G&L guitars in the 1990s

Through the 1990s, CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments and BBE Sound, Inc. controlled the G&L name, and 1 plant built it: G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

2 eras touch the 1990s across 1 line. The version changed in 1991. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different G&L.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1990	CLF Research / G&L Musical Instruments	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3]}
1991	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 3, 4, 5, 2]}	yes
1992	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 3, 4, 5, 2]}
1993	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 3, 4, 5, 2]}
1994	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 3, 4, 5, 2]}
1995	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 3, 4, 5, 2]}
1996	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 3, 4, 5, 2]}
1997	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 3, 4, 5, 2]}
1998	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 3, 4, 5, 2]}
1999	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 3, 4, 5, 2]}

Eras in the 1990s

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]}
G&L USA (Fullerton-built)	1991–2025	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton	community^{[1, 3, 4, 5, 2]}

Other brands in the 1990s

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
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G&L Guitars Shuts Down: A Final Chapter in Leo Fender's Legacygraded secondary
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Legendary Leo Fender-founded guitar brand G&L reportedly shutting downgraded secondary
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Ex-G&L employee speaks out following closure, Fender buys Leo trademarkgraded secondary

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