G&L in trouble...?

[Cato]

I guess Fender decided it was more cost effective to chuck the stuff they had no intention of using rather than pay to store it while it could be sold off?

 

I can kind of see the logic for the bridges and pick ups which probably have limited demand and might take a long time to sell on if they had a lot of stock but you'd think they could shift the pedals and other electronic items fairly quickly in a fire sale scenario. 

[Woodinblack]

What was skipped? (for those of us that can't get more than 2 seconds through a Sapko youtube!)

[Ben Jamin]

24 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

What was skipped? (for those of us that can't get more than 2 seconds through a Sapko youtube!)

Looks like a lot of the stock from the factory - bridges, tuning machines, pick-ups and misc. parts/electronics - as well as a bunch of BBE Sonic Maximisers and other outboard pre-amps.

[Woodinblack]

Well, some good scavenging there then! Will keep facebook fullerton marketplace busy for a while!

 

[BassAgent]

I'm not surprised. If Fender's goal was to acquire Leo's workplace and his name and likeness, it's not more than logical that they don't "need" the G&L stock. They won't sell Fender-branded basses with G&L branded bridges and MDF pickups, anyway. It's a lot cheaper to sell or dispose of that stuff than to try to re-purpose it. 

[HeadlessBassist]

The story of the closure...

 

 

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

It will be interesting to see whether Fender keeps Leo's workspace intact — or if his tools etc went in the skip, and whether they put the fullerton factory up for sale, keep it as a factory, or turn it into as museum or other public venue.

[neepheid]

1 minute ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

It will be interesting to see whether Fender keeps Leo's workspace intact — or if his tools etc went in the skip, and whether they put the fullerton factory up for sale, keep it as a factory, or turn it into as museum or other public venue.

 

The factory was hired, had to be emptied for new tenants next month.

[Sean]

27 minutes ago, neepheid said:

 

The factory was hired, had to be emptied for new tenants next month.

Tis the cold corporate way.