to listen to. Thank you. I had never played a Fender before and I am fascinated by Leo Fender’s history. I saw a ASAT Bluesboy on the Stupid Deal of The Day so I picked it up. I instantly fell in love with it. Needless to say now I own five G&Ls. Also wanted to say I got to visit Singapore on three separate occasions with the US Navy. What a beautiful city. Thank you for your awesome G&L video. God Bless and greetings from Lubbock, Tx. 🤠🎸👏
Godbless you Shawn!! stay safe!
Just bought one of these. Completely blown away. Tried it out in the shop with a bunch of Fenders too and there's just no comparison.
Cool✌️❤️
I seem to get a lot of "visuals" with your playing. This one reminded me of the Mississippi river delta. Great job as always, Jonathan.
Thank you Greg!! Be sure to let me know if you 'visualise' something kinky...!!! 🤪✌️
I love to see someone so happy with their guitar! I'm also a huge G&L fan, I have a couple of them now from various eras. I was never a fan of strats but there's something about the aesthetic and feel of G&L that I can't get enough of, I really appreciate the company. Classic instruments but with such a smooth feel, amazing finishes and enough differences to set them apart in many unique ways from Leo's previous designs. Your playing is outrageous, too. Excellent video :)
Thank you Alden..I'm a fanboy now 😆✌
You know you have watched this video to much...when ....
You know the songs by heart 🤣😂🤣🌺
Lol✌️❤️
Beautiful playing and tones your hands
Thank you ✌️❤️
One more great review sir!
Cheers from Portugal !
Thank you Daniel 🤓✌️
Exceptional phrasing and very emotive tones on this one Jonathan!
Thank you brother! 🤓✌
Such a great story. So glad you found this guitar in the end. It sounds fantastic!
Thank you.. ✌️❤️
dude man, G&Ls are like my favorite guitars. I had an S-500 a long time ago but ended up selling it. Regretted it ever since. Awesome review man! Keep rockin'!
Hey Theo!!! Thanks man... You too brother.. Rock on!!
You got a good one there. Great demo!
Thank you John!🤓✌
Nice Job! I had a G&L Bass back in the 80’s and what a sound. I trade it in and when I realized I made a mistake I went back ta get it and within 2 weeks it was gone. Sold!!! I think about it now and then.🤣😂😫
Awww man... That's sad..
Very happy for you. That sounds amazing, so smooth.
Thank you Bill 🤓✌
Sounded fantastic man!
Thanks man 🤓✌️
Wow what a beauty, killer playing. I can feel your bond with the guitar from halfway across the world!
Thank you Chris! 🤓✌
Just sounds better than any Strat I ever heard!
Indeed!!✌️❤️
I just love my G&L S-500 .
I own a Fender and I honestly believe that dollar for dollar from $550 - $2,700 G&L makes the finest Strat style guitar in the market.
No competition.
I totally agree ✌️❤️
Better than the PRS Silver Sky ?
@STF_YVR yes absolutely for me, better than a silver sky prs
I love G&L - have an ASAT and want one of the S500s. IMHO much better than Fenders, especially these days, at a much better price point. Lovely playing from you as well! Your channel is so good - no snark, just playing good guitar gear and an honest opinion.
Thank you for your kind encouragement 🤓✌
Favorite channel
Jonathan is a pure champion
Thank you Robin!
I have a 2014 US Legacy in Candy Apple Red metallic with matching headstock...and of all my guitars, which I love and appreciate, my G&L Legacy is my favorite and is a dream to play!
Nice!!!!😀✌️
My dream guitar! I tried a USA G&L in the shop a few weeks ago and I was very impressed and now I am a huge G&L fan :D Can´t wait to actually own one! I also love the fact that the USA models are pleked, which makes for a comfortabe playing experience.
I love this guitar! 🤓✌
@@JonIsJustTooLoud Im glad you got one after so many years waiting! :)
Just saw this....great review Jon, Nice looking Guitar and great tone too. Enjoy !
Yes Derick.. it is. I was so impressed with it✌️❤️
Amen buddy. Thanks again ❤️🙏💯👍👌
You are so welcome✌♥
Beautiful playing, as always! Which shop in Singapore carries G&L? I think you do a better demo than the G&L channel itself. Haha! Thanks Jonathan!
Edit: Oh it's City Music. Sorry I didn't catch it right away. Cheers!
The S-500 is my dream guitar, and so I always rewatch your video on it :)
Oh my..lol ..go get one already!!😜
loved the first jam...beautiful guitar
Thank you 😄✌️
Great demo, Jonathan! I have two of these, one regular S-500 and one built to my specifications with the wider quarter sawn neck, reverse headstock, locking tuners and reverse angled bridge pickup. It’s a Hendrix styled S-500. As far as the setup, since 2011 they have been using a Plek machine at the factory. I live in Norway and had mine shipped directly from the factory in Fullerton and it was perfect right out of the case. I’ve never even had to adjust the truss rod, probably due to the very stable quarter sawn neck. I really want an ASAT classic (tele) and an ASAT special. And I agree that the 2 point tremolo is excellent.
Thanks for sharing Gary! Interesting✌️❤️
Leo's final designs are just perfect, yeah right like we didn't know it already know it. Of course I am very biased I must be a G&L owner and you'de be correct in making that assumption. It's a world of opposites but it needn't be so. Us G&L owners wish that G&L guitars have that super cool Fender logo on the headstock of our guitars and our brothers in arms wish that their Fender guitars had that little bit more of the advanced designs that Leo could have put into their Fender guitars. You've got to admit that the G&L headstock is cool when compared to other Fender copies although I cannot say that it's better than the original Strat or Telecaster headstock we just can't admit it. The King is dead god bless the king.
I agree... It's sad to know that all these giants who have done so much to the guitar playing community are no longer with us. Just heard of the passing of Jim Dunlop.. 😢
So Cool! Glad you finally got your G&L from 1995! Beautiful guitar and love the color. My first guitar was a 1965 Fender Mustang in Sonic Blue. Keep up the good work!
Thank you Mark!! ✌️🤓
Incidentally, the first electric guitar I owned was a Fender Mustang🤪
@@JonIsJustTooLoud Yeah. Wish I still had it!
I know what you mean...I sold nice off.. Regreted it to this day 😢
I have a Blueburst S-500. Awesome guitar with a vibrato that actually stays in tune. Great review and awesome playing!
Thank you ✌️❤️
Nice sounding axe , nice phrasing! Tasteful and not overplaying it! Good job!
Thank you 🤓✌️
I have a Tribute Fallout and even those series are very well made. Can't imagine how good a US made one will be :)
Yes..I tried the tribute..they are great guitars too! Neck is different..🤓✌
@@JonIsJustTooLoud I have no doubt :D
Absolutely love your playing and tones. Guitar is awesome as well.
Stephen Van Vleck thank you Stephen ✌️❤️
I bought an S-500 earlier this year and its has become my "go to" guitar as it has some wonderful tones (as you demonstrated in this video). Again I really like your style of playing and as with the recent ASAT Tribute video, you made this S-500 guitar really sing. Keep making the video's. PS - I still think that G&L should get you over to do some demonstration video's using their guitars.
Thank you Mike.. You're too kind. G&L make great guitars..period. I'm officially a fan boy lol
Really a sweet guitar. I have a couple not this model but wish I did
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I like the CLEAN Sound in this guitars ! Gracias !
eres bienvenido✌️❤️
Hi Jonathan. Nice story. The guitar sounded quite good as well. Have a nice weekend my friend. Cheers Kjell 🎸 👍
Thank you brother! You have a great weekend too!!🤓✌️
From Leo: That guitar has very nice tones, and is very versatile. I am impressed with all the clean voices of those MDF pickups. Your playing skills are wonderful also, You and that guitar make a good team. Thank you for your work.
Thank you 😄
They’re alnico pickups.
Awesome playing! Right from the heart ❤️
Thank you ✌️❤️
Love the soulfull playin on an awesome guitar.
I love the tremolo especially, and that toggle switch that have a function kind of like a blender.
The only thing I don't like from G&L guitars is the shape of the headstock.
But Leo Fender have create 1 headstock that I love most, The Musicman Headstock is my Favourite for shape and function.
FENDER, CHARVEL, MUSICMAN and G&L all are Leo's masterpiece 🤘
I'm actually liking the headstock.. Sure it's not the traditional shape that I grew up with but the rest of the guitar makes up for it!
I kind of thought the same thing until I bought a G&L. Then I realized I really pay no attention to the headstock when playing, so it really doesn't matter.
I had one of these from the mid-90s. I could never get it to sound as good are you're making yours sound and just couldn't bond with it, so I sold it on eBay/Reverb and bought a Legacy. Great playing and tone.
@@soofitnsexy The S-500 has MFD (Magnetic Field Design) pickups and the Legacy has alnico pickups. In addition, the S-500 has an "expander" switch that allows you to use neck+bridge and all 3 pickups.
@@soofitnsexy Legacies sound much more like strats. There are dozens(?) of Legacy demos on YT to check out. Legacy sounds more "Fender-y" than the S-500.
Great playing! I own two ASATs myself. G&L make great guitars.
Nice 🤓✌️
Unless they've recently changed things, all USA G&Ls are made in the same factory on Fender Avenue in Fullerton, CA. and the Tribute models are made in Indonesia. It's been more than 10 years(?) since any G&L guitars were made in either Japan or Korea.
Also, I currently have 3 G&Ls with the expander switch (and I've owned 2 others in the past) and with the expander on, the pickups are selected as follows:
1 and 5: neck and bridge pickups.
2 and 4: all three pickups
3: middle pickup.
I've been a regular on guitarsbyleo.com and I've never read that using the expander switch in positions 1 or 5 accentuates the volume of the pickup normally selected by that position and I've never noticed a difference on any of my expander-equipped G&Ls.
WONDERFUL, INSPIRATIONAL review of my Favorite guitar!
Even though I'm a beginner with zero experience on an electric guitar, I've researched guitars fairly extensively and find G&L to be exactly what I'm looking for in a high-quality (but not boutique-priced) electric guitar. The S-500, In particular, strikes me as the embodiment and culmination of decades of Leo Fender innovation.
I'm so looking forward to getting my first electric guitar, and it will be an S-500, or an S-500 Tribute.
THANK YOU for sharing your exceptional playing style and talents with us!
God's peace and blessings be upon you, through Jesus the Christ. :)
Thank you JJ.. And may God bless you too✌️❤️
Really lovely guitar Jonathan! I have played the g&l s500 tribute made in indonesia guitar and loved it. This Usa model has given me gas :) Looking forward to more videos with it. All the best to you Brother!
hahahah i know..GAS is really contagious!...thank you brother ✌🤓
Just an incredible tone, so tasty.
Thank you✌️❤️
Hi Jonathan, nice and gentle tribute to Leo and Georges 👍 as you said, we may have several (too many!) Guitars, there is one we love over the others. Mine is my Fender Strat American Vintage 62 reissue 3 tones sunburst, that I will never sell. About G&L I have never played one, not so common in guitar shops of France.
Well you have something to look forward to then!!
sublime, thank you for the great content
Thank you 🤓✌️
Excellent demo of a brilliant guitar!
Thank you✌💚
Good on ya brother. Beautiful piece and playing.
Thank ya brother!!🤓✌️
Love it. Very tastefully done. Thankyou.
Thanks ✌️✌️
Love that color. Great demo!
Thank you Daniel✌️❤️
One of my dream 🎸 guitars. Great tone 👌 And of course Great demo. Brother keep doing what you do 👍
Thank you Greg!! Have a wonderful new year✌️❤️
oh that neck soo pretty George and Leo know how to build them boy houdy :)
They sure do...The world needs guys like George and Leo!🤓
Nice work, I like this video, Fantastic guitar playing
Thanks Jonathan for all these wonderful songs inside every video. Always sound incredible. Do you teach guitar? With all of the great gear I see you demo, you must have filled a room with gadgets.
Hi!! Thank you for your comments! yes I taught guitar for a while until my other works disrupted the teaching schedule. 🤓✌
I played a G&L bass for a while and my buddy had a Legacy. Very good instruments.
I agree!!😜✌
You review/own/demo guitars that i am most interested in or own myself every time i get a notification. Gotta like that.
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Amazing sound and great guitar
Thanks a lot!✌♥
Beautiful playing and killer tone
Thank you ✌️❤️
Lovely playing and guitar! I just picked up a 1995 G&L Legacy USA last night in blue metallic flake. I've never played a Strat so "alive" as this was- even A/B'd against the Eric Johnson Strat too.
Awesome!! Did it come with the MFD pups or regular single coils??
Jonathan Koh MFD? From what I can gather of 1995 USA Legacy models, they are hand wound but I would need to pull them out and check. Here’s my photo on TGP: www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?media/ngd-g-l-legacy-usa.164531/
Wow, that is some beautiful playing, Mr. Koh. And what an outstanding instrument.
Thank you kindly!✌❤
That is a beautiful guitar. Sonic blue just suits a Strat.
I think so too!!
Great review, great playing, great guitar.
Thank you kindly Tim🤓✌️
Nice playing and guitar!
Thank you 🤓✌️
Great guitar and superb playing 👍
Thank you 🤓✌️
I love these guitars too. the family music store I worked in up til the early 90s did start getting them in just before the closed the 2nd store (all retail) n I'd always wanted 1 but haven't had a chance to get 1 so far. There not too common in my part of Canada, only 1 dealer I found within driving distance n that's a bit hard to get to.
oh wow...🤓✌
Great sounding guitar!Superb playing!
Thank you kindly 🤓✌️
Great playing beautiful guitar
Thank you 🤓✌️
Sweet looking and sounding guitar. It looks like G&L is trying to keep up with Brian May's pick up selector system where any combination is possible in phase or out. I love Strats and Strat based guitars. Thanks for posting this demo.
You’re welcome brother ✌️🤓
Not much flaws to find there. Looks stunning and sounds great
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you really need to do a video on who inspired your guitar playing and your favorite guitarists if you havent already done one at this point 😉😉I would love to hear who your biggest idols and inspirations were/are when it came to picking up and learning the guitar.
A church pastor originally taught me how to play but I was at an age where i mentally wasnt really interested in music. I didnt pick up the guitar and be like _"yes, i want to play like Malmsteen!"_ or _"I want to play like Brian May!"_ but I still kept learning and being taught how to play. I only picked up the Pastors style of playing and since he was a one man band type, a guitar was all he had to lead the congregation and the congregation were really really great singers 😂😂 After he started getting too busy for lessons - his son took over and he taught me a lot of basic guitar theory. Eventually they had to move away but by that time I had already started listening to bands like Queen and dabbling in slightly heavier bands like Manic Street Preachers. but Brian May was my first official guitar idol.
I eventually qualified and moved onto playing with a worship band at my friends church youth center as i was always jamming with the rest of the band at the end till late right until they had to lock up. And i played there for many years and did a few sunday services to represent the youth group a few times but to me. your guitar playing reminds me of that style of playing or style you would normally hear from a regular church worship band. Very kind of slow and melodic with enough pauses to let notes ring out or blend with one another to make such beautiful sounds.
I played with the youth worship group from the ages of 13 or 14 till i was around 20 but had to hand the torch over to some of the younger generation because my long commutes and late finishes with college made it impossible for me to make it there on time to play. This broke my heart but there was not really any other choice. Im 33 now and ive been part of a few college bands as well as local bands but unfortunately they have all come and gone and being an adult life takes precedent over everything and takes over whatever free time you have to mess around with things like that unless being part of a band and making millions was your main objective!
anyway - Just a small life story from me 🤣🤣 Hopefully you will share yours!
Thank you for sharing brother. I will one day share my life experience.. But in the meantime, here is a trinket of who are my inspiration..
ruclips.net/video/zv6gVdsPPyA/видео.html
I came so close to buying one last year. But I went with classic vibe. I still would love one one day. Even if a import one.
If you're looking a somewhat super strat.. Get the Fullerton made S500
Jonathan Koh That I shall my friend. Something about the legacy of Leo Fender. Also I condone the heart you have. I too raised my kids and I did alone. My son I taught guitar and today is quite amazing. Well known in Tampa Fl. Tho he plays metal in his band on iTunes Spotify named DISAREYEN he plays classical blues and all. Amazing. He’s a pertrucci man. Hahah. Ibanez prestige is his baby. I wish I was half as awesome. Hahaha. Anyway I bought him stuff. After him and my daughter grew and moved on after grad I then took guitar up again to learn where I left off. Old drummer. Keyboardist. Hahahaha. Lovely show as always.
@@robertclarkguitar nice!!! :)
I've never seen a fingerboard with a knot in it until now. I used to have a Gibson X-plorer with an ash body that had a knot in it. Very woodsy!
Yep..that was a one off@🤓✌
good video. As always.
Thank you Kim! 🤓✌
i owned a S-500 in blonde color, sold it and went for a Fender strat american, i don’t regret it since the fender is the real sound, but the S+500 was a cool hybrid in its genre, i should have kept it since it’s rare these days 🤷🏼
Yes you should ✌️❤️
That guitar was made for you, Jonathan! Great sounds.
Thank you kindly!🤓
Great sounding pickups man. Very chimey and bell like.. Maybe I`ll check out these G&L `s.
Yes.. Do that.. They make great guitars 😀✌️
Great playing as usual!! by the way, nice grain on the fretboard of that guitar!!
Thanks Ron. Yes quite interesting grain..✌️😊
Amazing!!!!!
Thank you 🤓✌️
With expander switch engaged: positions 1 and 5 = neck and bridge; position 2 and 4 = all 3; middle position = middle pickup only (same as with expander switch not engaged.
Thank you Mike :)