Maker

G&L

American guitar and bass maker

G&L is an American maker of electric guitars and basses founded in 1979 by Leo Fender and George Fullerton, building on Fender-style designs with Leo Fender's later innovations.

Models

  • G&L ASAT Series

    G&L's family of single-cutaway, Telecaster-influenced electric guitars designed by Leo Fender, anchored by the ASAT Classic and ASAT Special. ASAT models share a bolt-on T-style body and G&L's Saddle-Lock bridge, differing chiefly in their pickups: the Classic uses MFD single-coils voiced for traditional twang, while the Special uses jumbo MFD single-coils for a fatter, P-90-like voice.

  • Technical line drawing of G&L L-2500

    G&L L-2500

    Electric bass · United States

    The five-string member of G&L's L-Series, the L-2500 packs the L-2000's feature set into a 34-inch-scale five-string. It carries dual G&L Magnetic Field Design humbuckers, the Tri-Tone control system with active/passive and series/parallel switching, a hard-rock maple neck, and the Saddle-Lock bridge.

  • Technical line drawing of G&L L-Series

    G&L L-Series

    United States

    G&L's flagship bass family, launched with the L-2000 in 1980. L-Series basses pair dual G&L Magnetic Field Design humbuckers with the flexible Tri-Tone control system offering pickup selection, series/parallel routing, and active/passive operation. The family includes the four-string L-2000 and the five-string L-2500.

  • G&L Legacy

    Electric guitar

    Leo Fender's refinement of the classic double-cutaway bolt-on guitar, the Legacy is G&L's Stratocaster-style model. It carries three single-coil pickups, the G&L PTB (passive treble and bass) tone circuit, and the Leo Fender-designed Dual-Fulcrum vibrato, offering familiar S-style tones with G&L's own hardware and voicing.

  • G&L Comanche

    Electric guitar

    A double-cutaway bolt-on guitar built around G&L's distinctive Z-Coil pickups: split, hum-cancelling Magnetic Field Design units designed by Leo Fender that emphasize bass on the low strings and treble on the high strings. The Comanche pairs three Z-Coils with a 5-way switch and expander toggle, the PTB tone circuit, and a Dual-Fulcrum vibrato.

  • G&L ASAT Classic

    Electric guitar

    A Telecaster-style electric from G&L, the company Leo Fender founded after Fender. The ASAT Classic uses G&L's Magnetic Field Design single-coil pickups in a familiar single-cutaway body, delivering a bright twang with a fuller low end.

  • G&L ASAT Special

    Electric guitar

    A T-style sibling to the ASAT Classic, the ASAT Special swaps in two jumbo G&L MFD single-coil pickups with a wide, shallow coil for a fatter, P-90-like voice with punchy lows and sparkling highs. It uses the Leo Fender-designed Saddle-Lock bridge and is often called the quintessential G&L guitar.

  • G&L S-500

    Electric guitar

    Debuting in 1982 as Leo Fender's evolution of the double-cutaway bolt-on guitar, the S-500 carries three Magnetic Field Design single-coil pickups in an SSS layout for a bright, punchy voice with strong midrange focus. It features the PTB tone circuit and the Leo Fender-designed Dual-Fulcrum vibrato.

  • Technical line drawing of G&L L-2000

    G&L L-2000

    Electric bass · United States

    Introduced in 1980, the L-2000 is G&L's flagship four-string bass. It pairs two G&L Magnetic Field Design humbuckers with the Tri-Tone control system, whose mini-toggles select pickups, switch series/parallel routing, and toggle active/passive operation, plus active treble and bass controls. It uses a bolt-on neck and the Leo Fender-designed Saddle-Lock bridge.

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Representative model

  • G&L ASAT Classic

    Electric guitar

    A Telecaster-style electric from G&L, the company Leo Fender founded after Fender. The ASAT Classic uses G&L's Magnetic Field Design single-coil pickups in a familiar single-cutaway body, delivering a bright twang with a fuller low end.