G&L MJ 5 Electric Guitars

G&L MJ 5 Electric Guitars Overview: Evolution is about enhancing and expanding desirable traits while reducing unwanted traits That was Leo Fender’s† mission for G&L, and that’s exactly what the new MJ-5 accomplishes.

The MJ-5 brings all of the features of the four-string MJ-4 into a 5-string platform, with re-engineered Bi-coil Alnico V pickups mated to the MJ-spec preamp/control system for a wide range of single-coil tones from classic jazz to far beyond, all without single-coil hum A G&L Alnico Bi-coil pickup looks just like a classic Alnico single-coil, but under the cover are two side-by-side coils, configured in series-humbucking mode.

The new pickups are optimized for a specially tuned version of G&L’s studio-quality M-spec preamp and control system, dubbed MJ-spec The 18v system features volume, pan and +/-14dB 3-band EQ with center detents, and is powered by twin 9v batteries housed in an easy-access compartment.

With an LF442 chip, 100v poly caps, 1% metal film resistors and big, fat signal traces on the mil-spec circuit board, this preamp reveals everything the player and the instrument have to offer • G&L Bi-coil pickups for classic tone without the hum • MJ-spec studio-quality 18v preamp • Primary volume and pan controls to explore the full range of sounds available between the two pickups • +/-14dB 3-band EQ with peripherally placed, center-detent, reduced-diameter knobs • An impeccable, familiar “feel” of the instrument in the hands and on the shoulder • 1 3/4” nut-width, medium C neck neck profile • Medium-Jumbo, Plek-dressed frets Features: Pickups: Two G&L Bi-coil Alnico pickups Body Wood: Alder on Standard and all solid finishes, Swamp Ash on Premier Finishes Neck Wood: Hard Rock Maple with Caribbean Rosewood or Maple fingerboard Neck Profile: G&L 1 3/4" Medium C 5 with 12" radius Frets: Medium Jumbo, Jescar 57110 18% nickel silver Tunning Keys: Custom G&L "Ultra-Lite" with aluminum tapered string posts Bridge: G&L Saddle Lock with chrome-plated brass saddles Electronic: G&L MJ-spec 18v preamp, volume, pan, +/-14dB 3-band boost/cut EQ with center detents Case: deluxe Tolex hardshell.