Guitars From George & Leo : How Leon Fender & I Built G & L Guitars

Foreword v Tim Page Preface vii Rick ``Shorty'' Robins Preface viii Will Ray Introduction xi George Fullerton Acknowledgments xii PART I---Founding Fender and G&L 1(54) My Move to Orange County 3(3) Leo's Early Life and Businesses 6(11) A New Beginning 17(3) Building the Broadcaster 20(5) Creating the Precision Bass 25(3) Developing the Stratocaster Guitar 28(3) The Jazzmaster and Color Bursts on the Scene 31(3) Innovation Continues 34(3) Color Photo Gallery The ``(PG)'' in the captions of any black and white photo indicates that the photo also appears in the color section CBS Buys Fender, Sells Fender 37(7) Leo's Life After Fender 44(3) The Founding of CLF Research Corp. and MusicMan 47(8) PART II---Building G&L and the G&L Way 55(48) G&L Musical Products Inc. Comes on the Scene 57(3) G&L Takes Hold, Leo Lets Go 60(5) BBE Sound Buys G&L 65(6) Building a G&L 71(2) Making Body Blanks 73(6) Making Instrument Necks 79(7) Putting the Finish On 86(5) Building Great Pickups 91(4) Gathering Other Parts, Entering Final Assembly 95(8) PART III---A Detailed History of G&L Instruments 103(52) The First G&L Guitars and Basses 105(2) The Innovative G-200 107(2) The Evolution of the S-500 109(4) The ASAT 113(6) G&L Rock Guitars 119(3) SC and HG Models: The Student Range 122(2) G&L Basses in the '80s 124(3) G&L in the '90s: The Second Decade 127(2) Evolution of the ASAT 129(5) Evolution of the S-500 and Comanche 134(3) Evolution of G&L Rock Guitars 137(2) G&L Basses in the '90s 139(5) Creating the Custom Creations Department 144(3) G&L in the New Millennium 147(4) Distinctive G&L Features 151(4) PART IV---Favorite Players and Entertainers 155(28) The Importance of Classic Cowboys 157(8) Contemporary Country Musicians 165(5) Travel Tales 170(13) PART V---Remembering Leo and Recollecting More G&L Details 183 Leo's Legacy 185