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!!!
im a huge G&L fan, own a f-100 series 1, skyhawk/s-500 with sickle headstock and an asat. sincerely appreciate that you guys are making youtube content now.
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.
so much fun! it's just as interesting a history as Leo's time at Fender, he and George just kept innovating. i'd love to find an old Cavalier, or maybe spring for a Doheny V12. seems every decade i get another G&L, since i started playing in the 90's
I think that original F-100 shape is what all the Legacy style models should be made with. That shape looks a million times better than the chunky Strat body.
In my opinion that body should have been for the S-500, but they have the Skyhawk redux for that now. The Legacy is a take on the Strat so it should look like a Strat. I also think the final F-100 variation (without pickguard) should not have been discontinued but the Doheny V-12 pickups and controls should have gone into them instead of the Doheny. But, as I'm sure you know, my opinion don't mean shit.
Why has G&L gotten away from the knurled (ASAT) volume and tone knobs? I have an early S-500 with those knobs, however, I see many people on forums asking what knobs can be put on their new S-500’s, because they have a hard time pulling the plastic modern knobs. The older knobs are better for volume pull out function.....
What was the argument between George and Leo.. To where Leo took more control and changed the definition of g&l .. from George and Leo to guitars by Leo
About the "Mass is good" thinking behind the seventies Fender Headstocks. That's hogwash, they did it to streamline production: give all guitars that are not telecasters (Aside from the Deluxe) the same neck. Rout a couple hundred, designate them long scale or short scale (Long scale from Strats, Jazzmasters and tele deluxes) and Short scale for Jaguars, Musicmasters and Mustangs) slap a fingerboard on, fret the buggers and assemble the guitar.
In the 70s there was a guitar gadget that was basically just a C-clamp that you put on your headstock to "add mass" to it and increase sustain and punchiness. They were really popular with bass players. A heavy guitar was desirable back then. The Fender large headstock was designed to make the logo larger and more noticeable though.
Their passion for their products are displayed in this video. I love it!!!
Man I really appreciate these videos I love learning the history of the company
Cheers Dave, it's great seeing how the models evolved.
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!!!
Great context! Proud owner of an '82 S-500.
im a huge G&L fan, own a f-100 series 1, skyhawk/s-500 with sickle headstock and an asat. sincerely appreciate that you guys are making youtube content now.
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.
I'm definitely getting one
so much fun! it's just as interesting a history as Leo's time at Fender, he and George just kept innovating. i'd love to find an old Cavalier, or maybe spring for a Doheny V12. seems every decade i get another G&L, since i started playing in the 90's
I think that original F-100 shape is what all the Legacy style models should be made with. That shape looks a million times better than the chunky Strat body.
In my opinion that body should have been for the S-500, but they have the Skyhawk redux for that now. The Legacy is a take on the Strat so it should look like a Strat. I also think the final F-100 variation (without pickguard) should not have been discontinued but the Doheny V-12 pickups and controls should have gone into them instead of the Doheny. But, as I'm sure you know, my opinion don't mean shit.
still waiting for a video on the L-5500
Why has G&L gotten away from the knurled (ASAT) volume and tone knobs? I have an early S-500 with those knobs, however, I see many people on forums asking what knobs can be put on their new S-500’s, because they have a hard time pulling the plastic modern knobs.
The older knobs are better for volume pull out function.....
G&L .. the only company that I have stayed with the longest!! best in the world!!!!!! i have owned at least 10 and my maine bass now is the 5500
What was the argument between George and Leo..
To where Leo took more control and changed the definition of g&l .. from George and Leo to guitars by Leo
Samuel Plaunty there was no argument between them, nothing serious anyway. We’ll talk about that later : )
@@CLFResearch i apologize it was always a thing i heard back in the 90s
thank you for responding
About the "Mass is good" thinking behind the seventies Fender Headstocks. That's hogwash, they did it to streamline production: give all guitars that are not telecasters (Aside from the Deluxe) the same neck. Rout a couple hundred, designate them long scale or short scale (Long scale from Strats, Jazzmasters and tele deluxes) and Short scale for Jaguars, Musicmasters and Mustangs) slap a fingerboard on, fret the buggers and assemble the guitar.
In the 70s there was a guitar gadget that was basically just a C-clamp that you put on your headstock to "add mass" to it and increase sustain and punchiness. They were really popular with bass players. A heavy guitar was desirable back then. The Fender large headstock was designed to make the logo larger and more noticeable though.