G&L Fallout Tangerine Metallic w/ Dual Fulcrum Vibrato

This custom ordered Fallout features the following:

• Tangerine Metallic finish on Alder, 7.8 pounds
• Top White binding
• Vintage Gloss finish G&L 'Slim C' neck profile - 1-5/8" nut with 9.5" fingerboard radius
• Pearl white fret dots
• G&L split and drilled tuners
• 3-ply White Pearl pickguard
• G&L P-90 neck pickup
• G&L AW4470B humbucker bridge pickup
• 3-way pickup switch
• Volume and tone controls
• Dual Fulcrum Vibrato bridge
• Pull-tone control to split bridge pickups
• G&L non-compression truss rod
• Deluxe Tolex hardshell case made in the USA

The Fallout is one of Leo Fender's "other" shapes uses the same body as the SC-2. While it gives the impression of being a "junior" guitar, it's actually the same length as the Legacy. The slightly narrower waist gives it a compact appearance, and the fully contoured body is super comfortable. The neck is their Slim C, with a 9.5" radius and 1-5/8" nut width. The slim taper not too far from a typical American Fender, and as with any USA G&L the neck is very consistent with no dips, high spots or rough fret ends.

The P-90 pickup was originally developed by Gibson around 1946, and was also the original pickup used in the the first Les Paul guitars in the early 50's. Using a fairly shallow, wide bobbin and a bar magnet underneath, the P-90 develops a thicker tone than a traditional Fender single coil, with more midrange, and a firm attack.

G&L's P-90 is wound to around 6.3K, which is on the low side for a P-90. The result is one of the cleanest, clearest P-90's that we've experienced, and it's a fantastic neck pickup. It has some of the characteristics of a good Tele® pickup but with better clarity, note separation and percussive bass response. As more gain is applied, the pickup takes on a creamy voice that sings nicely, without the midrange getting too clogged up and stuffy. This pickup will open up a new avenue for many players, and it neatly fills the void between the lean Strat tone, and the typical humbucker.

At the bridge, the G&L AW4470 Alnico Humbucker uses Alnico magnets, and 7000 turns of 44 gage wire. This is G&L's answer to the venerable Seymour Duncan JB, which was previously standard equipment in the first Fallouts. Compared to the Seymour Duncan JB, the G&L AW4470B has a bit more midrange warmth and a smoother high end that's not quite as sharp and metallic as the JB. The G&L "AW" has a full-bodied tone without the over-emphasized midrange bump of many hot humbuckers. The balanced response of this pickup is very pedal-friendly, and overdrive tones are tight, crunchy with lots of harmonic detail and lingering overtones.

Speaking of which, both pickups together produce the bell-like clean rhythm tones often associated with this combination. The sound is Tele like, but a little fatter, and with slightly less edge. With the bridge pickup split, there is a definitive country twang, and when combined with full humbucker mode it gains some lower midrange thickness without losing the country cluck.

By going with their new P-90 pickup, G&L is giving guitar players a great option to the typical Strat/Les Paul paradigm at a very reasonable price. The Fallout is an outside-the-box guitar that actually won't sound like all your other guitars. Clean and punchy, smooth and expressive, or hot 'n crunchy the Fallout is ready to rock.

We are an authorized G&L Premier dealer located in Bellingham, Massachusetts, and this is a new guitar with all tags, tools, paperwork and certificates. We have over 25 G&L’s in stock at all times, and please feel free to browse our other listings, or contact us for information on a custom order.