G&L guitars in the 1980s

Through the 1980s, CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments controlled the G&L name, and 1 plant built it: G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton.^{[1, 2, 3]}

1 era touch the 1980s across 1 line. The version changed in 1980. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different G&L.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1980	CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3]}	yes
1981	CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3]}
1982	CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3]}
1983	CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3]}
1984	CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3]}
1985	CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3]}
1986	CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3]}
1987	CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3]}
1988	CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3]}
1989	CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3]}

Eras in the 1980s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
G&L USA (Fullerton-built)	1980–1991	CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton	community^{[1, 2, 3]}

Other brands in the 1980s

G&L, year by year

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Sources

Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.

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G&L Musical Instrumentsgraded community
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Contact usgraded primary
3
G&L Guitars Shuts Down: A Final Chapter in Leo Fender's Legacygraded secondary

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