Let’s see those 80’s rock machines!!

Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:58 am

Here’s my all original ‘85 Superhawk! Still my favorite among all of my guitars, it just does everything right. Let’s see your 80’s Leo creations!

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Re: Let’s see those 80’s rock machines!!

Mon Jan 01, 2018 9:13 am

Awesome, wish more guitars had Kahlers. I've had to talk myself out of buying same-era Invaders :)

Re: Let’s see those 80’s rock machines!!

Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:45 pm

Happily oblige:
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- Jos

Re: Let’s see those 80’s rock machines!!

Mon Jan 01, 2018 4:58 pm

YES!!!!! That's what I'm talking about! Awesome collection!

Re: Let’s see those 80’s rock machines!!

Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:16 am

OK...

BaBam!!

1981 F-100 And a 1983 Nighthawk
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Red 1987 Invader with Kahler Vibrato and an 1987 YELLOW Invader with Leo Fender Pat. Pend. Vibrato
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1987 YELLOW Invader with Leo Fender Pat. Pend. Vibrato (yes,I have two of these and want more) And an 1981 G-200 under rehab.
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05/22/96 Broadcaster 876 (AFAIK the last one made) and 01/02/06 Broadcaster 813
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05/01/86 Broadcaster 003 (from Dale Hyatt's collection.) And a Jan. 16, 1980 F-100 Prototype, perhaps one of the earliest known example.
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I wish I had a safe space to lay all the guitars out and take a group photo, but this will have to do. I also have some wonderful post Leo Era G&L's that make up my G&L family.

Tom

Re: Let’s see those 80’s rock machines!!

Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:08 pm

Here's my two: 1981 F-100 and 1982 S-500

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Re: Let’s see those 80’s rock machines!!

Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:20 pm

Maybe I'm young; hot F100 pickups and MFD singles seem well suited to rock, but not in the way that say a JB-loaded guitar or Super Distortion Jackson or something does. Which makes me ask: who were guitars like the F100 & S500/Hawk series really marketed to? The same as the Invader/Rampage market, Jazz guys, session players or different?

Re: Let’s see those 80’s rock machines!!

Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:58 am

Those yellow, red and ebony guitars are great. Keep em coming folks.

y2kc

Re: Let’s see those 80’s rock machines!!

Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:48 pm

mine are in an album in the gallery http://www.guitarsbyleo.com/GALLERY2/ma ... emId=23798
'83 SC-2, '81 F-100, '84 Skyhawk, '89 ASAT

Re: Let’s see those 80’s rock machines!!

Sat Jan 06, 2018 7:34 am

awesome guitars, just truly awesome! Although I love all of my G&l’s, the early thru mid late 80’s is definitely my favorite designs of Leo’s really stepping out of the box.

Re: Let’s see those 80’s rock machines!!

Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:50 am

Leo has been quoted saying G&L were the best guitars he's ever made, and I truly believe it. I own a 2017 USA Jerry Cantrell Signature Rampage, absolutely the finest guitar I've ever owned... but, I'm sad because nobody has posted an 80's Era original Rampage, I know they were discontinued around '90-'91, but I thought they'd all sold out. Probably my first introduction to the Rampage in the 80's was KISS / White Tiger guitarist Mark St. John.

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Re: Let’s see those 80’s rock machines!!

Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:28 pm

I've got three F-100's, a Cavalier, an SC-3, and a Skyhawk. They are all pictured on my introduction page. It is too much trouble to repost them all here.


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Re: Let’s see those 80’s rock machines!!

Thu Mar 08, 2018 12:18 pm

Any SC-{1,2,3} is a rock machine IMO.
Would love to have an Invader at some point.