Is this for real?

Re: Is this for real?

the seller is from hudson valley, ny. thats like 20 minutes from me.
 
Re: Is this for real?

I think you will indeed get that axe, but I think he incorporated his creative writing skills into this auction.
 
Re: Is this for real?

Ok... if leo fender built this g&l guitar... and there was a lawsuit against it... why the hell would leo fender sue himself??? :laugh2: Did I read that wrong? "pre-lawsuit g&l guitar built by leo fender himself in his office"
 
Re: Is this for real?

Cory_Dylan said:
Ok... if leo fender built this g&l guitar... and there was a lawsuit against it... why the hell would leo fender sue himself??? :laugh2: Did I read that wrong? "pre-lawsuit g&l guitar built by leo fender himself in his office"
Click to expand...
Thats about the only thing i thought i read wrong or was wrong but i guess it isnt.
 
Re: Is this for real?

I can say 2 things for sure...in the early days at G&L (when Leo would have been building guitars) there was a paper tag glued to the body in the neck pocket thqt the builder would sign after the guitar was completed...if Leo really built that guitar his name will be on that tag. Second, closest G&L ever came to being sued that I know of was in their first year of production, they were building the forst guitar (the guitar that became the ASAT) and Grescth odreded them to change the name of the guitar...Leo was calling the guitar Broadcaster (Just like he had done some 30 years before at Fender) and the people at Grescth made them stop (Just like they had some 30 years before!). There are a little less than 500 G&L Broadcasters, every one I have ever seen and/or heard/read about is all black with an ebony fingerboard. The guitar on Ebay was made after the Grescth thing because it is an ASAT.
 
Re: Is this for real?

someone should e-mail him and ask about the paper tag thing?!

good lookin' guitar regardless though...?!
 
Re: Is this for real?

Cory_Dylan said:
Ok... if leo fender built this g&l guitar... and there was a lawsuit against it... why the hell would leo fender sue himself??? :laugh2: Did I read that wrong? "pre-lawsuit g&l guitar built by leo fender himself in his office"
Click to expand...


Fender could have sued Leo Fender as Fender (FMI) (I believe) was not controlled or owned by Leo.

Does anyone know when or if Leo was bought out if Fender
 
Re: Is this for real?

TheProphet said:
Fender could have sued Leo Fender as Fender (FMI) (I believe) was not controlled or owned by Leo.

Does anyone know when or if Leo was bought out if Fender
Click to expand...

if I remember my history correctly Leo Fender sold FMIC to CBS in 1965 for a few million bucks.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top