G&L USA Fullerton Deluxe Doheny Guitar, 3-Tone Sunburst, Caribbean Rosewood, Swamp Ash
Player's Perspective
Music Store Live is proud to offer up this Fullerton Deluxe Doheny from our friends over at G&L.
Tonally, you've got a wealth of options at your fingertips - With the characteristic single coil top-end shimmer but a beefier midrange and bigger, but tighter bottom end than you might be used to, the Doheny has a unique and fully realized tonal identity that will enhance a whole range of styles. The neck is sublime! It's round and extremely comfortable everywhere, with easy access to the upper frets. The pickups sound simply divine and G&L's PBT system really adds a wealth of versatility to this traditional design with passive bass and treble roll-off controls.
Leo's MFD pickup designs have always had a lot of power to them and have always been on the aggressive and high-output end of the spectrum (while easily being able to be tamed with the onboard passive bass and treble tone controls as well as playing technique). The Carribean Rosewood (also known as Chechen) wood on the fingerboard looks beautiful with streaks of red through it. Tonally, it's similar to east indian rosewood in its warmth, but with a bit more snappiness to it.
We plugged this bad boy into an amp and listened in amazement as everything from bright, clean, and twangy, to dark, grungy, and heavy, to warm, mellow, and jazzy, to funky treble and bluesy distortion effortlessly translated from the guitar, through the amp, and every note was crystal clear, articulate, and defined.
Is this G&L's greatest invention in the last 25 years or so? Well... It definitely needs to be up there for serious consideration. But we'll let you make that call for yourself.
Manufacturer's Description
The 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 Leo’s jumbo MFD™ ASAT® Special pickups, given they employ a narrow bobbin aperture and broad coil splay. But Doheny’s 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.
The Fullerton Deluxe Doheny features a Leo Fender-designed Dual-Fulcrum vibrato, a work of engineering art which allows bending up or down with unsurpassed stability, while offering a silky feel through its beefy aluminum vibrato arm.
Specifications
Body
- Model: Fullerton Deluxe Doheny
- Color: 3-Tone Sunburst
- Wood: Swamp Ash
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Tortoiseshell Shell
Neck
- Material: Maple
- Fretboard: Caribbean Rosewood
- Neck Finish: Gloss Vintage Tint
- Neck Profile: Modern Classic - 1 11/16” nut width with 1 5/8” string spacing allows a generous edge roll for superb comfort without string fall-off. Fairly slim with mild taper from 0.820” at 1st fret to 0.870” at the 12th fret.
- Radius: 9.5"
- Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo PLEK Dressed
- Inlays: White Pearl Dots
Electronics
- Pickups: G&L MFD Wide-Bobbin Single-Coils
- Controls: 1x Volume, 1x Passive Treble, 1x Passive Bass
- Pickup Selector: 3-Way Toggle Switch
Hardware
- Bridge: G&L Dual Fulcrum Vibrato
- Tuners: G&L 12:1 Ratio Standard
Miscellaneous
- Case: G&L Black Tolex Hardshell
- Certificate of Authenticity and Spec Sheet Included
- Approximate Instrument Weight: 8.5 lbs.
Overall Condition
Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized Premier Dealer for G&L. This Doheny is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty.
note: The photos above may not be of the exact guitar you'll receive. The serial number may differ but specs will all be the same. Please feel free to get in touch with us for an in-hand description.
Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.
Music Store Live is one of the top authorized G&L dealers on the planet! We do our best to stock inventory of what our team of experts feels is the best combination of specs, specifically, so you don't have to wait for a custom order from G&L.
With that said, if you haven't found what you're looking for, we would be happy to custom order a G&L for you. G&L’s factory works like a big a-la-carte shop, so it’s easy (and affordable) to get what you want. Finish, body wood, fingerboard, pickguard, bridge, neck profile, neck finish, nut type, frets, tuners, binding – there are nearly 1 million possible combinations of specs on a G&L. They now also have a full-blown Custom Shop where they can build virtually anything you can imagine.
We love helping our customers make their dream guitar, so don't hesitate to reach out to us if you want to make your custom G&L a reality! Wait times are surprisingly short and most custom orders have an ETA of only 6-8 weeks from when the order is placed. As a premier G&L dealer, we are able to get expedited build times so we can get you the guitar of your dreams quickly!