Born 12/12/1965 in Toledo, Ohio of all places. My family relocated to Newark, Delaware shortly after I was born which is where I grew up and lived until 1989. From 1989 until 2011, I lived in St. Louis, MO and in 2011 relocated to SoCal...not too far from where Leo and friends made it all happen. I'm most interested in what Leo Fender, George Fullerton and Dale Hyatt did after Fender...so CLF-Music Man, Earthwood and G&L are what I'm most interested in. I build custom guitars under my brand name of "ESI" and manufacture a small line of authentic, 100% made in the USA pre-BBE reproduction parts.
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(As extracted from this site's Registry)
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Model |
Neck Date |
Body Date |
Color |
Fretboard |
Body |
Bridge |
Other Features |
Owner |
1. |
G022481 |
ASAT (1986-1998) (in 1994-95 was called the ASAT Standard) |
APR 15, 1988 |
NOV 8, 1988 |
Sunburst (1980-1991) |
Maple |
Maple |
Saddle-Lock |
Rare for 88 Maple body, No. 2 neck, Blk Hardware, Aluminum pickguard. |
GPD |
2. |
G014160 |
Cavalier |
JAN 12, 1984 |
AUG ??, 1983 |
Black |
Maple |
Maple |
Saddle-Lock |
Rare piece! Hardtail with black headstock and maple board, maple body. |
GPD |
3. |
G014781 |
Cavalier |
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Sunburst (1980-1991) |
Maple |
Mahogany |
DF Vibrato System |
Amazing tones from the Mahogany body/slanted HG pickup combo. Matching Sunburst Headstock. Completion date of 1-17-84 according the factory production log. |
GPD |
4. |
G015501 |
Cavalier |
JAN 20, 1984 |
AUG 4, 1983 |
Natural Gloss |
Maple |
Swamp Ash |
DF Vibrato System |
Impossibly light and resonant. Black headstock. Never seen any other Cavalier like it. Another fabulous playing and sounding G&L, right up there with the G-200 when it comes to killer tones. |
GPD |
5. |
G004556 |
F-100 |
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Clear Blue |
Ebony |
Swamp Ash |
Saddle-Lock |
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GPD |
6. |
G009633 |
G-200 |
NOV 3, 1981 |
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High Gloss Sunburst Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Ebony |
Mahogany |
Saddle-Lock |
Lightweight for a Mahogany guitar. Plays effortlessly and delivers perhaps the best tones of any G&L guitar. |
GPD |
7. |
G015644 |
Interceptor |
APR 18, 1984 |
DEC 9, 1983 |
Natural Gloss |
Ebony |
Maple |
DF Vibrato System |
One of the 8, including the two NAMM natural finished X-Bodies ever built. NOS, mint! |
GPD |
8. |
G015979 |
Interceptor |
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Cherryburst |
Ebony |
Maple |
DF Vibrato System |
Rare Beast! Twin Cavalier pickup version with special Cherry Pearl-burst finish. |
GPD |
9. |
G019770 |
Invader |
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Vintage White (2001-present) |
Maple |
Maple |
Kahler |
Impossibly rare for this model maple #3 neck with matching white headstock. Also in dead-mint condition. |
GPD |
10. |
G022521 |
Invader |
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White |
Rosewood |
Poplar |
Fine Tuner, Pat Pend |
Great sounding and playing example of the Leo era Invader. #1 neck. |
GPD |
11. |
G049392 |
Legacy |
SEP 17, 1996 |
SEP 17, 1996 |
Cherryburst |
Maple |
Alder |
DF Vibrato System |
Purchased new by me in 1996. Subsequently heavily modified (by me) to include twin large MFDs + a Z-Coil in the middle plus 10-way switching. Neck replaced by factory with no position marker fretted maple neck. |
GPD |
12. |
G049294 |
Legacy Special |
JUL 30, 1996 |
JUL 24, 1996 |
Honeyburst |
Maple |
Swamp Ash |
DF Vibrato System |
Incredibly beautiful and featherweight Swamp Ash body with factory installed black pearloid pickguard and matching vibrato cavity cover. Guitar has been sold. |
GPD |
13. |
G001465 |
S-500 |
FEB 2, 1984 |
JUN 15, 1984 |
Natural Gloss |
Ebony |
Swamp Ash |
DF Vibrato System |
Nearly impossible to find early style lefty S-500 in nice overall original condition. Killer tone! |
GPD |
14. |
G010703 |
S-500 |
APR 8, 1982 |
APR 2, 1982 |
Black |
Maple |
Mahogany |
DF Vibrato System |
82 S-500 w/skunk-stripe and killer Birdseye Maple neck and board |
GPD |
15. |
G010804 |
S-500 |
APR 13, 1982 |
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Gold Metal Flake (1998-present) |
Maple |
Mahogany |
DF Vibrato System |
My first G&L scored initially in 1983. Mahogany body, numerous refinin/refrets. Heavily modded circuit (10-way series/parallel), 4-bolt neck mod with threaded inserts, graphite nut, re-radiused fingerboard, Callaham steel sustain block, etc. |
GPD |
16. |
G021779 |
S-500 |
DEC 8, 1987 |
APR 1, 1987 |
Clear Red |
Rosewood |
Swamp Ash |
DF Vibrato System |
Matching red headstock with <By Leo Fender> gold decal. Has black crinkle aluminum pickguard and control plate with early rectangular MFD pickups. |
GPD |
17. |
G014678 |
SC-1 |
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White |
Maple |
Maple |
Saddle-Lock |
Clean, virginal SC-1 with OHSC. Serial Number places it as a 1981 but never pulled the neck to check the date stampings. |
GPD |
18. |
G007920 |
SC-2 |
FEB 10, 1983 |
FEB 2, 1983 |
Black |
Maple |
Maple |
DF Vibrato System |
First body style, large position marker dots and G&L logo enclosed tuners |
GPD |
19. |
G013846 |
SC-2 |
FEB 16, 1984 |
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Natural Gloss |
Maple |
Maple |
Saddle-Lock |
Guitar was originally black but painted several times (shaker can). Pro refin (by me) and added a Z-Coil in the middle. |
GPD |
20. |
G015170 |
SC-2 |
OCT 10, 1984 |
JAN 11, 1984 |
Sunburst (1980-1991) |
Maple |
Maple |
Saddle-Lock |
2-piece maple body (99% of all SC-2s have 3 piece bodies) with ultra scarce sunburst finish. |
GPD |
21. |
G018797 |
SC-2 |
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Red |
Maple |
Maple |
Saddle-Lock |
2nd Strat Style, run-of-the-mill SC-2...outstanding tone. |
GPD |
22. |
G023992 |
Skyhawk |
OCT 21, 1988 |
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Black |
Maple |
Maple |
Saddle-Lock |
2nd style Skyhawk body with 1-piece plastic pickguard. A special Order guitar. Matching black sickle headstock, hardtail, black hardware with white pickguard and pu covers. |
GPD |
23. |
G027466 |
Skyhawk Signature |
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Blonde |
Rosewood |
Swamp Ash |
DF Vibrato System |
Unplayed dead mint guitar. Gorgeous yellowish transparent blonde over a featherweight swamp ash body. |
GPD |
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[23 Instruments Registered]
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