Avoid Sonic Redundancy in your guitar collection: The G&L Tribute Fallout gives players a serious alternative -- at a great price -- to the typical choices in the electric guitar market. By combining their own excellent in-house P-90 and Humbucker pickups you get a fresh sonic option that won't sound like all your other guitars.
This is a B-stock floor sample that has never been sold or left the shop. We are closing out our Tribute line at a 15% savings. Photos are the actual guitar.
If you are not familiar with the P-90 pickup, G&L's own P-90 is a great introduction to this particular design. Originally developed by Gibson in the late 40's the P-90 is known for punchy tone and a strong mids. However, wind them for too much output, and they can get dull and one-dimensional. Not a problem here; and with a mid-6K DC resistance G&L's P-90 has both excellent clarity and more midrange heft than the typical Fender-style single coil. Given some overdrive, the P-90 thickens up and takes on a somewhat creamy tone, but without the woody or mushy feel that you sometimes get with a humbucker. We are fans of P-90's, and this particular version deserves a spot in your guitar lineup. It's a great pickup for when you want "more" but still want to hear all the details.
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 on the Fallout. 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 full, balanced response of this pickup is very pedal-friendly, and overdrive tones are tight, crunchy with lots of harmonic detail and lingering overtones.
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. Percussive and snappy without being fatiguing, it's got a little bit of a Gretsch or Rickenbacker twang that works well for country, roots rock and lush rhythm strumming.
This Tribute Fallout features:
- Poplar body, 6.4 pounds
- 25.5" scale maple neck
- 1-5/8" nut width, 12" radius
- Maple fretboard
- G&L AP4285B P-90 Neck pickup
- G&L AW4470B Humbucker bridge pickup
- Volume and tone controls with pull tone to split bridge pickup
- G&L design Saddle Lock bridge
- Made in Indonesia
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