Would a L500XL with 1 Meg pots sound similar to a L500L with 500K pots if the L500L is indeed brighter? Although similar in appearance, there is controversy among fans over which pickup is genuine in sound to the original pickups Bettencourt used.Since 1990, there have been numerous versions of the N4 using various woods and hardware parts.After Washburn stopped producing padauk N4, they offered a swamp ash models stained to resemble padauk. Almost new, just has shortened leads, long enough to use in bridge position on a Strat. The L500 is used from lapsteel, blues, rock and heavy metal even jazz by a whole range of musicians. BILL LAWRENCE L500XL GUITAR HUMBUCKER PICKUP RING - BLACK PLASTIC - FRONT / NECK. This is the original brand hand made in California by Becky and Shannon Lawrence. Else, if the spaces of the pickup's chrome case have been filled with epoxy resin, it is a Bill Lawrence USA L500 rather than Wilde (which doesn't employ epoxy potting in their design).All N4s have a 3-way pickup selector located on the lower horn as well as a single volume pot.Few models also feature a tone control (i.e. the Washburn sunburst as well as the Mourning Widows model).This model came with two control pots : 1 volume + 1 tone, each of them being a push/pull pot allowing to coil-split each pickup independently.Washburn made 100 of them, all signed by Bettencourt and numbered on the back of the head.Those N4s were reserved for the Japan market.Very early N4s have a different serial number system: 3 or 4 digits for the guitar's number followed by the production year's last two digits.These models don't feature in Washburn's catalogues, as they are produced in limited supply.Two theories exist for that obvious change in production: quick-grown wood (therefore not giving the time for the wood to age naturally and achieve the full density that padauk would naturally acquire over time) or a change in the wood species (African padauk for the first models, Indian padauk for the later ones). Details about BILL LAWRENCE L500XL GUITAR HUMBUCKER PICKUP RING - BLACK PLASTIC - FRONT / NECK. T1+T2 Black label's are the original Roy Buchanan pickups, we made for his guitar. In fact, the Dean Dime From Hell signature uses the Bill and Becky Lawrence L500XL. These are readily recognized because of the typical swamp ash porous veins showing behind the stain. Early N4s have a Kahler tremolo, a distinctively large control cavity rout, a rounded-rectangle shaped pickup selector cavity, a sloped Stephen's Extended Cutaway front side, a barrel jack, and a thinner neck.Washburn models have the Washburn/Schaller tremolo unit, smaller volume-control cavity, a rounded-triangle pickup selector cavity, a 90-degrees 'Stephen's Extended Cutaway' front side, a standard 1/4" jack, and a thicker neck.Even though these models feature all the characteristics of early N4s, they lack any visible serial number and do not have the 'Made in USA' written on the back of the headstock. Actually, his primary N4 (alder) bears an L500XL Bill Lawrence USA pickup—made before Bill Lawrence left the company—rather than the more recent L500. You color your sound with all your gear and playing styles.Wilde Bill Lawrence Noise-free Series The L280 series for Strat and Tele was launched in 1995. (The chrome housing does affect the high end to be a little sweeter, but on volume 10 who can hear it? Condition: Used. )The L500XL is a monster, and the one players go to when they need to cut through the mix. There was a Korean-produced model called the N3 for a while, but these limited edition N3s are made in the USA. Although similar in appearance, there is controversy among fans over which pickup is genuine in sound to the original pickups Bettencourt used. It has been almost 25 years and is still one of the best noise-free...Sign up for the latest news, offers and styles
A red serial number is printed on the hidden part of the Stephen's Extended Cutaway.Washburn Guitars also produced a version of the N4 with a body of swamp ash, a wood considered to have an "aggressive" trebly emphasis, granting this N4 a distinctive tone.Generally, the N4 has a maple neck (the N4 Vintage having birdseye maple), excepting padauk models (padauk necks) and sapele models (sapele necks).A "Bill Lawrence USA" logo may appear on the bridge pickup. Item Information. Details about Bill Lawrence L500Xl Black Pick Up 4 Core. This models sounds exactly like the (unstained) N4E-SA. The L500XL is a monster, and the one players go to when they need to cut through the mix.
Another reason for the difference in color is the oxidation of the reddish pigments in padouk wood by UV light over time. Bill wanted a high performance pickup that could be voiced in many ways. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items.