Description
Inspired by the classic surf sound born in Southern California, the new G&L Doheny takes its name from the iconic beach in the heart of Orange County where 60s surf pioneers became legends. Since those halcyon days, both music and surfing have evolved far beyond their roots, and so has the performance of the gear.
Doheny takes the bolt-on offset-body into new sonic territory with newly developed Magnetic Field Design jazz pickups, the first on any production G&L. Naturally, these new pickups will invite comparison to Leos jumbo MFD ASAT Special pickups, given they employ a narrow bobbin aperture and broad coil splay. But Dohenys MFD pickups are more about jangle than twang, just as they should be for a guitar like this. With a classic jazz bobbin aperture wrapped with traditional Formvar wire, these pickups just might be the approach Leo would have taken had he been with us a few years longer.
So whats it like? The sound is rich in harmonics yet surprisingly full, the result of carefully researching and applying Leos creative work across the decades. The Doheny pickups deliver the experience fans have hoped for, with their flexibility maximized by the PTB tone system that allows echoes of yesteryear while delivering more output and range for todays music. Add in Leos finest vibrato for enhanced tuning stability and improved sustain, and the results are astounding.
Founded by Leo Fender in 1980, G&L USA instruments continue to be made in the historic G&L facility on Fender Avenue in Fullerton, California, the Birthplace of Bolt-on.
The G&L name, stylized G&L logo, distinctive hook headstock design, ASAT, Magnetic Field Design and MFD are registered trademarks or trademarks of G&L Musical Instruments / BBE Sound, Inc.
Features
- Classic offset, eco-friendly sassafras body delivers a well-balanced playing experience
- Magnetic Field Design (MFD) single-coil jazz pickups generate deep lows, plucky mids, and jangly highs
- PTB (passive treble and bass) tone controls give you high-cut and low-cut options for an endless array of tonal combinations to explore
- 3-way pickup selector with master volume, high-cut, and low-cut controls
- Dual-Fulcrum vibrato designed by Leo Fender offers expressive potential with impressive tuning stability
Specifications
- CONSTRUCTION: bolt-on
- SCALE: 25 1/2″
- PICKUPS: Leo Fender wide-bobbin MFD single coil
- BODY WOOD:Sassafrass
- NECK WOOD: Hard Rock Maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard
- NECK DIMENSIONS: 1 5/8″ width at nut, 9″ radius
- BRIDGE: G&L Dual-Fulcrum vibrato
- CONTROLS: 3-position toggle, volume, PTB system
- 3 Tone Sunburst,Tortoise pickguard, tinted gloss neck finish,pearl block inlays, vintage tint satin neck finish
