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Get your groove on with one of the most technologically and sonically sound instruments ever designed by Leo Fender: the G&L L-2500. After launching the CLF Research laboratory in the late 1970s, Fender continued to innovate and explore new tonal passageways, culminating in some of the most impressive musical instruments manufactured to date. This CLF Research version of a classic low-end groove machine boasts a resonant alder body, a super-fast maple neck, and a rich rosewood fingerboard. Dig deeper and you’ll find cutting-edge tech and sonics thanks to the inclusion of the Saddle Lock Bridge, Tri-Tone control system, and G&L’s Magnetic Field Design humbuckers. Sweetwater bassists agree: the L-2500 is an exceptional merger of time-honored design and modern workhorse capability!





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Classic looks and exceptional feel





Pointing to G&L’s history of innovation, the CLF Research L-2500 combines the stunning chrome hardware, slim rounded neck, and original headstock shape of the early-1980s L-2000s, with G&L’s comfortable, lightweight 1990s body style. It represents the best of what players expect from an L-2500, with a classic look and feel that has a surprisingly contemporary edge. When you step onstage with the CLF Research L-2500 slung around your shoulders, don’t be surprised if all eyes are on you!





Magnetic Field Design pickups bring the thunder





The CLF Research L-2500 owes much of its bone-rattling tone to its two Magnetic Field Design humbuckers. Unique to G&L, Magnetic Field Design pickups are built around a ceramic bar magnet laid under each coil, and they feature individually adjustable pole pieces to give you complete control over your tone. Their inherent sound is warm and deep, with punchy high-mids and an open top-end. And, with double the output per wind over standard designs, Magnetic Field Design pickups bring the thunder.





Tri-Tone control system offers boundless tone





Because G&L knows players can’t get enough when it comes to toneshaping, they outfitted the CLF Research L-2500 with the versatile Tri-Tone control system. Created for ultimate flexibility, the Tri-Tone system offers nearly limitless tone control options, with mini-toggle switches for selecting a pickup, switchable signal routing options, passive and active modes, and high-quality pots for volume, treble, and bass. No matter your genre or style, the CLF Research L-2500 has your tone!





Saddle Lock bridge increases resonance and sustain





Another G&L innovation has found its way into the CLF Research L-2500 ? the G&L Saddle Lock bridge. The Saddle Lock bridge reduces the lateral movement of the saddle pieces by tightening an Allen screw on the side of the bridge. Additionally, the Saddle Lock bridge has a solid protrusion on its backside that is sunk firmly into the instrument’s body wood. Together, these two features make it easier for string energy to travel into the body and translate into a rich, resonant, and sustaining sound.





G&L CLF Research L-2500 Bass Guitar Features:


A modern take on a classic Leo Fender G&L design


Comfortable alder body provides a bedrock of resonance


Maple neck with Slim “C” neck carve


Rich rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium-jumbo frets


Magnetic Field Design humbucking pickups deliver bone-rattling tone


Versatile Tri-Tone control system offers a vast range of tone-shaping options


Saddle Lock bridge improves resonance and sustain