FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

In July 1998, the participants at the Guitars by Leo Discussion Page (GbLDP), a site devoted to G&L guitars, began to discuss the possibility of G&L making a "dream" model specifically for them. Although the company monitored and participated on the GbLDP, their reps were a bit surprised at such an upstart idea. However, they agreed to take it into consideration based on the "dream" guitar design's feasibility. The basic premise was to honor Leo Fender's original G&L designs. After 5 months of deliberations, consensus was reached and the design for the limited edition model was submitted to G&L for consideration. The company deliberated for a month and decided that the guitar's design was feasible and would be built. The model was dubbed the www.guitarsbyleo.com Limited Edition or GbL LE, for short. The design incorporated features from G&L models of the Leo Fender-era as well as the current model line. In addition, G&L generously offered each guitar with choice of fingerboard radius, nut width, oval or V-shape neck profile, and left handed as no-cost options. In this way, the guitar could be tailored to the player's taste beyond the design consensus established by the group. The LE owners (known affectionately as LEO's) claim it to be not only one of the finest G&Ls they have ever played, but the one of the finest electric guitars that they have ever played.

 Body:  Semi-hollow; 2-piece mahogany

 Finish: Natural, polyurethane

 Neck:  2-piece maple, bolt-on

 Fingerboard:  Ebony; pearloid dot markers

 Number of Frets:  22

 Pickguard:  Black-white-black plastic laminate

 Bridge:  G&L Saddle-Lock, chrome

 Nut:  Micarta

 Tuners:  Schaller M6 Locking, chrome

 Pickups:  Three, G&L Magnetic Field Design single coil with adjustable pole pieces

 Controls:  Master volume, master tone, 5-way pickup selector switch, expander switch

 Scale Length:  25 1/2 inches

 Neck Width at Nut:  1 5/8 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout:  12 5/8 inches

 Body Depth:  1 5/8 inches

 Weight:  6.9 lb