G&L guitars in the 2000s

Through the 2000s, BBE Sound, Inc. controlled the G&L name, and 3 plants built it: Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given), PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro and G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

3 eras touch the 2000s across 2 lines. The version changed in 2003 and 2007. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different G&L.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
2000	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 8]}
2001	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 8]}
2002	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 8]}
2003	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton, Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6]}	yes
2004	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton, Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6]}
2005	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton, Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6]}
2006	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton, Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 6]}
2007	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton, PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 7, 6]}	yes
2008	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton, PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 7, 6]}
2009	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton, PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 5, 7, 6]}

Eras in the 2000s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
G&L Tribute series (import)	2003–2007	BBE Sound, Inc.	Cor-Tek / Cort Korea (Squier builder; city not given)	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}
G&L Tribute series (import)	2007–2025	BBE Sound, Inc.	PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 6]}
G&L USA (Fullerton-built)	1991–2025	BBE Sound, Inc.	G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 8]}

Other brands in the 2000s

G&L, year by year

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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.

1
G&L Musical Instrumentsgraded community
2
G&L Guitars Shuts Down: A Final Chapter in Leo Fender's Legacygraded secondary
3
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
5
Tribute Series by G&Lgraded secondary
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Rare Early Production Korean G&L Tribute Legacy - Hear it Now!graded community
7
The end of G&L Guitarsgraded secondary
8
Contact usgraded primary

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