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G&L / CLF Research, 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton

Fullerton, California, USA^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}. Built for 0 brands on record.

G&L contact page lists the factory at 2548 Fender Avenue, Fullerton CA 92831. Wikipedia (community): by 1976 CLF had a manufacturing facility that built early Music Man instruments. G&L founding year conflicts: 1979 (guitar.com), 1980 (Wikipedia), 1981 (OC Register via CB Insights). Press: staff terminated 29 Sep 2025, premises to be vacated by 1 Dec 2025; no statement from G&L, BBE or Fender found; reports that Fender bought the IP rest on an unnamed source. Forum posters say Fender instruments were never made in this building. Unverified. 2026-10-16: map point from the US Census geocoder (match '2548 FENDER AVE, FULLERTON, CA, 92831').

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Where it is

The point marks Fullerton, California, USA at city level. It shows the town, not the factory gate. Recorded place^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.

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   Contact usgraded primary
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   Legendary Leo Fender-founded guitar brand G&L reportedly shutting downgraded secondary
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   The Downtown Report, early October 2025graded secondary
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   G&L Musical Instrumentsgraded community

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