G&L Invader Plus

PICKUPS Two Seymour Duncan humbuckers
(Neck - '59N, Bridge - TB-4)
with G&L Dual Blade in the middle position
BODY WOOD Swamp Ash
NECK WOOD Hard Rock Maple with Maple fingerboard
NECK RADIUS 12" (304.8mm)
NECK WIDTH AT NUT 1 5/8" (41.3mm)
TUNING KEYS 12:1 ratio, sealed lubrication, adjustable knob tension
BRIDGE Floyd Rose USA locking vibrato system with locking nut
CONTROLS 5 position pickup selector plus mini-toggle switch to split coils of both '59 and TB-4 humbuckers, volume, tone
FINISH RedBurst
OTHER Chrome hardware, no pickguard, Deluxe Tolex case with plush lining.

WOW...a real sweet axe all around. Great axe. From blues and rock to metal. Used with Mesa Dual recto. Not noisy. Full and biting sound.
A little heavey but you get used to it.

Very Nice all around. Fit and finish a nearly perfect. I did my own setup and it really came to life. The was however a rough fret end or two but that seems due to low humidity in my house. I run the AC all the time. I think the wood re-acted. This is minor and has happened to many of my guitars now and then.

Very heavey duty feeling. It is heavy as ash is dense. I put Dunlop strap locks on. Recomend strap lock with all guitars. Hardware is all solid.

never dealt with them.

I have been playing 20+ years. I own several Music Man guitars, 2 Ibanez 7 string guitars and a carvin bass. I have owned PRS, Peavey,
Ibanez, Fenders, Gibsons and others in the past. This is a very high quality guitar no doubt about it. I actually bought the new Peavey Speacial USA and it was a real dog. I returned it and decided to go with a G&L. I wanted an American axe for heavey metal and this is it.
Here's my rig:
Boss floor tuner-> Fulltone wah -> MXR EVH phase 90-> Fulltone choralflange-> TC electronics vintage delay-> Mesa Dual Recto with Recto 4x12 cab.

2005 made in the US. Honey body/headstock with a figured maple top, wood body binding, and a rosewood fretboard. H/S/H with the two seymours (JB + 59) tapped. USA Floyd rose and locking nut. This guitar definitely has enough features to keep you busy while you're playing.

I got this guitar as a shredder/rock axe because I have always liked G&L's and I wanted a sound that was a little different than a Jackson or Ibanez. I also use a '74 Les Paul custom frequently, and I play them both through a Marshall JCM 2000 TSL w/ a custom built oversized cab. The Invader really has a thick sound. The JB pickup is great for heavy metal and the 59 gives a really thick bell tone when tapped. Untapped the 59 sounds pretty similar to my les paul. The G&L single coil pickup also sounds nice although I dont use it as much as the others. Everything that comes out of this guitar is built for powerful lead w/out sounding flat and dry like some active pickups.

There were no problems with the fit and finish of this guitar. The top looks great with the binding and I get a lot of compliments on it. It definitely stands out from the crowd. My only complaint is that I found the middle single coil to get in the way since its pretty much right where I pick. I lowered it down as far as I could which fixed the problem, but noticably reduced the output of the pickup.

No problems so far. I break a lot of strings, but I consider that due to excess whammy. Restringing Floyds is annoying. Nice case.

Fortunately I havent had to deal with them.

Ive been playing guitar for 13 years since I was 11. I own a number of guitars but use a LP custom and this guitar primarily. I pretty much hate guitar effects and would prefer to crank everything up and let the true tone come through. I would definitely buy this guitar again if it got stolen. Im extremely glad I got this guitar instead of another metal clone with a pair of EMGs.

1998 USA made 22 frets solid body 1 vol 1 tone 5 way selector coil tap switch hum/ dual blade single/hum seymour duncan swamp ash body/bird's eye maple neck red & blk sunburst (G&L calls it redburst)strat style body Floyd Rose Tremolo G&L non-locking tuners 25.5 scale lenth medium jumbo frets G&L OHSC

The classic "Heavy Metal" axe 4 JCM 900 100-watt stacks TC Electronics G-Force FX & reverb not with ebtech hum eleminator any sound you want clean,crunch overdrive and bluesy on clean channal
only dislike about guitar is when I have to put it down to eat ect.

one of those guitars you take out of the case plug in & play! I had to lower the middle single coil so the pick would'nt hit it craftmanship was supurb/guitar was exactly like Keith Gregory @Gruhn told me it would be that's all I had to hear!IF GRUHN'S GOT IT,IT'S GOOD!

it would withstand live gigs but i bought it for recording/Floyd Rose Tremolo you know it will last!/ strap buttons are solid you will have to cut the strap loose/ very dependable axe "Rule of thumb" never go to a gig without a back-up

never had to deal with a repair but we're talking about Leo he aims to please/ limited lifetime

35 years/ Gibson V's (3)/1 Explorer/ 2 SG's/ 1 Hawk/1'59 EB-2 Bass
Fender Strats (3)1'59 Jazzmaster/1'64 Jaguar/1 Telecaster/1'65 Mustang/1'68 Bronco/1'66 Musiclander(rare)1'67 Malibu acoustic
G&L Invaders (2)1 Skyhawk/1 Superhawk/1 George Fullerton/1 SB-2 Bass
4 JCM900 100-watt stacks/1 JCM900 50-watt stack/1 TSL half-stack for recording/several Fender amps/ Did'nt have to ask any thing about the guitar I bought it from Gruhn & Keith Gregory! case closed!If I could afford another one if it got lost or stolen I'd buy it/love everything about it/you can't hate a G&L/The Floyd Rose Tremolo/you can't compare guitars their all different/it has it all!/Call Keith @ Gruhn and buy one for yourself!