G&L ASAT Classic
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G&L was the third company that Leo Fender founded to manufacture and
sell musical instruments. The first was Fender Electric Instruments,
(founded in 1946, originally as K&F) followed by Music Man (in the
1970s).
Leo founded K&F with C.O. "Doc" Kaufman, an accomplished musician and
the inventor of an early vibrato unit which was used on Rickenbacker guitars.
Kaufman also held other patents which were mostly incorporated into
Rickenbacker products. Leo Fender, at that time, ran an electronics repair
business, which also sold radios, record players and other consumer
electronics.
One day Kaufman came into the shop with a busted amplifier
that he wanted to get fixed. The two men soon discovered their common
interests and, a little while later, invented an improved automatic record
changer for record players. K&F electronics was the company that
they founded with the money that they got in exchange for that first patent.
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K&F's first products were Hawaiian lap steels and small amplifiers,
but it seems that Leo had his heart set on building an electric,
"Spanish-style" guitar from the beginning. That first solid-body electric
guitar eventually became known as the Telecaster, although some
prototypes may have carried the Esquire name, and the first
production models were called Broadcasters. Production of the
Broadcaster began in 1950, with some prototypes dating as early
as 1948.
This blonde finish, Tele-type guitar has the look of a late
50's Telecaster (maple neck, dish-pan bridge, speed keys and white pickguard)
with a few modern refinements (adjustable-pole pickups, six adjustable saddles). This is a great guitar, made by Leo
Fender's last guitar company.
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