"Lawsuit" G&L Headstocks ?

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"Lawsuit" G&L Headstocks ?

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See a few FS ads for G&Ls that include the term, "Lawsuit" describing the early 1980-83 G&L headstocks.

Was a lawsuit filed by Leo's old company, re: headstocks?

Did find an article on the use of Leo's name on G&L products.

"Leo Fender's Legacy: G&L Sales on Rise"
August 11, 1993|MICHAEL FLAGG | LA TIMES STAFF WRITER
http://articles.latimes.com/1993-08-11/business/fi-22757_1_leo-fender

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Interesting article. Thanks.
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Jamie _D wrote:See a few FS ads for G&Ls that include the term, "Lawsuit" describing the early 1980-83 G&L headstocks.

Was a lawsuit filed by Leo's old company, re: headstocks?

Did find an article on the use of Leo's name on G&L products.

"Leo Fender's Legacy: G&L Sales on Rise"
August 11, 1993|MICHAEL FLAGG | LA TIMES STAFF WRITER
http://articles.latimes.com/1993-08-11/business/fi-22757_1_leo-fender

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These were considered the "lawsuit" G&L headstocks:

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See Greg Gagliano's webpage which covers it: http://www.ggjaguar.com/l-2000.htm

AFAIK, no lawsuits were actually filed on the early G&L headstocks.

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Re: "Lawsuit" G&L Headstocks ?

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Good article, thanks for the link.

My own '80 F100 ...

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