Before his passing, he wanted to be sure that the legacy of G&L would continue to shine even brighter in the future. He knew that he must look after the people of G&L, his family, so that they would reamin secure and free to continue building the finest guitars and basses in the world.

His wife Phyllis shared his dream, and she chose BBE Sound, under the leadership of Chairman John C. McLaren, to take over the management of G&L and to expand and develop it in the way Leo would have wanted. Leo had begun discussions several years before with John, who Leo respected greatly. Leo was confident that John could make Leo's dreams for G&L's future become reality and felt he could entrust John to continue his work with G&L, in which he took such great pride. John shares Leo's vision of G&L as a maker of superb hand crafted instruments.

The arrangements were made that the ownership would be transferred to John's company, BBE Sound. George Fullerton remains as a permanent consultant, and Leo's wife Phyllis remains as Honorary Chairman of G&L - reminders to the world that the spirit and integrity of Leo Fender will continue on in every instrument made at G&L.

Today, John C. McLaren, the Chairman of BBE Sound, continues to manage G&L, while his son John Jr. is Plant Manager of the G&L Factory. John Jr. always had a deep respect for Leo and visited him regularly at G&L during the 1980s while working at Fender Musical Instruments, back when Fender was located on nearby Valencia Avenue. John's other son, David, personally oversees marketing for G&L, and he too is dedicated to preserving the memory and rich history of Leo Fender.

Today the G&L factory continues production as Leo would have wanted. His private workshop, the epicenter of his creativity, remains untouched as it was on his last day and has been visited by music people from around the world. While G&L. The people of G&L, his people, continue to build the instruments with love, dedication and great skill. In preserving the uniqueness of G&L and respecting the vision of its founder, John C. McLaren said, "G&L will always be willing to make changes. Leo Fender was a symbol of change and evolution for the benefit of musicians. But for any change that is considered, we must first ask ourselves, 'Would Leo have wanted it this way?' If yes, then we do it. If not, then we will not. We always want to feel that Leo Fender would be proud of today's G&L."

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Key Products:

	G&L ASAT Models
	There are two main ranges of the G&L guitars, the Tribute series, and the hand made, Custom, USA built instruments. The ASAT is Leo Fender's final take on the Telecaster design with a number of detail improvements on the original design such as improved saddle design, new necks and custom wound pickups. SEE ALSO: G&L Tribute ASAT, G&L USA ASAT

	G&L Legacy Models
	The Legacy is essentially the original Stratocaster... but with some detail improvements. The dual fulcrum bridge provides a beautifully smooth vibrato action with far superior tuning stabilty. The necks are wonderfully finished with the care of a true craftsman. Pickups are extremely close to the original bright, clean tone of the early Strats. SEE ALSO: G&L Tribute Legacy, G&L USA Legacy

	G&L Comanche Models
	The Comanche is the ultimate Stratocaster! Featuring three Z-coil pickups giving bright single coil tone with the punch and depth of a humbucking guitar and the added bonus of no intereference due to the reverse wound pickups. Additional tonal range is introduced by a secondary switching option alongside the normal Strat 3-position we have additional switching giving 7 options representing a brilliant range of very usable tones. SEE ALSO: G&L Tribute Comanche, G&L USA Comanche