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Cav prototype-1
Wouldn’t it be too convenient for me to come back and tell you this is the greatest thing ever. I’m not gonna BS you guys like that. But damn this thing is amazing.
Maybe these prototype pickups are different than those in the Cavalier....
Date: 09/21/18
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Cav prototype-2
Date: 09/21/18
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Cav Prototype-3
Date: 09/21/18
Views: 380
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Cav Prototype-4
Date: 09/21/18
Views: 319
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Cav Prototype-5
Date: 09/21/18
Views: 399
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Cav Prototype-6
Date: 09/21/18
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Cav Prototype-6
Date: 09/21/18
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Cav Prototype
Date: 09/21/18
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ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990-1
I’d like to thank our friends at Dave's Guitar Shop for this cool ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990. That white pickguard is powder coated aluminum, not plastic. Back then the regular ASAT had black...
Date: 10/03/18
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ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990-2
I’d like to thank our friends at Dave's Guitar Shop for this cool ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990. That white pickguard is powder coated aluminum, not plastic. Back then the regular ASAT had black...
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 318
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ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990-3
I’d like to thank our friends at Dave's Guitar Shop for this cool ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990. That white pickguard is powder coated aluminum, not plastic. Back then the regular ASAT had black...
Date: 10/03/18
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ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990-4
I’d like to thank our friends at Dave's Guitar Shop for this cool ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990. That white pickguard is powder coated aluminum, not plastic. Back then the regular ASAT had black...
Date: 10/03/18
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ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990-5
I’d like to thank our friends at Dave's Guitar Shop for this cool ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990. That white pickguard is powder coated aluminum, not plastic. Back then the regular ASAT had black...
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 513
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ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990-6
I’d like to thank our friends at Dave's Guitar Shop for this cool ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990. That white pickguard is powder coated aluminum, not plastic. Back then the regular ASAT had black...
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 357
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ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990-7
I’d like to thank our friends at Dave's Guitar Shop for this cool ASAT Signature Series, a guitar we completed here back on August 23rd, 1990. That white pickguard is powder coated aluminum, not plastic. Back then the regular ASAT had black...
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 293
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smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s-1
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Let’s have a look at the smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s.
This 20’ wide unit has a spacious front office featuring central air conditioning and heating....
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 427
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smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s-2
Let’s have a look at the smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s.
This 20’ wide unit has a spacious front office featuring central air conditioning and heating. ...
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 353
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smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s-3
Let’s have a look at the smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s.
This 20’ wide unit has a spacious front office featuring central air conditioning and heating. ...
Date: 10/03/18
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smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s-4
Let’s have a look at the smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s.
This 20’ wide unit has a spacious front office featuring central air conditioning and heating. ...
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 379
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smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s-5
Let’s have a look at the smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s.
This 20’ wide unit has a spacious front office featuring central air conditioning and heating. ...
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 332
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smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s-6
Let’s have a look at the smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s.
This 20’ wide unit has a spacious front office featuring central air conditioning and heating. ...
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 316
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smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s-7
Let’s have a look at the smallest rental unit we have here at the Fender Avenue industrial park created by Leo Fender in the early 1970s.
This 20’ wide unit has a spacious front office featuring central air conditioning and heating. ...
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 492
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next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide-1
The next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide and the front office space is divided into two rooms, each having its own window to the front of the building. The other features are same as the narrower 20’ unit.
I’m thinking about adding this...
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 347
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next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide-2
The next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide and the front office space is divided into two rooms, each having its own window to the front of the building. The other features are same as the narrower 20’ unit.
I’m thinking about adding this...
Date: 10/03/18
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next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide-3
The next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide and the front office space is divided into two rooms, each having its own window to the front of the building. The other features are same as the narrower 20’ unit.
I’m thinking about adding this...
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 356
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next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide-4
Date: 10/03/18
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next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide-5
Date: 10/03/18
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next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide-6
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 333
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next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide-7
Date: 10/03/18
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next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide-8
Date: 10/03/18
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next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide-9
Date: 10/03/18
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next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide-10
The next size Fender Avenue unit is 24’ wide and the front office space is divided into two rooms, each having its own window to the front of the building. The other features are same as the narrower 20’ unit.
I’m thinking about adding this...
Date: 10/03/18
Views: 294
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A beautiful evening outside the historic 2548 building
A beautiful evening outside the historic 2548 building.
Date: 10/03/18
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‘70s and ‘80s game is looking pretty strong here
‘70s and ‘80s game is looking pretty strong here.
Date: 10/06/18
Views: 293
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warehouse that has guitar boxes, tape, a forklift and stuff
Here’s a warehouse that has guitar boxes, tape, a forklift and stuff. Pretty awesome, I know, but it gets better. See, this warehouse is right behind Leo’s Lounge and, you know, this whole lounge thing is really fun but it could use more space. A lot more
Date: 10/06/18
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box from CTS Corporation
Inside Leo’s lab is this box from CTS Corporation, which I imagine once held sample pots received, as noted by George Fullerton, on March 1, 1982. It’s just an empty box, but little old things like this are special to me.
Date: 10/11/18
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Leo Fender’s concept schematic for a guitar-1
Leo Fender’s concept schematic for a guitar that would have the new split coil MFD guitar pickups, which would become known as the G&L Z-coil pickups. These pickups were introduced with the new Comanche guitar in 1988.
On the third...
Date: 10/12/18
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Leo Fender’s concept schematic for a guitar-2
Leo Fender’s concept schematic for a guitar that would have the new split coil MFD guitar pickups, which would become known as the G&L Z-coil pickups. These pickups were introduced with the new Comanche guitar in 1988.
On the third...
Date: 10/12/18
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Leo Fender’s concept schematic for a guitar-3
Leo Fender’s concept schematic for a guitar that would have the new split coil MFD guitar pickups, which would become known as the G&L Z-coil pickups. These pickups were introduced with the new Comanche guitar in 1988.
On the third...
Date: 10/12/18
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Leo Fender’s concept schematic for a guitar-4
Leo Fender’s concept schematic for a guitar that would have the new split coil MFD guitar pickups, which would become known as the G&L Z-coil pickups. These pickups were introduced with the new Comanche guitar in 1988.
On the third...
Date: 10/12/18
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Leo Fender’s concept schematic for a guitar-5
Leo Fender’s concept schematic for a guitar that would have the new split coil MFD guitar pickups, which would become known as the G&L Z-coil pickups. These pickups were introduced with the new Comanche guitar in 1988.
On the third...
Date: 10/12/18
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Broadcaster parts-1
Fake Broadcaster alert! Well, not yet but I just realized these two are here. They were in different parts of the 2548 building and I didn’t notice until literally 10 minutes ago when I moved some things.
This Broadcaster neck was...
Date: 10/12/18
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Braodcaster parts-2
Fake Broadcaster alert! Well, not yet but I just realized these two are here. They were in different parts of the 2548 building and I didn’t notice until literally 10 minutes ago when I moved some things.
This Broadcaster neck was...
Date: 10/12/18
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Broadcaster parts-3
Fake Broadcaster alert! Well, not yet but I just realized these two are here. They were in different parts of the 2548 building and I didn’t notice until literally 10 minutes ago when I moved some things.
This Broadcaster neck was...
Date: 10/12/18
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...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it!-1
...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it
Date: 10/18/18
Views: 348
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...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it!-2
...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it
Date: 10/18/18
Views: 417
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...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it!-3
...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it
Date: 10/18/18
Views: 345
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...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it!-4
...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it
Date: 10/18/18
Views: 440
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...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it!-5
...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it
Date: 10/18/18
Views: 327
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...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it!-6
...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it
Date: 10/18/18
Views: 388
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...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it!-7
...and the old SB-2 is back in action. I really missed it
Date: 10/18/18
Views: 435
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‘81 L-2000-1
Aye!!! Here I was having fun thumping hard on our friend Tony Hill’s ‘81 L-2000 when the amp rack fell off and crashed face down on the carpet. Scared the living crap out of me. I guess the cab was jumping! Anyway, a few rack screws popped but...
Date: 10/18/18
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‘81 L-2000-3
Aye!!! Here I was having fun thumping hard on our friend Tony Hill’s ‘81 L-2000 when the amp rack fell off and crashed face down on the carpet. Scared the living crap out of me. I guess the cab was jumping! Anyway, a few rack screws popped but...
Date: 10/18/18
Views: 337
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BBE equipment
Aye!!! Here I was having fun thumping hard on our friend Tony Hill’s ‘81 L-2000 when the amp rack fell off and crashed face down on the carpet. Scared the living crap out of me. I guess the cab was jumping! Anyway, a few rack screws popped but...
Date: 10/18/18
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killer Indian rosewood board for project El Toro
I just picked out this killer Indian rosewood board for project El Toro. Just look at that smooth, chocolatey mojo. I want to eat this thing! Reminds me of a Cadbury’s Flake chocolate bar, a U.K. thing since forever and they’re awesome.
Date: 10/18/18
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quartersawn maple neck blank
We didn’t do quartersawn maple necks back in 1985 but...what the hell. This piece caught my eye and I’ve chosen it for Project El Toro.
Date: 10/18/18
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El Toro project neck wip-1
Manny got the neck wood prepped for Project El Toro and we’ll route the truss rod channel next. I put Project El Toro in Leo’s office to wait for its new neck.
Date: 10/19/18
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El Toro project neck wip-2
Manny got the neck wood prepped for Project El Toro and we’ll route the truss rod channel next. I put Project El Toro in Leo’s office to wait for its new neck.
Date: 10/19/18
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El Toro project neck wip-3
Manny got the neck wood prepped for Project El Toro and we’ll route the truss rod channel next. I put Project El Toro in Leo’s office to wait for its new neck.
Date: 10/19/18
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Project El Toro’s neck is ready to mill-1
Project El Toro’s neck is ready to mill.
And now, story time!
When the Fender factory in Fullerton closed and all the equipment and stuff was auctioned off in 1985, CLFR picked up some great deals. Check out this 1960s...
Date: 10/22/18
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Project El Toro’s neck is ready to mill-2
Project El Toro’s neck is ready to mill.
And now, story time!
When the Fender factory in Fullerton closed and all the equipment and stuff was auctioned off in 1985, CLFR picked up some great deals. Check out this 1960s cart...
Date: 10/22/18
Views: 341
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Mustang-like body has no bridge route
In the late ‘60s Fender R&D would send parts to CLF Research for Leo to work on. Leo gave instructions like which basic model, routed like this or that.
This Mustang-like body has no bridge route, as it would likely have been used...
Date: 10/23/18
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Leo’s 1966 photo of his drafting table and chair
I’m holding Leo’s 1966 photo of his drafting table and chair after moving from CBS/Fender to his new CLF Research building on Elm Street in Fullerton.
In the background are the same drafting table and stool, here in the CLF Research ...
Date: 10/25/18
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Marco test fitting Project El Toro’s new neck to the original 1984 body-3
Marco test fitting Project El Toro’s new neck to the original 1984 body.
Date: 10/26/18
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Marco test fitting Project El Toro’s new neck to the original 1984 body-2
Marco test fitting Project El Toro’s new neck to the original 1984 body.
Date: 10/26/18
Views: 341
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Marco test fitting Project El Toro’s new neck to the original 1984 body-1
Marco test fitting Project El Toro’s new neck to the original 1984 body.
Date: 10/26/18
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Project Clarence Leo Future-1
I’m in the lab and about to do some work on Project Clarence Leo Future. First things first: I had to get those ancient strings off. I am keeping them though.
Date: 10/26/18
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Project Clarence Leo Future-2
I’m in the lab and about to do some work on Project Clarence Leo Future. First things first: I had to get those ancient strings off. I am keeping them though.
Date: 10/26/18
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Project Clarence Leo Future-3
I’m in the lab and about to do some work on Project Clarence Leo Future. First things first: I had to get those ancient strings off. I am keeping them though.
Date: 10/26/18
Views: 285
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pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future-1
My bro Johnny McLaren is geeking out on the pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future. Good thing the spare coil we found has about the same impedance as the coils on the prototype. The orientation of the magnets on the spare coil needed to be...
Date: 10/26/18
Views: 387
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pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future-2
My bro Johnny McLaren is geeking out on the pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future. Good thing the spare coil we found has about the same impedance as the coils on the prototype. The orientation of the magnets on the spare coil needed to be...
Date: 10/26/18
Views: 369
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pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future-3
My bro Johnny McLaren is geeking out on the pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future. Good thing the spare coil we found has about the same impedance as the coils on the prototype. The orientation of the magnets on the spare coil needed to be...
Date: 10/26/18
Views: 334
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pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future-4
My bro Johnny McLaren is geeking out on the pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future. Good thing the spare coil we found has about the same impedance as the coils on the prototype. The orientation of the magnets on the spare coil needed to be...
Date: 10/26/18
Views: 311
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pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future-5
My bro Johnny McLaren is geeking out on the pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future. Good thing the spare coil we found has about the same impedance as the coils on the prototype. The orientation of the magnets on the spare coil needed to be...
Date: 10/26/18
Views: 406
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pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future-6
My bro Johnny McLaren is geeking out on the pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future. Good thing the spare coil we found has about the same impedance as the coils on the prototype. The orientation of the magnets on the spare coil needed to be...
Date: 10/26/18
Views: 389
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pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future-7
My bro Johnny McLaren is geeking out on the pickups in Project Clarence Leo Future. Good thing the spare coil we found has about the same impedance as the coils on the prototype. The orientation of the magnets on the spare coil needed to be...
Date: 10/26/18
Views: 359
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Memo and Tim have some tuners
The preamp awakens!! One pickup coil doesn’t work so immediately Memo and Johnny are all over it. I’m just stoked the preamp works, so we made some good progress today on Project Clarence Leo Future.
Date: 10/26/18
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Memo and Spencer have been battling some electrical ghosts
Memo and Spencer have been battling some electrical ghosts in this complicated machine and it doesn’t look like it’s gonna happen tonight. Bummer, I know. I was completely psyched to go jam on this in Leo’s Lounge. Hopefully we’ll have it sorted out on Mo
Date: 10/26/18
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prototype Fender 3-bolt plate
Argh!! The micro tilt machine screw was slightly too long, so I went to the lab and got another prototype Fender 3-bolt plate and we stacked them. Well, it works so...
Date: 10/26/18
Views: 391
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Z-2 Proto-1
On that fuzz clip I have the Windowpane on a moderate fuzz level with the volume kicking a few dB more juice than dry. On the Marshall build, NORMAL is gain and HI TREBLE is volume. Pretty sure the rest is labeled properly.
Date: 11/03/18
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BBE Windowpane Fuzz pedal
On that fuzz clip I have the Windowpane on a moderate fuzz level with the volume kicking a few dB more juice than dry. On the Marshall build, NORMAL is gain and HI TREBLE is volume. Pretty sure the rest is labeled properly.
Date: 11/03/18
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Marshall Amp control panel
On that fuzz clip I have the Windowpane on a moderate fuzz level with the volume kicking a few dB more juice than dry. On the Marshall build, NORMAL is gain and HI TREBLE is volume. Pretty sure the rest is labeled properly.
Date: 11/03/18
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Project El Toro’s neck is ready for paint
Project El Toro’s neck is ready for paint and feels amazing. I decided to laser in a current style serial number because this will be a newly completed instrument. There’s no serial on the bridge plate, in case you were wondering. The neck plate ...
Date: 11/05/18
Views: 360
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Project Clarence Leo Future-1
Project Clarence Leo Future is temporarily using a mini toggle for phase reversal of the neck pickup. Back in ‘68 Leo used this Arrow H&H USA power switch, probably because that’s what was handy at the time. I didn’t do a major dive to find a matching
Date: 11/05/18
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Project Clarence Leo Future-2
Project Clarence Leo Future is temporarily using a mini toggle for phase reversal of the neck pickup. Back in ‘68 Leo used this Arrow H&H USA power switch, probably because that’s what was handy at the time. I didn’t do a major dive to find a matching
Date: 11/05/18
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Project Clarence Leo Future-3
Project Clarence Leo Future is temporarily using a mini toggle for phase reversal of the neck pickup. Back in ‘68 Leo used this Arrow H&H USA power switch, probably because that’s what was handy at the time. I didn’t do a major dive to find a matching
Date: 11/05/18
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Project El Toro’s neck-1
Project El Toro’s neck is looking sweet after Malcolm sprayed it with a thin urethane finish. He expects that on Thursday he’ll paint the black headstock face and try to apply the old decal, which may fall apart after 33 years or whatever it’s been.
Date: 11/06/18
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Project El Toro’s neck-2
Project El Toro’s neck is looking sweet after Malcolm sprayed it with a thin urethane finish. He expects that on Thursday he’ll paint the black headstock face and try to apply the old decal, which may fall apart after 33 years or whatever it’s been.
Date: 11/06/18
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Project El Toro’s neck-3
Project El Toro’s neck is looking sweet after Malcolm sprayed it with a thin urethane finish. He expects that on Thursday he’ll paint the black headstock face and try to apply the old decal, which may fall apart after 33 years or whatever it’s been.
Date: 11/06/18
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Ship it!
Ship it! ; )
Date: 11/08/18
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Project El Toro has its headstock painted black-1
Project El Toro has its headstock painted black and original decal applied. I tell you, Malcolm worked his magic on this. He’s been here since like ‘93 but this decal has been here since like ‘85. It takes a real pro to massage a beaten up old...
Date: 11/08/18
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Project El Toro has its headstock painted black-2
Project El Toro has its headstock painted black and original decal applied. I tell you, Malcolm worked his magic on this. He’s been here since like ‘93 but this decal has been here since like ‘85. It takes a real pro to massage a beaten up old...
Date: 11/08/18
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old switch-1
eBay came through with the old Arrow H&H power switch we need to get Project Clarence Leo Future back to the past. Step 1: swap over the jumper wires from the broken switch to the eBay find.
Our old friend and G&L alum, Ed Sebest, is in...
Date: 11/09/18
Views: 344
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old switch-2
eBay came through with the old Arrow H&H power switch we need to get Project Clarence Leo Future back to the past. Step 1: swap over the jumper wires from the broken switch to the eBay find.
Our old friend and G&L alum, Ed Sebest, is in...
Date: 11/09/18
Views: 315
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old switch-Ed Sebest-3
eBay came through with the old Arrow H&H power switch we need to get Project Clarence Leo Future back to the past. Step 1: swap over the jumper wires from the broken switch to the eBay find.
Our old friend and G&L alum, Ed Sebest, is in...
Date: 11/09/18
Views: 396
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Johnnie and Ed
eBay came through with the old Arrow H&H power switch we need to get Project Clarence Leo Future back to the past. Step 1: swap over the jumper wires from the broken switch to the eBay find.
Our old friend and G&L alum, Ed Sebest, is in...
Date: 11/09/18
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old switch-5
eBay came through with the old Arrow H&H power switch we need to get Project Clarence Leo Future back to the past. Step 1: swap over the jumper wires from the broken switch to the eBay find.
Our old friend and G&L alum, Ed Sebest, is in...
Date: 11/09/18
Views: 300
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its in-1
...and it’s in! Project Clarence Leo Future looks and sounds like it’s supposed to.
Date: 11/09/18
Views: 370
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its in-2
...and it’s in! Project Clarence Leo Future looks and sounds like it’s supposed to.
Date: 11/09/18
Views: 357
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new CLF Research Doheny V12
The new CLF Research Doheny V12. All new MFD humbuckers. Color-coded series/single/parallel mini toggles, one per pickup. CLF black wrinkle powder coated aluminum pickguard. CLF knobs on volume and PTB controls. CLF vibrato arm and CLF string retainer. Th
Date: 11/12/18
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F-100 MFD test humbucker-1
In the early 1980s Leo wound this G&L F-100 MFD test humbucker to be used as series/single/parallel as Johnny and I have done with the V12 pickups. The original F-100 of 1980 was a technologically advanced guitar and influenced our development of th
Date: 11/14/18
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F-100 MFD test humbucker-2
In the early 1980s Leo wound this G&L F-100 MFD test humbucker to be used as series/single/parallel as Johnny and I have done with the V12 pickups. The original F-100 of 1980 was a technologically advanced guitar and influenced our development of th
Date: 11/14/18
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F-100 MFD test humbucker-3
In the early 1980s Leo wound this G&L F-100 MFD test humbucker to be used as series/single/parallel as Johnny and I have done with the V12 pickups. The original F-100 of 1980 was a technologically advanced guitar and influenced our development of th
Date: 11/14/18
Views: 354
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prototype V12 pickups-1
Johnny just messaged me some pics he took when he made the first prototype V12 pickups. He started with a blank JM cover and designed around that. It’s a pretty good size cover, so we knew we had a lot of space to engineer the new MFD coils....
Date: 11/14/18
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prototype V12 pickups-2
Johnny just messaged me some pics he took when he made the first prototype V12 pickups. He started with a blank JM cover and designed around that. It’s a pretty good size cover, so we knew we had a lot of space to engineer the new MFD coils....
Date: 11/14/18
Views: 363
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prototype V12 pickups-3
Johnny just messaged me some pics he took when he made the first prototype V12 pickups. He started with a blank JM cover and designed around that. It’s a pretty good size cover, so we knew we had a lot of space to engineer the new MFD coils....
Date: 11/14/18
Views: 290
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prototype V12 pickups-4
Johnny just messaged me some pics he took when he made the first prototype V12 pickups. He started with a blank JM cover and designed around that. It’s a pretty good size cover, so we knew we had a lot of space to engineer the new MFD coils....
Date: 11/14/18
Views: 388
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prototype V12 pickups-5
Johnny just messaged me some pics he took when he made the first prototype V12 pickups. He started with a blank JM cover and designed around that. It’s a pretty good size cover, so we knew we had a lot of space to engineer the new MFD coils....
Date: 11/14/18
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Doheny prototypes
When the Doheny came out last year, the tones blew people away. We really pushed ourselves but honestly I feel like we got a little lucky, because those Doheny single coils are wonderful and nothing in the world sounds quite like them. “Make them humbucke
Date: 11/14/18
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Leo’s prototype MFD humbucker -1
I realized we had to stop thinking about “humbuckers” and start thinking like Leo. With decades of hindsight we can solve puzzles that remained incomplete. Soon inspiration found us in Leo’s prototype MFD humbucker housed in the wider (neck to bridge) cov
Date: 11/14/18
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Leo’s prototype MFD humbucker-2
I realized we had to stop thinking about “humbuckers” and start thinking like Leo. With decades of hindsight we can solve puzzles that remained incomplete. Soon inspiration found us in Leo’s prototype MFD humbucker housed in the wider (neck to bridge) cov
Date: 11/14/18
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Leo’s prototype MFD humbucker-3
I realized we had to stop thinking about “humbuckers” and start thinking like Leo. With decades of hindsight we can solve puzzles that remained incomplete. Soon inspiration found us in Leo’s prototype MFD humbucker housed in the wider (neck to bridge) cov
Date: 11/14/18
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Leo’s prototype MFD humbucker-4
I realized we had to stop thinking about “humbuckers” and start thinking like Leo. With decades of hindsight we can solve puzzles that remained incomplete. Soon inspiration found us in Leo’s prototype MFD humbucker housed in the wider (neck to bridge) cov
Date: 11/14/18
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‘76 Stingray guitar cover with a V12 JM cover-1
Here is a ‘76 Stingray guitar cover with a V12 JM cover. Note the width (neck to bridge) is the same. The extra length (side to side) on the JM cover was absolutely necessary for the MFD single coil, but not needed for the humbucker coils. So here’s the d
Date: 11/14/18
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‘76 Stingray guitar cover with a V12 JM cover-2
Here is a ‘76 Stingray guitar cover with a V12 JM cover. Note the width (neck to bridge) is the same. The extra length (side to side) on the JM cover was absolutely necessary for the MFD single coil, but not needed for the humbucker coils. So here’s the d
Date: 11/14/18
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‘76 Stingray guitar cover with a V12 JM cover-3
Here is a ‘76 Stingray guitar cover with a V12 JM cover. Note the width (neck to bridge) is the same. The extra length (side to side) on the JM cover was absolutely necessary for the MFD single coil, but not needed for the humbucker coils. So here’s the d
Date: 11/14/18
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‘76 Stingray guitar cover with a V12 JM cover-4
Here is a ‘76 Stingray guitar cover with a V12 JM cover. Note the width (neck to bridge) is the same. The extra length (side to side) on the JM cover was absolutely necessary for the MFD single coil, but not needed for the humbucker coils. So here’s the d
Date: 11/14/18
Views: 334
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‘78 Sabre and ‘80 F-100
...and you can see the covers on the ‘78 Sabre and ‘80 F-100 are the same except for the ear style. We wanted more width to create wider magnetic fields. I wanted to get massive chunk, and from the start I said we would not do this humbucker...
Date: 11/14/18
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Memo shopping in Leo’s lab for old resistors, capacitors and stuff-1
I want to make another preamp for Project Clarence Leo Future so we can build a similar guitar to experiment with. Here’s Memo shopping in Leo’s lab for old resistors, capacitors and stuff.
Date: 11/15/18
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Memo shopping in Leo’s lab for old resistors, capacitors and stuff-2
I want to make another preamp for Project Clarence Leo Future so we can build a similar guitar to experiment with. Here’s Memo shopping in Leo’s lab for old resistors, capacitors and stuff.
Date: 11/15/18
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Memo shopping in Leo’s lab for old resistors, capacitors and stuff-3
I want to make another preamp for Project Clarence Leo Future so we can build a similar guitar to experiment with. Here’s Memo shopping in Leo’s lab for old resistors, capacitors and stuff.
Date: 11/15/18
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Memo shopping in Leo’s lab for old resistors, capacitors and stuff-4
I want to make another preamp for Project Clarence Leo Future so we can build a similar guitar to experiment with. Here’s Memo shopping in Leo’s lab for old resistors, capacitors and stuff.
Date: 11/15/18
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Doheny V12 MFD coil (2 per pickup) versus the Doheny MFD single coil-1
Check out a Doheny V12 MFD coil (2 per pickup) versus the Doheny MFD single coil. The V12 coil has longer pole pieces and wider aperture, which changes how the winds stack up and therefore the tone. So we got to play with those parameters as well as wire
Date: 11/15/18
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Doheny V12 MFD coil (2 per pickup) versus the Doheny MFD single coil-2
Check out a Doheny V12 MFD coil (2 per pickup) versus the Doheny MFD single coil. The V12 coil has longer pole pieces and wider aperture, which changes how the winds stack up and therefore the tone. So we got to play with those parameters as well as wire
Date: 11/15/18
Views: 311
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El Toro E control plate-1
I was looking through old bins in Unit J, which is at the far end of the 2548 Fender Avenue building near the train tracks. It’s like our smaller version of what the old Fender guys in Fullerton remember as the “Back 40” where old machines and...
Date: 11/15/18
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El Toro E control plate-2
I was looking through old bins in Unit J, which is at the far end of the 2548 Fender Avenue building near the train tracks. It’s like our smaller version of what the old Fender guys in Fullerton remember as the “Back 40” where old machines and...
Date: 11/15/18
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El Toro E control plate-3
I was looking through old bins in Unit J, which is at the far end of the 2548 Fender Avenue building near the train tracks. It’s like our smaller version of what the old Fender guys in Fullerton remember as the “Back 40” where old machines and...
Date: 11/15/18
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I’m in the mood for another project build. So I’m up in loft shopping
I’m in the mood for another project build. So I’m up in loft shopping...
Date: 11/15/18
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Early SB-2 with parts loaded-1
Score!!! Early SB-2 with parts loaded! My guess is around 35 years ago Chris had a build go wrong in final assembly, and somehow the thing got stuffed up in a loft. Hide the evidence! Who knows lol.
Anyway, I was in the last stack I ...
Date: 11/15/18
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Early SB-2 with parts loaded-2
Score!!! Early SB-2 with parts loaded! My guess is around 35 years ago Chris had a build go wrong in final assembly, and somehow the thing got stuffed up in a loft. Hide the evidence! Who knows lol.
Anyway, I was in the last stack I ...
Date: 11/15/18
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Early SB-2 with parts loaded-3
Score!!! Early SB-2 with parts loaded! My guess is around 35 years ago Chris had a build go wrong in final assembly, and somehow the thing got stuffed up in a loft. Hide the evidence! Who knows lol.
Anyway, I was in the last stack I ...
Date: 11/15/18
Views: 306
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Early SB-2 with parts loaded-4
Score!!! Early SB-2 with parts loaded! My guess is around 35 years ago Chris had a build go wrong in final assembly, and somehow the thing got stuffed up in a loft. Hide the evidence! Who knows lol.
Anyway, I was in the last stack I ...
Date: 11/15/18
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