"This rare prototype was discovered in Leo Fender's G&L workshop after his death. рIt was in у91, one week after Leoуs funeral, and I was cleaning out Leoуs lab when I found it in a small loft just to the left of the front door of his shop,с recalls Gabriel Currie, a G&L employee at the time who was working in the neck department. рI found the slab body and the original templates dated т1969,у and I showed what I had found to the plant foremen John Rodriquez and John McLaren Jr. I asked if I could keep it and they looked at each other and noddedяit was mine and the first thing I thought was, тShit, I have to somehow finish building it and hear how it soundsу [laughs].с And thatуs exactly what he did. "
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By Chris KiesDec 23, 2012
Chris Kies
Chris Kies has degrees in Journalism and History from the University of Iowa and has been with PG dating back to his days as an intern in 2007. He's now the multimedia manager maintaining the website and social media accounts, coordinating Rig Rundown shoots (also hosting and/or filming them) and occasionally writing an artist feature. Other than that, he enjoys non-guitar-related hobbies.