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I suspect he’d not be surprised. He almost had to shut down G&L a few times while he still ran it.

No. He remained with Fender for several years on a consulting contract. He sold Fender because he was sick and thought he was dying. He didn’t want to stay on as before.

Stepped up and did what? It’s not looking like they did anything but buy the Leo trademarks.

Here’s my take on all these videos that have been posted. When there’s an actual announcement, we will all know it because we’ll see it everywhere; here, Facebook, Reddit, wherever. Until then, these videos are just people reading back to us the same things we’ve been churning here for the last...

Interesting to know that all those necks shown in that post were garbage (bad truss rods, CNC damage, etc) that no one was allowed to throw away because having them in the way made the shop look busy.

From James on Reddit this AM:

You’d look at some of those warnings and think “nobody is stupid enough to do this”. Well, that warning is there because somebody was stupid enough.

That’s the problem. It’s not that the idea behind the law is bad, it’s that every manufacturer has decided it’s better to tell you that anything could cause cancer rather than own up to what might actually cause cancer.

It’s hard to say exactly what was in the IP package that was bought. Nobody’s saying anything publicly right now, but from looking at the legal record it would seem that all they bought was Leo Fender’s name and likeness.

That’s what James maintains. The parts that were thrown out were damaged or scratched or problematic in some way that meant they couldn’t put them on a new guitar.

The high school kid they made VP of Business Development?

Yep. And that aligns with the notification that BBE was wound down on Tuesday.

Fun fact: prior to this summer, the G&L website had this disclaimer, “The personal name, likeness and signature of Mr. Clarence Leo Fender are property of G&L Musical Instruments / BBE Sound, Inc” More recently, the disclaimer was changed to say, “The personal name, likeness and signature of...

My two last Fender purchases were both outstanding. I tried hard to find flaws but aside from one tiny mark on the binding that I saw with my loupe, I couldn't find anything. Both were far better than my Doheny V12 which ... had problems.

Well, here's as much as we're going to get as an announcement I suspect. Leo's name and likeness is now on the homepage of Fender.com