G&L 45th Anniversary CLF Research Fullerton Deluxe ASAT Special Sapphire Blue Metallic With Gig Bag

Born from his CLF Research company founded in 1966, Clarence Leo Fender began the final chapter of his legendary career when he launched the G&L brand and instruments in 1980.  G&L instruments benefited from his lifetime of creativity and innovation, and throughout the 1980s his groundbreaking new instruments became icons loved by musicians around the world.

By the late 1970s, Clarence Leo Fender and his CLF Research company had completed his consultancy for CBS/Fender, designed and manufactured the original Music Man instruments, and were looking forward to launching a new brand.

Together with former Fender employees George Fullerton and Dale Hyatt, Leo launched his new G&L Instruments with advanced features derived from his decades of experience redefining what was possible in an electric guitar and bass.

To commemorate the 45th Anniversary of this, G&L unveilved the Fullerton Deluxe ASAT Special in Sapphire Blue Metallic.  Only 200 were made for the world, and we just got this one in.  It's stunning.

The alder body is resonant, the maple neck is super comfortable to play, and these tonewoods are amplfied beatutifully thanks to a pair of Jumbo MFD single coil soapbar pickups.  The highs sing beautifully, the lows counter perfectly and the mids are punchy.  All in, you get a guitar with incredible tone.

Today’s G&L instruments continue to be made in his historic factory on Fender Avenue in Fullerton, California – The Birthplace of Bolt-on.  We invite you to discover why Leo famously declared ‘G&L guitars and basses are the best instruments I have ever made.’