Has Kris ever reached out to you guys since this video?

I have two lefty G&L guitars, had to special order both of them. 1981 F-100 Series II, red with a maple fretboard. 2004 George Fullerton model, black with a white pickguard and a maple fretboard and the hardtail bridge. G&L make the best strats.

Nice Kennedy Box I would never sell my dads tool box thanks for the video.

Dave I love it when you go into CLF / G&L History!!! I also love it when you note the S word is property of Fender Musical instruments in Arizona lol. Theat's just bearutiful. I reallywant to make a trip from Ohio to Claifornia and come to Fullerton avenue and iorder a guitar from you all. I started playing G&L' about 3 years ago. I've sold a bumch of other guitars to buy more G&L's I do evenually need to get one direct from teh shop. Saving my dollars to dol so!!!

I wasn't sure I was actually going to get the answer I was looking for 🤣 Thank you for that brief explanation!

I have a 2007 CLF SC2 In red. Excellent condition plays and sounds awesome! I bought this because my brother had an SC2 and loved playing ! RIP Steve!

Magnificent stuff Thanks for taking the time to make this video

The Stingray 5 killer!

I didn't even have to watch the video to know this. I already figured it as much. The airplane manufacturers painted the inside of the landing gear bays of military aircraft this colour. Back then it was simply stated as "Light Green" or "Mint Green" and was done so for ease of identification of parts. It was easier to see them and discern what was either damaged, worn, or needed greased, etc.

Seems a shame to unmake that beautiful guitar. All those parts were made for a purpose of being in a working instrument. Perhaps the original pickup testing boards and other related parts could be kept together with the guitar in its case? Surely that would give it the historical context it deserves, whilst also preserving it as a functioning instrument.

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I have an original SB2 early’84 & a lynx’85 & an 81 L-1000.Awesome instruments.

This brings back memories. I worked for Leo between (about) 1979 thru 1981. I started off making Music Man stuff, then helped with the transition to G&L. I remember making all the prototypes for the F100's (and all the drama, haha.) Leo's work ethic was second to none. His white Cadillac was always parked there, seemed like, seven days a week. I had two active F100's and regret ever selling them. Thanks for posting !

That's really cool. The marketing copy for the Fallout is a true story. That's why I love G&L.

It seems implausible to me that a man who allegedly invented half of electric guitar equipment to the point that it couldn’t be improved in 70 years was never interviewed although he lived until 1991. I think that this man was a staged actor and didn’t invent shit.

Proud Broadcaster owner here. A wonderful guitar that has been with me going on four decades!

After playing mine for a while, I would say the main reason it's called the Espada (Sword) is because it can cut through anything. Considering the late 60s "heavy sounds", Leo had to have been thinking about that. It is a beautiful guitar, and there are so many sounds in it. Of course, the Tele sound is there, but it doesn't have the percussive bite of my G&L Broadcaster with its ebony fingerboard. It can do the nuance of a Strat without the quack, and it will get you into Rickenbacker territory. With the bridge/neck pickups, serial/parallel switches, pre-amp on or off, and bass and treble controls, it's got to be about 10 guitars in one. I bought it as my last guitar purchase, and with all there is to discover in it, I can think of no reason I would ever get rid of it.

I think its sad that there are no video´s or interviews with Leo.

take that damn spur off the headstock! its hideous!

I would love to hear about the telecaster with the extra long control plate in the video. I have a 79' MusicMan StingRay, love the ptb controls with the active switch, I'm dying to try your doheny and espada.

Hey Dave, glad to see this channel, I got on it for this project. You might remember me from first meeting you with Jay when we toured the factory way back when. Then, from the G&L Jams. I still have all of my SC's (2 1's, 2 2's, and a 3 in viking blue with white pickup covers) and have picked up a long horn Comanche VI in the mean time. I was Anglewood on the G&L DP at its height. Glad to see you are doing well.

Put your fxxking hands on the wheel

Fraudcaster. You're welcome.

You mention Dale Hyatt. I used to be a part-time tech in a company that provided audio equipment for conventions at the Anaheim Hilton Hotel. When NAMM came next door, to the Anaheim Convention Center, in 1986, they needed some extra mics so two of us techs ran some over. The guy I was with wasn't about to waste that chance, so he disappeared into the thick of the convention. I was newer on the job and afraid of getting into trouble, so I only had the guts to look around at a few exhibits. (I remember lots of hair metal guys walking around.) One of the few booths I checked out near the staff entrance door where I came in was the G&L booth. Dale Hyatt was all by himself with no customers around. At the time, their motto was "Wouldn't you rather buy American?" as it was during the period of the lawsuit guitars, and the booth displayed that theme. (another reason I think G&L chose so many military names; they were all about "Made in the USA" American as #1) I told him I was glad to see a company keeping American instrument standards high, and all I had was a cheap no-frills Telecaster. He told me about G&L guitars, gave me a few G&L buttons, and I told him I wished I could afford one. At the end of our conversation, he gave me his business card and invited me out to the G&L factory. I drove out to Fullerton the next week and he sold me a Broadcaster with an ebony fretboard at cost. I remember he had me try it out in the G&L lobby area with real guitar people milling about. God that was embarrassing. But it's been with me all my life. As a result, I've always had my antenna up for Broadcaster news over the years. The gist of what I've heard is that the law protected G&L up to 1000 units with the Broadcaster name on them, and anything beyond that would run them into "mass production" and therefore copyright trouble with Gretch. During production, there were duds that were deemed not sales-worthy, so over a thousand ended up being made to get to the 1000 distributed number. Maybe direct sales like mine let them make one more in the long run. I don't know but I got 914 right off the line! Dale did me a great favor. I've gone through about 20 guitars over the years, but the Broadcaster has remained with me and it is my number one. I've always thought about Dale over the years, before and after he passed away, when I open my Broadcaster case. His business card is still inside.

Burns guitars had that split coil arrangement in the mid sixties!

Shame about the Okoume - Close but no cigar.

a relic job gone too far

It looks like the original SB2!! The passive version is even more like it! (the SB2) they were GREAT BASSES!! I really don't like the new version with the PJ pickups. They are just whinny sounding. Bring back the original SB2 Please!!!! They will sell!!!

Along with G&L guitars and basses, I LOVE these stories!

I want one of these.

would love to see a series 750 m-2500

This configuration is oddly similar to the 1980-1982 Fender Precision Special

Everything is BADASS

What is doheny for? the beach?

I recently finished up a few years in the Pentagon. Each time I stepped out of my office, I was met by one of the largest paintings in that building... a giant overhead view of the F-15 firing an ASAT. I suspect I was the only person who thought about a guitar whenever I saw that piece of art. It was like a G&L billboard to me. The scale of the missile was phenomenal (17' 9"). It looked big coming off of the F-15, which is not a small jet. I agree that "ASAT" was a tip-of-the-hat to the space-age names of the 50s. And, yes, taking aim against those objects beyond the stratosphere was part of the appeal.

Lovely! Was this finished?

Do you sell prototypes? :)

I love the Schaller tuners on my 1980 F100. I am the original owner of serial number 768, a natural ash body with an ebony fretboard and trem system. It's going to be time to refret pretty soon, and I'm going to remove the Dunlop 6100 wire and install stainless steel fret wire. My G&L was purchased from Frontier Music in Orange, and the young man who sold me the guitar was also working at G&L.

The 80's designs were ahead of their time. But times have changed! Bring the OG legends back!

how can I date my asat classic?

Hey Dave, I recently scored a 1981 L1000 in the same finish as the one you scored from Guitar Center, only ebony fingerboard. It looks like it was stored in a hot attic for 30 years because the finish and ebony shrank and was super dry.. body finish shrank so bad that the two piece seam popping out. Truss rod and neck still all good, though... Currently in the shop in Delray Beach, FL for a refret (Dunlop 6100) and some TLC. Looking forward to rocking out with this bad boy.

The black on black one with the maple fretboard is just a beauty.

I would purchase one. I love the M series preamp, so versatile and effective in my M2500 would love to see a 750 series M2500 one day!

That's Leo Fenders workshop and benches 😃? That's so awesome that it was spared. I've got some sub and keep up with this.

Cool

Why would you waste money on one wife when your allowed to have thousands .this here!!!

Dave. Did you ever work with my uncle Gene?

It's really wild to think that Fender, Musicman, AND G&L were not only all started by the same folks, but were TRULY THE EXACT SAME shop at CLF Research. In a weird way, it's gotta be kind of secretly embarrassing for Fender and Ernie Ball today that neither of them are the true origins of their own instruments.

These project vids are excellent. Fascinating watching for guitar nerds like me. 👍

I have the original Espada but would love a great vibrato.