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Contemporary Update of a Leo Fender Classic





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Driven to innovation and enthused by exploration, Leo Fender launched the CLF Research company in the 1970s to design and develop new technologies. From this enthusiastic sea of creative exploration arose the L-2000 electric bass: a dual-humbucker version of the L-1000 but with revolutionary new additions like G&L’s Magnetic Field Design humbucking pickups, Saddle Lock bridge, and Tri-Tone control system. Now, 40 years after the L-2000 landed on the scene, G&L introduces the CLF Research L-2500 Series 750 electric bass. Featuring full three-quarter inch string spacing, this 5-string also cherry-picks the best bits from the L-2000 and L-2500s of the past, like the dual-action truss rod and slim, rounded neck, synthesizing them into a new body shape with a Wide-5 Saddle Lock bridge plate. Bass experts at Sweetwater attest that all of these elements combine to deliver a retro-futuristic 5-string that’ll knock you back to the future!





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Classic looks and exceptional feel





Pointing to G&L’s history of innovation, the CLF Research L-2500 Series 750 combines the stunning chrome hardware, slim rounded neck, and original headstock shape of the early-1980s L-2000s with a newlydesigned body shape that draws from beloved Fender Avenue forms of the past. 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 on stage with the CLF Research L-2500 Series 750slung around your shoulders, don’t be surprised if all eyes are on you!





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Magnetic Field Design pickups bring the thunder





The CLF Research L-2500 Series 750owes 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 Series 750 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 Series 750 has your tone!





Wide-5Saddle Lock bridge increases resonance and sustain





Another G&L innovation has found its way into the CLF Research L-2500 Series 750 ? the G&L Saddle Lock bridge. Specifically, the Wide-5 bridge packs maximum punch when it comes to string transference to the body.The Wide-5Saddle Lock bridge reduces the lateral movement of the saddle pieces by tightening an Allen screw on the side of the bridge. Additionally, the Wide-5Saddle 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.





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G&L CLF Research L-2500 Series 750 5-string Electric Bass Guitar Features:


Contemporary take on an innovative Leo Fender design


Body shape draws on Fender Avenue basses of the past


Modern dual-truss rod and twin graphite stiffening rods increase stability


Slim, rounded neck with a gloss finish


Magnetic Field Design humbucking pickups deliver bone-rattling tone


Pickup pole pieces are independently adjustable to customize your sound


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


Wide-5 Saddle Lock bridge improves resonance and sustain