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GA500S-NT
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The GA500S is an Andorra series acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1980. It was made in Japan and it is part of the Andorra Recital Classics series.

The GA500S features a concert body shape with a solid cedar top on rosewood back and sides. The soundhole is round and trimmed with an intricate inlaid wood rosette. It has a solid mahogany neck, a 19-fret ebonized rosewood fingerboard with a rosewood headstock. Components include a none compensated bone saddle in a polished rosewood bridge with a tie block, a bone nut, and deluxe gold precise tuning machine with pearloid buttons.

The GA600S is a similar model with ebony fingerboard. The GA300S and GA400S are related models. The GA120S is a similar model with natoh neck. The GA100S is a similar model with natoh neck and mahogany on back and sides.

The GA500S was discontinued after 1983.

Specifications[]

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Specifications for GA500S
Name: GA500S
Year(s) offered: 1980–1983
Sold in: Europe / USA
Made in: Japan
Price: MSRP: DM 1,150 (1981-1983)
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Concert
Dimensions:
  Body length: 19"
  Width: 14½"
  Depth: 3"
Top:
  Material: Solid cedar
  Finish: Natural gloss
  Binding: black and white purfling
Back/sides:
  Material: Rosewood
  Strip inlay: center tri-color strips
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
intricate inlaid wood
Neck
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Neck finish:
Satin
Neck joint:
Dovetail
Scale length:
634mm/ 25"
Fingerboard:
Ebonized rosewood
Frets:
19
Nut:
Bone
Machine heads:
Deluxe gold w/ pearloid buttons
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood w/ tie block (11.6mm string spacing)
Saddle:
bone
Hardware color:
Gold
Strings (factory):
nylon
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

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Additional details
1981 Catalog GA500S-NT
1981 Catalog

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