Topic: G&L vs Fender
Picked up my first G&L guitar the other day... a Bluesboy. Must say its the most fantastic instrument I've ever played. Extremely loud and resonant acoustically, beautiful binding and grain, and wonderful tone, oh and hand built. All for $1000 (used). For those that aren't aware, G&L stands for George Fullerton and Leo Fender. It was founded in the 80s by the two.
Its got a Seth Lover 'bucker in the neck and a tele pup in the bridge (the guitar is a tele). Its remarkably versatile. I use it in my school jazz ensemble and for blues/rock. The seth lover really has won me over to humbuckers... wonderful sound. Its a seymour duncan, and essentially an exact copy of PAF pups as Lover gave Duncan the exact schematics to the originals.
To my hands and ears, this and all other G&L guitars play as good or better than Fender custom shops at the price of a USA model. I mean really... my USA 60th Anniversary just doesn't begin to compare, and that is my favorite strat. The only fender guitar I've liked more is a masterbuilt clapton strat I had the opportunity to play.
ANYWAY... what are your opinions of G&L vs Fender? While I'm still a fender amp man, I think fenders just don't have the quality in guitars anymore.