About time someone shot a good video about these guys. Worked there for a decade until I went to Suhr (14 years here!) and always had a soft spot for it’s history and level of quality instruments. Was offered a cabinet of blueprints to make room for production equipment and damnit I should’ve accepted them! But alas, didn’t have room for them as I had an apartment at the time. Nice to see Johnny doing well and a shoutout to Malcolm, Timmy P. , Kenny Amon, and the O. G. crew from the 90’s Custom Creations Team. Good times guys! And nice stuff coming out (but not as nice as my custom stuff I made there!) JK. See ya around!!
You gotta love how calm Pete is as he casually plays a 1-of-1 hand-made custom Leo Fender original design guitar and then Lee , not to be outdone , hand winds his own pickup for a custom shop 1-of-1 .
Wow - those G&L guys really seem incredibly nice and down to earth. Looking forward to those customs arriving at Andertons. Think I'll rob a bank and get me one :-)
You are sitting at ground zero for the electric guitar. I can hardly wrap my head around that. Lee and Pete, that must have been just incredible. Wow!!!!!!
I liked seeing the factory, the dude who builds the customs seems cool. Also rad that he wasn't scared to show you anything. In fact he was excited to show you how everything was made.
This is the most fascinating thing I’ve ever seen. I’ve always been curious about Leo’s “forgotten” designs. That Espada is absolutely incredible. I would love to see this thing come into production. I adore G&L and what they’re doing with CLF. I hope to one day visit the facility. Bucket list.
This is the best Leo office visit I've seen on youtube. I really liked to see these men enthusiasm while showing us their new colors and that fabulous new Leo guitar of the 20th and 21st centuries ! I will follow its grand arrival on the market ! Thanks to all of you ! From Canada.
It is so interesting to see so many of the photographs I took of Leo and George and also the guitars for the dealer sheets on the walls. I did the photography with Leo, George and Dale in the later days of G&L. During this period, I also worked with Don Randall of Randall Instruments. The photo of Leo at his bench with his magnifying visor was one of my favorites. I still have the transparencies from that shoot.
Thank you so much for sharing this adventure with us! The pleasure and enthusiasm in your voices and faces is no doubt the same as any of us guitar nerds if given the same opportunity. Quality content as always thank you!
I got to meet Leo when I was a teenager and he was at Music Man. I brought a cardboard cutout of a guitar I designed and he sat with me and gave me pointers of what would work and what wouldn’t. Employees came back from lunch and laughed at me and my face must have fallen because Leo said, “don’t mind them, they don’t have any imagination...you stick with this.” That was a great day! And I did eventually become a hobby luthier. Leo was definitely the dreamer. My dad took me to meet Paul Gagon too (who he would bike with On PCH I believe) when it became G&L and (BBE is associated with it too), and he was the nicest guy. Got a beautiful Legacy from him and it is a superb guitar. I recently got a spalted maple Dohene and it’s the prettiest guitar I own...and sustain to die for. I love G&L. Going to buy this new one when it comes out. I’m a long ways from Huntington Beach these days.....I didn’t know how lucky I was then.
Absolutely love videops like this with a look behind the curtain and back in history. Again, Mr Fender decades ahead of everyone and G+L, rather than Fender, truly pays homage to a genius and follows the breadcrumbs to the future
The 3+3 hum cancelling pickup design is essentially the same as the Precision Bass pickup. Loved this episode, feels like you've travelled back in time.
I'm looking at that pickup winder and it's a sewing machine motor and a counter. Very simple and practical way to build one! Loved the tour, does make it fell like any one could get started building.
Learned lots! Used to work at a little corner music shop for over a decade that sold G&Ls as their top shelf brand. I never knew enough about them apparently! Wish I could go back in time and scoop a few of them!
I'm glad you made it to G&L. Original Fender factory not far from there. New one about 20 miles east. I was lucky enough to work at the old factory in the 70's. Your order looks great.
@@versnellingspookie Oh it was fun. I was young and green. I knew the name and the instruments of course, but didn't really understand how fortunate I was at the time. I worked night sanding necks. I ended up going back to college.
@@jonbarwick5946 We were just outside of the paint booth. I got a peek. Of course we got the necks and bodies right after they were ready for sanding and buffing.
The grain on that guitar neck you are sanding also stood up? Seriously, guitar eye candy. If they play half as good as they look... 💥 💨 they seem SO much better than Fender who kind of embarrass themselves with quality level for price. If you got the bucks, ehh might as well do it right and then she's a keeper.
This is, by far, the best Andertons video to come out of the NAMM trip. Love it. Can I get the ‘69 Prototype exactly as it is, in prototype form. And a Anderton’s Metal flake ASAT in Canada directly and save on the shipping and exchange rates? I wish. Nice guitars. I bet (hope) this video sells lots of G&L product.
Truly, wonderfully amazing video. Maybe the best you have ever done. Such genuine joy and amazement from the boys, and such deep pride of craftsmanship from the shop. This video made me want a G&L.
They used to have a big G & L sign facing Fender Ave on the north side of the building. Not there any more. They also had a sale from that building on 5-17-91. I bought a Cavaliers w/case that day for 340.40 from Dale Hyatt. The only way you know it’s G&L is if you are in front of the building and can see the entrance.
I can’t get over just how much pure and absolute joy Pete exudes when he has a guitar in his hands. That joy is so apparent in the end result too. Those aren’t just notes...it’s music. Pure and unadulterated freaking art! A trip Anderton’s is on my bucket list (all the way from Florida one of these days!).
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen in a while. Leo’s history, prototypes, guitar building and a lot of cool guitars yet to be reviewed. This is awesome!!!
Best video you guys have done. I know what you mean about walking into Leo's office. I stopped at the door, looked in and got goosebumps straight away. Saw it on the Friday morning of NAMM. Bought a Doheny V12 in Burst from the show through the Australian distributor Jack's Music. Now my Comanche has some G & L company. We bumped into each other at the Victory Amplification Booth as well Lee. Thanks to you, Pete and Mick I now have my new Facebook profile picture.
Such a awesome video. I would have had chill bumbs for days after. You guys got to experience the eighth wonder. Love you guys! Thanks for taking us along on such a sacred tour.
Thanks for that walk around Leo Fender's office and workshop. It does give a little look into the mind of the man. Also, I saw SO MUCH STUFF I wanted to get my HANDS on!😎
This was tremendously cool. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. So much history. I grew up surrounded by Fender history because my dad was the head of FMIC's pro audio division in the nineties, so as a kid I got to hang out at Fender's headquarters in Scottsdale and met people like Bill Schultz and John Page. Hell, I even got to hold the original Blackie! But THIS is a whole other level of deep history. As a hardcore Fender nerd, getting to see this deep into Leo Fender's personal history and creative process is a rare treat and a half.
You guys will probably never read this...BUUUUT. I've been wanting to just say that you've FINALLY made NAMM watchable from home. And this video, for me, has really hit it out of the park. I live in Akron Ohio and I swear to GOD when I get the money, I'm buying something from Andertons. Get home safe!
This is a beautiful beautiful video. You are very lucky guys to see Leo’s magic den. Thank you so much for putting every second of this up for us all to see.
The reverance and respect that is shown for Leo Fender is heartwarming. Leo really was one of the most creative geniuses of our time and one of the main reasons why all of us are nerds about guitars and amps. He did a lot of things before anyone else and his designs are still the best today. I love Gibsons and some PRS's but Leo is still king! G&L make great guitars at all price points using Leo's final ideas before he passed. Great video, great interviews and info on new and old designs. Clearly one of the best guitar videos ever! The Captain and Pete triumph again!
That was the coolest video I've seen in quite some time. I'm glad you got to do it, and I'm more glad you got to share it with us. What an amazing place! (Lee is NEVER going to get all that metal flake off his hands.)
You guys ...wow. A tour through the latest leo life work. Where else but Andertons. You guys did a huge service. Thank you for Pete being there with Lee. Amazing.
I have two custom G&L guitars and have always wondered what the shop looked like. I have 23 guitars including Fender, PRS, Gibson and Collings, but I play the G&L’s daily. Thanks, guys!
Huanacaxtle. That's the wood. Parota is the same wood, but different regions in Mexico call it different words for the same thing. I'm no wood expert, but the tree is called Huanacaxtle, pronounced wanna-coxt-lay. I felt obligated to comment since I lived on my boat in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit, Mexico for 7-8 years. We've sold the cursed boat and bought a house in the adjoining town, Bucerias. I'm actually looking for a 3 meter by 1 meter slab of Huanacaxtle/ Parota right now to build a couple of desks from, it's beautiful wood.
David, Johnny and Dave were such good hosts and I feel very privileged to have seen inside G&L. They have made me focus on their line. The guitars sound and look excellent to my eye. I really want one. Time to make a few sacrifices in order to get a beautiful guitar to meet my needs.
BEST TOUR YET!!!! Anderton's is going to sell a whole lot of G&L's! Amazing video, want to drive over there right now (a whole 20 minutes) and pay homage to Leo. Truly G&L doesn't get enough Love and exposure, such fantastic guitars. Thanks so much for doing this.
Hmm remember Lee said this would be a guitar he would be interested in when Rob asked him what would your choice be of your next guitar? He said a custom G&L. Must’ve known they’d be visiting.
Proud owner of a 10 year old G&L invader... Amazing to see Leo's office preserved like that and probably one of the Best guitar/factory videos i ever seen...The gold hardware customshop tele at the start is pure Guitar porn..
Brilliant, such great history. I have two 64 Bassmans, made in the fall of 63 in the fullerton factory. I always imagine that Leo walked through the factory and laid a hand on them.
Fender is still a great brand today, but it's cool to see Leo's legacy and vision for the electric guitar manifest in G&L and (for amps) Ernie Ball Music Man. The guy was a genius.
Love that guy from the Custom Shop, he used to be at Fender. He gave me the tour over there in Corona about 2-3 years ago. His enthusiasm and knowledge is infectious, such a fantastic tour! Glad to see his passion put into G&L, it's got me really considering some of their models. Always felt they were very cool and retro and unsung. Art Alexakis from Everclear was the only guy I ever saw in the 90s playing a G&L outside of Cantrell.
What an amazing look into Leo Fender’s office and design approach. Beautiful designs and I’m blown away by the technology he was exploring at that time. Some similarities to technology utilized in Jerry Garcia’s guitars from the mid 1970’s and onward. Those split single coil pick ups are really cool. I’d buy a guitar built after that prototype in a heartbeat (with the exact body shape).
About time someone shot a good video about these guys. Worked there for a decade until I went to Suhr (14 years here!) and always had a soft spot for it’s history and level of quality instruments. Was offered a cabinet of blueprints to make room for production equipment and damnit I should’ve accepted them! But alas, didn’t have room for them as I had an apartment at the time. Nice to see Johnny doing well and a shoutout to Malcolm, Timmy P. , Kenny Amon, and the O. G. crew from the 90’s Custom Creations Team. Good times guys! And nice stuff coming out (but not as nice as my custom stuff I made there!) JK. See ya around!!
How do you think the quality of G&L compares to Suhr?
Everyone’s enthusiasm and sincerity in this video is inspiring.
Leo's working space should become a museum. I imagine this tour has touched the hearts of many guitar lovers watching.
You gotta love how calm Pete is as he casually plays a 1-of-1 hand-made custom Leo Fender original design guitar and then Lee , not to be outdone , hand winds his own pickup for a custom shop 1-of-1 .
torgo4ever looking forward to hearing how it sounds ☺
I'm glad you're bring more attention to an often overlooked brand
Wow - those G&L guys really seem incredibly nice and down to earth. Looking forward to those customs arriving at Andertons. Think I'll rob a bank and get me one :-)
Can't believe the Captain was about a five minute drive from my place!
You are sitting at ground zero for the electric guitar. I can hardly wrap my head around that. Lee and Pete, that must have been just incredible. Wow!!!!!!
I want to get a G&L now just to support these guys. They all were so nice and welcoming.
I regret selling my old S-500. It was an excellent guitar
That's what I was thinking. I'd really like that Stout Invader at about 32 minutes in. The superstrat.
I liked seeing the factory, the dude who builds the customs seems cool.
Also rad that he wasn't scared to show you anything. In fact he was excited to show you how everything was made.
i did the fender factory tour with that dave guy back in 2011, had a great time, now i want to see the g&l factory! 👏🏻😎
It's like he races out of the house each morning to come to this job. It looks like a good one!
This could actually be the coolest guitar video in the history of mankind...
I totally agree!
Agreed.
Leo Fenders legacy couldn't be in better hands with these guys... great video Andertons!
This is the most fascinating thing I’ve ever seen. I’ve always been curious about Leo’s “forgotten” designs. That Espada is absolutely incredible. I would love to see this thing come into production. I adore G&L and what they’re doing with CLF. I hope to one day visit the facility. Bucket list.
Utterly, totally wonderful. A magical video even by the standards of you two! Loving the new design too.
well, 1969 new...
17:00 minutes in and this already the best video of all the NAMM coverage from any channel. So cool, nice work y’all.
Even more respect to those gents and ladies at G&L. So classy! Speechless.
Every guitar they make is Custom Shop.
This is the best Leo office visit I've seen on youtube. I really liked to see these men enthusiasm while showing us their new colors and that fabulous new Leo guitar of the 20th and 21st centuries ! I will follow its grand arrival on the market ! Thanks to all of you ! From Canada.
It is so interesting to see so many of the photographs I took of Leo and George and also the guitars for the dealer sheets on the walls. I did the photography with Leo, George and Dale in the later days of G&L. During this period, I also worked with Don Randall of Randall Instruments. The photo of Leo at his bench with his magnifying visor was one of my favorites. I still have the transparencies from that shoot.
Thank you so much for sharing this adventure with us!
The pleasure and enthusiasm in your voices and faces is no doubt the same as any of us guitar nerds if given the same opportunity.
Quality content as always thank you!
I got to meet Leo when I was a teenager and he was at Music Man. I brought a cardboard cutout of a guitar I designed and he sat with me and gave me pointers of what would work and what wouldn’t. Employees came back from lunch and laughed at me and my face must have fallen because Leo said, “don’t mind them, they don’t have any imagination...you stick with this.” That was a great day! And I did eventually become a hobby luthier. Leo was definitely the dreamer. My dad took me to meet Paul Gagon too (who he would bike with On PCH I believe) when it became G&L and (BBE is associated with it too), and he was the nicest guy. Got a beautiful Legacy from him and it is a superb guitar. I recently got a spalted maple Dohene and it’s the prettiest guitar I own...and sustain to die for. I love G&L. Going to buy this new one when it comes out. I’m a long ways from Huntington Beach these days.....I didn’t know how lucky I was then.
I toured this facility back in 2009/2010
Fantastic place!
I like everything about this video - the nostalgia, the shape of the new guitar, the design of the built-in preamp.
This is probably the most beautiful video you've ever done.
I’ve never seen these guys more excited, you can’t blame them this is absolute rock ‘n’ roll history
Absolutely love videops like this with a look behind the curtain and back in history. Again, Mr Fender decades ahead of everyone and G+L, rather than Fender, truly pays homage to a genius and follows the breadcrumbs to the future
The 3+3 hum cancelling pickup design is essentially the same as the Precision Bass pickup. Loved this episode, feels like you've travelled back in time.
timfireblade Ever seen a G&L Comanche? My #1 and sounds great.
This video has sold me on G&L. Those metal flake finishes are amazing and the passion displayed by these folks is intoxicating.
I'm looking at that pickup winder and it's a sewing machine motor and a counter. Very simple and practical way to build one!
Loved the tour, does make it fell like any one could get started building.
Learned lots! Used to work at a little corner music shop for over a decade that sold G&Ls as their top shelf brand. I never knew enough about them apparently! Wish I could go back in time and scoop a few of them!
Everytime I see how G&L guitars are made I'm amazed by the price they put on them.
I'm glad you made it to G&L. Original Fender factory not far from there. New one about 20 miles east. I was lucky enough to work at the old factory in the 70's. Your order looks great.
What as it like to work there back then?
@@versnellingspookie Oh it was fun. I was young and green. I knew the name and the instruments of course, but didn't really understand how fortunate I was at the time. I worked night sanding necks. I ended up going back to college.
Ever get a chance to hit the paint booth Tim?? That’s so cool to have been involved in a company with so much heritage.
@@jonbarwick5946 We were just outside of the paint booth. I got a peek. Of course we got the necks and bodies right after they were ready for sanding and buffing.
Nailed it. Educational and Entertaining at the same time. Shows how how committed your company is to music.
Lee's face when he's winding the pickup says "THIS IS SO COOL! ! DON'T BREAK ANYTHING...."
WoW. Not only my hair stood up.
One of the best vids ever.
World of Warcraft?! Jk lol
I agree. This is the best guitar video on youtube I've ever seen!
The grain on that guitar neck you are sanding also stood up?
Seriously, guitar eye candy. If they play half as good as they look... 💥 💨 they seem SO much better than Fender who kind of embarrass themselves with quality level for price. If you got the bucks, ehh might as well do it right and then she's a keeper.
Amazing......truly a classic must see for folks into the electric guitar.
Someone straightened my truss rod
This is, by far, the best Andertons video to come out of the NAMM trip. Love it. Can I get the ‘69 Prototype exactly as it is, in prototype form. And a Anderton’s Metal flake ASAT in Canada directly and save on the shipping and exchange rates? I wish. Nice guitars. I bet (hope) this video sells lots of G&L product.
I hope the G&L guys are digitising and cataloging everything, can you imagine if there was a fire or something like that?
rahzark I’m sure they at least have copies of most of it
Oh God, don't even think that!!!
Truly, wonderfully amazing video. Maybe the best you have ever done. Such genuine joy and amazement from the boys, and such deep pride of craftsmanship from the shop. This video made me want a G&L.
Thanks Andertons. Best video I've watched for ages. Even prouder G&L owner now.
This is the best video you guys have ever done. More like this! Explore the history of our instrument. Find these rooms, show us these rooms!!!
Leo Fender is my hero, I would love to visit this place, some day I will own a G&L Doheney. But I’m not worthy at the moment. Maybe when I grow up😁
They used to have a big G & L sign facing Fender Ave on the north side of the building. Not there any more. They also had a sale from that building on 5-17-91. I bought a Cavaliers w/case that day for 340.40 from Dale Hyatt. The only way you know it’s G&L is if you are in front of the building and can see the entrance.
Everybody's so excited that even I'm excited.
I can’t get over just how much pure and absolute joy Pete exudes when he has a guitar in his hands. That joy is so apparent in the end result too. Those aren’t just notes...it’s music. Pure and unadulterated freaking art! A trip Anderton’s is on my bucket list (all the way from Florida one of these days!).
This proves just how much Lee and Pete are truly guitar guys. What a great video.
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen in a while. Leo’s history, prototypes, guitar building and a lot of cool guitars yet to be reviewed. This is awesome!!!
One of the best videos you've done. Love seeing all of the story and building. Plus you two got to play some.... Super cool...
Best video you guys have done. I know what you mean about walking into Leo's office. I stopped at the door, looked in and got goosebumps straight away. Saw it on the Friday morning of NAMM. Bought a Doheny V12 in Burst from the show through the Australian distributor Jack's Music. Now my Comanche has some G & L company. We bumped into each other at the Victory Amplification Booth as well Lee. Thanks to you, Pete and Mick I now have my new Facebook profile picture.
I’m glad to see the Andertons crew digging on G&L’s. I own four G&L guitars and love them all.
Such a awesome video. I would have had chill bumbs for days after. You guys got to experience the eighth wonder. Love you guys! Thanks for taking us along on such a sacred tour.
Thanks for that walk around Leo Fender's office and workshop. It does give a little look into the mind of the man. Also, I saw SO MUCH STUFF I wanted to get my HANDS on!😎
Lees face sitting in that chair. I know that feeling. I remember going to the Granada Studio tour with school and I sat in Hitchcock's chair.
This was tremendously cool. Thank you so much for sharing this with us. So much history.
I grew up surrounded by Fender history because my dad was the head of FMIC's pro audio division in the nineties, so as a kid I got to hang out at Fender's headquarters in Scottsdale and met people like Bill Schultz and John Page. Hell, I even got to hold the original Blackie!
But THIS is a whole other level of deep history. As a hardcore Fender nerd, getting to see this deep into Leo Fender's personal history and creative process is a rare treat and a half.
This is my favorite video ya'll have ever put on the internets!! Glorious!
This is unbelievably amazing. This is one of the best videos I've ever seen👍
You guys will probably never read this...BUUUUT. I've been wanting to just say that you've FINALLY made NAMM watchable from home. And this video, for me, has really hit it out of the park. I live in Akron Ohio and I swear to GOD when I get the money, I'm buying something from Andertons. Get home safe!
Cheers man!!
Ayyyeee man, I live in Kent Ohio!!
Wow what a cool tour, Leo's office is like a mueseam!
This is a beautiful beautiful video. You are very lucky guys to see Leo’s magic den.
Thank you so much for putting every second of this up for us all to see.
So cool that you guys got to see the factory. Also loving the new model.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Fantastic look into Leo’s life of working and thinking of the best guitars.
Glad everyone enjoyed it....hopefully more people will check out G&L.
This is the best video. Can't believe what I'm seeing.
I am infinitely more Inclined to buy a G&L guitar now. Good stuff!
I will be buying an Espada. That is glorious.
The reverance and respect that is shown for Leo Fender is heartwarming. Leo really was one of the most creative geniuses of our time and one of the main reasons why all of us are nerds about guitars and amps. He did a lot of things before anyone else and his designs are still the best today. I love Gibsons and some PRS's but Leo is still king! G&L make great guitars at all price points using Leo's final ideas before he passed. Great video, great interviews and info on new and old designs. Clearly one of the best guitar videos ever! The Captain and Pete triumph again!
That was the coolest video I've seen in quite some time. I'm glad you got to do it, and I'm more glad you got to share it with us. What an amazing place! (Lee is NEVER going to get all that metal flake off his hands.)
You guys ...wow. A tour through the latest leo life work. Where else but Andertons. You guys did a huge service. Thank you for Pete being there with Lee. Amazing.
The "Get of my lawn guy" is in the house.
@@michaelgallagher3640 Lost me on that one. Lol
The G&L boys basically gave you guys the keys to the kingdom. Great vid!!
Wow guys! You've managed to make an even better video than your usual vids! I really enjoyed this one! Thumbs up!!
They better have a lock on their door
i'm buying one as soon as they're out, whatever the price, nice add worked perfectly
This was SO EPIC! Well done, fellas!
Thank you, thank you! Love the history, design, and fabrication.
This is so very excellent. I cannot wait to see what comes of this instrument.
This may well be the best video on RUclips! Love it. Gonna get me a G&L Anderton guitar.
This is soooo good!!! Thank you guys, awesome as always!
Thank you for the factory tour. Amazing man and a great legacy! Thanks again!
I have two custom G&L guitars and have always wondered what the shop looked like. I have 23 guitars including Fender, PRS, Gibson and Collings, but I play the G&L’s daily. Thanks, guys!
Im looking at my 96 Legacy and after watching this, I appreciate it much much more.
Huanacaxtle. That's the wood. Parota is the same wood, but different regions in Mexico call it different words for the same thing. I'm no wood expert, but the tree is called Huanacaxtle, pronounced wanna-coxt-lay. I felt obligated to comment since I lived on my boat in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit, Mexico for 7-8 years. We've sold the cursed boat and bought a house in the adjoining town, Bucerias. I'm actually looking for a 3 meter by 1 meter slab of Huanacaxtle/ Parota right now to build a couple of desks from, it's beautiful wood.
THANK YOU! YOU CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH THAT MEANT!
The passion of those guys. Instant fan of G&L. Thank you for taking us along with you on the tour!
It's nice to see how excited those G&L guys are to show off their factory. Not to mention the passion that bleeds out of their pours.
Fantastic video, Lee & Pete! G&Ls are incredible. Thanks!
David, Johnny and Dave were such good hosts and I feel very privileged to have seen inside G&L. They have made me focus on their line. The guitars sound and look excellent to my eye. I really want one. Time to make a few sacrifices in order to get a beautiful guitar to meet my needs.
BEST TOUR YET!!!! Anderton's is going to sell a whole lot of G&L's! Amazing video, want to drive over there right now (a whole 20 minutes) and pay homage to Leo. Truly G&L doesn't get enough Love and exposure, such fantastic guitars. Thanks so much for doing this.
Hmm remember Lee said this would be a guitar he would be interested in when Rob asked him what would your choice be of your next guitar? He said a custom G&L. Must’ve known they’d be visiting.
Man, how much do I want to go to Andertons and try every single G&L now?
Love my L-2500!
There are simply not enough people that are aware of g&l
These metal flake finishes are just gorgeous!😍
This could either suck or be the most epic thing ever
Proud owner of a 10 year old G&L invader...
Amazing to see Leo's office preserved like that and probably one of the Best guitar/factory videos i ever seen...The gold hardware customshop tele at the start is pure Guitar porn..
Of all this years NAMM vids this is my favorite. So cool to see Leo's office and the history. Easy to see the excitement with you guys. So very cool.
This made me very happy today.
Tritonus Seitan l
This is truly one of the best things the Anderton's Team have done to date. That was a real treat. Thank you!
Brilliant, such great history. I have two 64 Bassmans, made in the fall of 63 in the fullerton factory. I always imagine that Leo walked through the factory and laid a hand on them.
Lovely program you made guys . you're getting better. love watching always . And you're smile says it all🤗😎
Thank you for the experience guys!. This is amazing getting a view to a very important piece of history.
some of the most clever innovators are very humble and pleasant people as it is so evident here
Such awesome laid back down to earth people at G&L. My next new guitar will be through them for sure!!
Fender is still a great brand today, but it's cool to see Leo's legacy and vision for the electric guitar manifest in G&L and (for amps) Ernie Ball Music Man. The guy was a genius.
Love that guy from the Custom Shop, he used to be at Fender. He gave me the tour over there in Corona about 2-3 years ago. His enthusiasm and knowledge is infectious, such a fantastic tour! Glad to see his passion put into G&L, it's got me really considering some of their models. Always felt they were very cool and retro and unsung. Art Alexakis from Everclear was the only guy I ever saw in the 90s playing a G&L outside of Cantrell.
What an amazing look into Leo Fender’s office and design approach. Beautiful designs and I’m blown away by the technology he was exploring at that time. Some similarities to technology utilized in Jerry Garcia’s guitars from the mid 1970’s and onward.
Those split single coil pick ups are really cool. I’d buy a guitar built after that prototype in a heartbeat (with the exact body shape).