L500

In 1976, Bill released the original twin blade L90 to eliminate the response losses and excess noise created by the design and production shortcomings common among traditional humbuckers while keeping their smooth attack character. While the L90 introduced an unsurpassed clarity and versatility, Bill saw the emergence of genres and styles that demanded an even greater need for maintaining clarity under increasingly high levels of gain and drive. By 1979, he had a solution – the L500, complete with its new open coil appearance and iconic chrome housing. The L500’s high Q stainless transformer steel blades and smaller magnetic window give a tighter, punchier sound and as much voltage output as possible while maintaining clarity. Each note stands out both in chords and soloing. This made it not only a sensation among high gain rock and metal players excited by iconic adopters like Dimebag Darrell and Nuno Bettencourt, but also appreciated across genre by lapsteel, blues and jazz players f