Leo Trinity

[Crusher47]

In honor of Fender Friday.... Post up your Leo Trinity or Trifecta, here's mine:

 

[TDR1138]

Since your Leo Trinity seems to be missing something from Leo’s third company, let me assist.

 

[mikeswals]

yes a Leo trio would be G&L being the 3rd

 

[slantedpanted]

 

[dabbler]

Hmm, I don't have one picture with all 3 of them in it.

 

[Mark76]

Is it illegal to have a Fender, a Musicman and a G & L in the same photo over there?

 

[aurignacian]

I used to have a pretty good Leo Trio, although I've since sold the Ray and the JB is currently on the chopping block.

 

[Energy]

 

[Px2]

 

[Rabidhamster]

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What kind of jazz is that on the right?

 

[Eon Sky]

Sure, the G&L is a Tribute, but...

 

[soulman969]

 

[57pbass]

 

[MrLenny1]

You guys are Apostles.

 

[ELG60]

 

[Slater]

Doesn’t “Leo Trio” have a better ring to it?

 

[EatS1stBassist]

I used to have a pretty good Leo Trio, although I've since sold the Ray and the JB is currently on the chopping block.
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Beautiful !!

 

[droo46]

What do you guys think prevents the G&L from being as classic and widely used as the other 3? They're well regarded and praised often, yet, I rarely see them out in the wild.

 

[lug]

What do you guys think prevents the G&L from being as classic and widely used as the other 3? They're well regarded and praised often, yet, I rarely see them out in the wild.

Ignorance.

 

[eastcoasteddie]

What do you guys think prevents the G&L from being as classic and widely used as the other 3? They're well regarded and praised often, yet, I rarely see them out in the wild.

Ignorance.

...and Marketing

EBMM is really holding on to the Leo Fender Legacy, especially that Sterling Ball had been a “beta tester” for Leo’s ideas out in the real world when Leo started Music Man.
Sterling is quoted saying that the Stingray is Leo’s last great design - or something of that nature. Reading between the lines, it’s kind of saying that nothing that came after is worth a grain of sand.
But Leo abandoned Music Man after 5 years or thereabouts, to start G&L. By ‘79 or ‘80, the Music Man company was a sinking ship, allowing for the Ball family to purchase and get it afloat again. I think it was Sterling who convinced his father to buy it.

G&L has just kinda been quietly doing it’s thing from about ‘95 to 2015, adding or subtracting one or two models here & there. Recently, G&L seems to have kicked it into high gear by releasing a few new models and the CLF Research reissues, and working on a lot of R&D for some not-yet-released stuff (MFD Jazz pickups and 19mm spacing on 5-string basses)