CLF-75G1 prototype-8

Grooving on from 1969 to 1975: Leo’s technical concepts from the CLF-67/68 and CLF-69 heavily influenced the CLF-75G1 prototype, notably two split-coil pickups with full-time active preamp. The CLF-75G1 prototype was made with the idea that it could be the first CLFR product produced for Music Man, which already had been producing amplifiers nearby. The split-coil pickups use very large pole pieces and wide bobbins, while the large 4-way switch adds an out-of-phase position. George Fullerton’s dramatic styling leans heavily on circular forms, and was ultimately quite different from the Stingray guitar which went into production the following year in 1976.