CLF Research models take their styling cues from Leo Fender’s vibrant era of innovation in the 1970s and 80s. Fender Avenue styling cues of the era meet expanded technical capabilities, resulting in instruments that are as beautiful as they are versatile. Take the Doheny V12 guitar, for example, with its mini-toggle-controlled MFD humbucker coils, or the L•2500 Series 750 5-string bass with 19mm string spacing. All CLF Research models celebrate the original Fender Avenue vibe in a modern context, for a full-strength George and Leo experience that could only come from G&L.
CLF Research L•1000
The new CLF Research L•1000 brings back the best of the iconic passive G&L bass from 1980. Fans of the vintage G&L "wunkay" know.
It's that rounded, fast shape of the neck combined with the slick feel of an old gloss finish. It's the clean, modern aesthetic of the original CLF/G&L headstock.
It's the tactile delight of those beautiful CLF Research knobs shimmering from an elegant chrome control plate. And of course, there's the legendary punch of the L•1000's MFD humbucker in OMG mode.
Now take all that goodness and pack it into the slimmer mid-90s L-Series body shape for added comfort and lower weight, and you can make it through that 3 hour gig with tone and style to spare. And when you're on the road, you can count on the neck to be more stable than those beloved vintage wunkays, with a modern dual-action truss rod and twin graphite stiffening rods. Add it all up and you've got the best of the vintage CLF vibe with the best of modern G&L elements.The CLF Research L•1000: Return of an Icon
In the late 1970s, Clarence Leo Fender† was looking forward to launching his new G&L brand featuring his latest innovations including Magnetic Field Design pickups and the Saddle Lock bridge. Leo developed these technologies at his CLF™ Research company, and production of the new G&L instruments took place in the CLF Research factory on Fender Avenue in Fullerton, California, where G&L production continues today. The new CLF Research L•1000 is a fully modern “wunkay” that pays homage to its roots with classic details including the early CLF/G&L headstock and neck profile, beautifully reproduced CLF knobs and control plate, and red-capped mini toggle switch. Thin urethane finish choices are:- Matcha Green over Basswood with Caribbean rosewood fingerboard, Vintage Gloss neck finish
- Old School Tobacco Sunburst over Okoume with Caribbean rosewood fingerboard, Vintage Gloss neck finish
- Natural Ash over Swamp Ash with maple fingerboard, Vintage Gloss neck finish
- Blueburst over Swamp Ash with maple fingerboard, Vintage Gloss neck finish
CLF Research L•1000 Series 750
- Graphite Metallic over Alder, Caribbean rosewood fingerboard
- Purpleburst over Swamp Ash, maple fingerboard
- Natural Gloss over Swamp Ash, maple fingerboard
CLF Research L•2000
- Purpleburst over Swamp Ash, maple fingerboard
CLF Research L•2500
- Old School Tobacco Sunburst over Swamp Ash, Caribbean rosewood fingerboard
- Purpleburst over Swamp Ash, maple fingerboard
CLF Research L•2500 Series 750
- Blueburst over Swamp Ash with Maple fingerboard, Vintage Gloss neck finish
- Old School Tobacco Sunburst over Okoume with Caribbean rosewood fingerboard, Vintage Gloss neck finish
- Ruby Red Metallic over Basswood with Caribbean Rosewood Fingerboard, Vintage Gloss neck finish
- Tangerine Metallic over Basswood with Maple fingerboard, Vintage Gloss neck finish