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Welcome! Read This First

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CLF Research Espada with Z Type MFD split-coil hum-cancelling pickups Availability?

by Rclau79 » Fri Jan 31, 2025 12:17 pm

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1987 Skyhawk with fine tuner Dual Fulcrum bridge

by Craig » Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:28 am

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NGD! Doheny V12 setup and other questions.

by Pork Rind » Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:35 pm

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Doheny V12 Okoume vs Ash vs Alder

by Pork Rind » Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:29 pm

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Sat Feb 15, 2025 7:04 pm
1986 ASAT ad- “The Real One” headline ...

by Craig » Mon Oct 21, 2024 8:16 pm

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Fri Oct 25, 2024 6:41 pm
Circa 1987 L•2000 ad ...

by Craig » Mon Oct 21, 2024 8:48 pm

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80s Rampage guitar ad with Mark St. John...

by Craig » Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:49 am

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Paul McCartney and Leo Fender’s old friend Carl Perkins

by Craig » Fri Oct 18, 2024 12:17 pm

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Sat Oct 19, 2024 6:22 pm
George Fullerton holding Leo’s last instrument...

by Craig » Wed Oct 09, 2024 9:50 am

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Sweetwater Espada: Is It BTO or Not?

by tylerbabbie » Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:48 pm

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Tue Oct 08, 2024 2:03 pm
The “Lost Fender” design Espada model ...

by Craig » Sun Oct 06, 2024 6:51 pm

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NAMM 1977: Les Paul, Leo Fender, and I believe Norton Steven

by Craig » Sun Oct 06, 2024 6:45 pm

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Late ‘70s CLF Research: a row of 1975 Rockwell Delta 15-655

by Craig » Sun Oct 06, 2024 9:40 am

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CBS approval of tooling costs for the last Fender guitar...

by Craig » Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:30 am

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1978 Leo Fender in his lab here at the CLF Research factory

by Craig » Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:27 am

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Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:27 am
R&D action: prototype Rampage 24 body with Kahler 2300...

by Craig » Sun Jul 14, 2024 6:51 pm

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Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:24 pm
Can Research models be customized?

by rfcii » Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:36 pm

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Sat Jun 15, 2024 1:49 pm
Injection mold tooling boxed up...

by Craig » Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:46 pm

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Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:16 pm
Parts sharing: The Lynx/SB•2 basses and SC•2 guitar...

by Craig » Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:54 am

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Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:54 am
CLF Research project: 24 fret Rampage with a Floyd...

by Craig » Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:26 pm

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Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:26 pm
G&L CLF Research L-1000 keeps me Motivated. "What is Hip"

by Shug » Sat Jan 06, 2024 12:01 pm

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Sun Jan 07, 2024 6:57 am
1979 prototype Stingray bass bridge plate print...

by Craig » Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:18 am

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Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:18 am
December 12, 1980 4-bolt guitar neck plate drawing...

by Craig » Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:17 pm

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Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:06 pm
Gathering samples of early S•500 pickup covers...

by Craig » Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:35 pm

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Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:35 pm
December 16, 1981-Original S•500 drawing by George Fullerton

by Craig » Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:12 pm

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Sat Dec 23, 2023 2:12 pm
Espada (and other CLF) in lefty?

by SonicLife » Thu Aug 03, 2023 9:48 pm

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Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:51 pm
What if a Z-coil had 1970s quarter-inch Sabre/Stingray ...

by Craig » Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:54 pm

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Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:32 am
ProjectEspadaDeluxed v4 goes back to R&D ...

by Craig » Sat Feb 18, 2023 7:43 pm

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Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:39 pm
CLF ‘70s NAMM ...

by Craig » Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:22 pm

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Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:15 pm
Concerns about the Bronco guitar bridge ...

by Craig » Tue Jun 06, 2023 3:59 pm

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Tue Jun 06, 2023 3:59 pm
1987 SC•3 Leo Fender prototype ...

by Craig » Tue May 09, 2023 8:10 pm

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Tue May 16, 2023 6:35 am
April 1976 George Fullerton’s drawings are the basis for ...

by Craig » Fri May 05, 2023 1:19 pm

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Fri May 05, 2023 1:19 pm
1983 El Toro Leo Fender prototype ...

by Craig » Wed Apr 26, 2023 8:25 pm

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prototype ‘84 Invader body with prototype fine-tuner bridge

by Craig » Mon Apr 24, 2023 8:13 am

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Mon Apr 24, 2023 8:13 am
Frickenfracker - Leo Fender’s late 1960s R&D monster ...

by Craig » Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:30 pm

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Thu Apr 06, 2023 7:47 pm
1990 Leo Fender prototype has ASAT jumbo MFD pickups x3...

by Craig » Wed Apr 05, 2023 7:49 pm

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Thu Apr 06, 2023 7:45 pm
1975 George Fullerton styling prototype that lead to the ...

by Craig » Sat Apr 01, 2023 2:45 pm

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1979 design, Leo Fender’s prototype Magnetic Field Design...

by Craig » Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:21 am

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Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:57 am
Legacy HSS that was outfitted with a preamp like my S•500E..

by Craig » Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:04 pm

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Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:04 pm
Carl Perkins and his 1985 G&L Broadcaster ...

by Craig » Sat Mar 11, 2023 12:15 pm

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Sat Mar 11, 2023 12:15 pm
1985 Leo Fender Superhawk prototype ...

by Craig » Tue Mar 07, 2023 12:51 pm

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Tue Mar 07, 2023 12:51 pm
1985 Leo Fender Prototype “Single Coil Bi-pole” pickups x3

by Craig » Fri Mar 03, 2023 5:11 pm

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Fri Mar 03, 2023 9:45 pm
An Update on 2018 project-an older S•500 ...

by Craig » Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:38 am

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Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:38 am
The S•500 E prototype update ...

by Craig » Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:30 pm

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Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:30 pm
G&L amps?

by Steven T88 » Mon Jan 16, 2023 1:28 pm

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Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:05 pm
Doheny V12 Left Handed

by mark snyder » Fri Apr 15, 2022 10:14 am

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Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:06 am
The S•500 E prototype

by Craig » Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:04 am

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Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:04 am
New CLF Research S-500 model releases today!

by Craig » Wed Oct 12, 2022 3:14 pm

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Wed Oct 12, 2022 3:14 pm
CLF Research S-500 releasing soon ...

by Craig » Tue Oct 11, 2022 8:06 pm

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Tue Oct 11, 2022 8:06 pm
Just got a new Doheny V12 yesterday.

by Hahnsoulo » Tue Sep 27, 2022 9:41 am

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Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:32 pm
Doheny V12 vs ASAT Deluxe vs ???

by Pork Rind » Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:01 pm

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Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:06 am
New Doheny V12 Rusting

by smell my mule » Fri Jul 08, 2022 2:26 pm

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Sun Jul 17, 2022 7:05 am
1984 HG•2 ...

by Craig » Sat Jun 04, 2022 11:46 am

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Sat Jun 04, 2022 11:46 am
Details on the new CLF Research's Series 750 basses ...

by Craig » Sun May 15, 2022 3:51 pm

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Sun May 15, 2022 3:51 pm
The New Wide 5 CLF Research L•1000 Series 750 bass is here

by Craig » Wed May 04, 2022 9:58 am

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Wed May 04, 2022 9:58 am
1988 SB•1 maple body with some tasty flame, this Sunburst...

by Craig » Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:43 pm

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Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:43 pm
#ProjectWidebodyWunkay ...

by Craig » Wed Mar 23, 2022 10:58 am

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Wed Mar 23, 2022 10:58 am
3/21/91 Proto 6 String Bass ...

by Craig » Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:06 pm

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Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:06 pm
Dave McLaren on his “big boss”

by Craig » Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:56 am

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Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:56 am
Jazz Bass Style MFD....is it real?

by Ampig » Sun Mar 06, 2022 8:05 pm

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Mon Mar 07, 2022 2:39 pm
Big Time Score Found today ...

by Craig » Thu Feb 17, 2022 12:00 pm

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Thu Feb 17, 2022 12:00 pm
1982 prototype G009410 explores a two-single-coil MFD ...

by Craig » Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:25 pm

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Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:25 pm
CLF RESEARCH DOHENY V12 QUESTIONS

by Hairy tongue hairdo » Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:23 am

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Espada Treble Control Weirdness?

by inertian » Fri Nov 05, 2021 12:11 pm

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Tue Nov 23, 2021 12:09 pm
1990 prototype ???? G026536 ...

by Craig » Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:50 pm

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Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:45 pm
Storytime with Dave & John McLaren ...

by Craig » Mon May 24, 2021 3:09 pm

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Mon May 24, 2021 3:09 pm
New V12 on the way

by glvourot » Tue Aug 25, 2020 10:46 am

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Fri May 14, 2021 8:12 am
What's the neck like on a 2020 CLF Skyhawk?

by Sid Nitzerglobin » Fri Mar 12, 2021 2:34 pm

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Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:14 pm
NGD Espada

by tomanche » Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:56 pm

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Fri Apr 02, 2021 7:44 pm
Project Big Chonks ...

by Craig » Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:37 pm

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Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:37 pm
CLF Research aluminum bass knobs being made ...

by Craig » Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:50 am

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Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:50 am
Project 77 Again: Wrap Up video ...

by Craig » Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:29 am

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Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:29 am
Leo Fender History video

by Craig » Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:54 pm

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Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:54 pm
Very rare G&L HG-2 with MFD mini-humbuckers ...

by Craig » Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:37 pm

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Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:37 pm
Merry Christmas message from CLF Research ...

by Craig » Fri Dec 25, 2020 4:27 pm

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Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:21 am
Project Poss Machine

by Craig » Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:51 am

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Thu Dec 10, 2020 12:07 pm
Project SB 2nd Chance Updated

by Craig » Wed Dec 02, 2020 4:14 pm

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Wed Dec 02, 2020 4:14 pm
Project El Toro

by Craig » Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:03 pm

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Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:03 pm
Project Fake Broadcaster

by Craig » Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:38 pm

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Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:38 pm
Project 77 Again ...

by Craig » Sat Sep 12, 2020 11:01 am

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Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:44 pm
New G&L Facebook page - CLF RESEARCH CO.

by Craig » Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:26 pm
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Project 1979 S-500

by Craig » Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:04 am

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Sat Sep 19, 2020 8:40 am
Project Wunkay Rehab

by Craig » Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:46 am

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Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:31 am
Introducing the new CLF Research L-2000

by Craig » Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:10 pm

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Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:47 am
G&L Lap Steel/Console Steel?

by NashvilleCat » Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:30 am

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Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:30 am
The CLF Research L-1000: An Icon Returns

by Craig » Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:24 am

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Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:15 am
New Espada Video

by mutts » Sat Mar 07, 2020 3:56 pm

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Mon Mar 09, 2020 5:45 pm
The new CLF Research L-2500 bass

by Craig » Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:20 pm

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Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:20 pm
New Doheny V12 released by CLF Research

by yowhatsshakin » Fri Nov 09, 2018 1:31 pm
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Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:17 am
Next CLF Research instrument? ...

by Craig » Sun Dec 08, 2019 9:13 pm

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Sun Dec 08, 2019 9:13 pm
'76 Music Man Stingray I Guitar Electronics

by Jblue » Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:47 am

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Sat Oct 26, 2019 12:42 pm
CLF Research: StoryTime! Johnny's early Fender years ...

by Craig » Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:38 pm

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Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:38 pm
CLF Research: Why were Leo Fender's lab benches painted ...

by Craig » Wed Oct 09, 2019 2:10 pm

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Wed Oct 09, 2019 2:10 pm
CLF Research: Leo Fender's "Breadboard" Pickup Test ...

by Craig » Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:42 pm

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Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:42 pm
CLF Research: Origin of the ASAT Guitar...

by Craig » Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:51 pm

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Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:51 pm
CLF Research: Origins of the Espada

by Craig » Fri Sep 27, 2019 10:41 am

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Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:29 pm
First sighting of production of the CLF™ Research Espada ...

by Craig » Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:10 pm

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Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:01 pm
Revisit: A prototype in Leo’s lab, perhaps 1983...

by Craig » Sat Jun 29, 2019 8:38 am

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Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:50 pm
Doheny V12 Time!

by Gutmann » Fri Jan 11, 2019 7:59 am

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Fri Jan 18, 2019 9:48 am
New CLF Research Skyhawk!!

by tomanche » Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:30 pm
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