Why Leo Fender left Fender, Music Man, And G&L

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Please tell me that you have more to come. I was really, really enjoying this.

zerraticz

Great! Now I have to buy a G&L guitar. Good video Phil!

timmyd

I love G&l and I was a dealer prior to selling my shop. To me it’s my go to before Fender I absolutely adore this company. I ordered so many 1 off guitars and basses. Alway open to anything and the Sky was the limited. I have four and never let down

echopark

Great video! Thank You, Phillip. This really fills in the gap in history. Make this video 30-60 mins and it would be documentary quality - you could sell it to Netflix or Amazon. I would pay to see it. It really answers questions that I had and the legacy of how things came about. I wasn't alive then, but Being 38 years old I have dealt with alot of these instruments and always wanted this story of the evolution of how G and L and Music Man came about, the evolution of the Stratocaster. I have read and watched everything I can on this subject, There is a major gap in knowledge about what happened between early 70's and early 80's. Most coverage seems to focus on vintage strats up to 69 or super Strats from early 80's and beyond. Would like to learn anything I can about the changes made to the instrument in the 70's.

mattthomas

Great video, I love this kind of stuff. It's the people behind the guitars that make them truly special and getting to see that is pretty rare. Well done!

TheRealReTox

Can't wait to see your new G&L. I just picked up my 4th G&L last week, a new semi hollow ASAT Bluesboy.

MrTimThunder

My brother and I had the opportunity to get a private tour of the G&L facilities a few years ago. I bought a G&L the day after the tour and I couldn't be happier. Thanks for posting this vid!

matta.

This is one of the best videos you've made! I hope you make more like this - my wife knows how much I love the behind the scenes videos and that I'll plan a trip to a guitar builder as part of our vacations if we're close enough to do so. Thank you!

kyussvegas

Beautiful!! Leo Fender will forever be a hero. Thanks for the video!

dwtn

The details in this insightful vid have blown my mind... The paint color on the benches, the breadboard pickup position bass, all the background details and bits and pieces still sitting on those old benches. You add in a passionate interviewee with that much knowledge and you can't help but to want to feel these instruments in your own hands with all of that history in your mind. Thank you for sharing.

michaels

Im in Europe, and my first G&L (Tribute S500, Korea made) was bought in 2007, I got stoked the moment I tried it in the shop. Never understood why G&L is so underrated as they are REAL Fenders, it's the natural evolution of what he "left" to CBS: S-500 and Legacy of a Strat, ASAT of a Tele. There are so many guitarist that never EVER heard about G&L, that when I talk about the brand they think I'm talking about another asia-made cheap brand. WTF?!
Thank you SO MUCH for this video! Hope it helps many people to get to know what a REAL Fender is nowadays.

ricardoc.

When I was eight years old, I lived off of Raymond Ave. I used to ride my bike to 500 Raymond ave. I looked inside the side doors( they were open) and I would see the guys building guitars. They would yell at me “Hey kid get away!!” I could hear them laughing at me running away……. I would wait about ten minutes and go to another door and peek in. The same thing would happen. Eventually, they wouldn’t yell any more. It was so cool to watch them work.
Move forward many years, I bought a house in Corona, Ca. I got to know some of the guys that worked there. Then John Page left Fender and started a Fender museum/kids rock free. They thought Guitar, bass drums and dance to local kids for free. I started volunteering there and got to know John and his wife Dana. I also was a volunteer jr. High youth minster at my church. It got to a point that John’s wife put me in touch with people at Fender that would arrange factory tours for my youth guys. Four years of tours were a high lite for my youth guys. Only once a year.
One day I went to the G&L factory on Fender ave in Fullerton. It was lunch time. Many employees were out side whenI rode up on my BMW R1200 G/S. They all gathered around the bike and we talked motorcycles. After about twenty minutes Dave came out to see what all the hubbub was about. We talked motorcycles. We eventually started talking G&Guitars. They were surprised to find out I had four G&Ls as well as the bike. The guys at both factories ar e great people. Dave is a very down to earth and was a total joy to talk with.

wrigman

epic video Phil, so happy to see that they are 'stuck in their way' when it comes to building the instruments.

gives such a sense of soul and passion that you just wont get with a mass produced instrument that is stamped out.

fantastic to see where his legacy moved.

Hitperson

I have a G&L ASAT Classic and it's a great guitar. It was the first nice guitar I ever bought. I got it from my local mom and pop guitar store who is a G&L dealer. It doesn't have the traditional Telecaster sound. It's got its own thing. It is hands down the best playing guitar I own and I will never sell it.

michaelhobgood

I know they sound and play great but i didn’t know all of this, and the fact that they are so hands on and traditional makes want to reconsider some things. Hmmm

dangreving