G&L USA CLF Research Skyhawk – Pharaoh Gold

Elegantly Eighties:  CLF™ Research Skyhawk™ brings back the best of ’80s CLF styling.

Like the original G&L Skyhawk of 1984, it starts with George Fullerton’s evolved double-cutaway with a hint of offset, a slim waist and generous curves.  This very comfortable body is complemented by his arched pickguard shape, his most most pleasing iteration of the form.

The elegant pickguard meets a beautifully reproduced CLF control plate in original style black wrinkle powdercoat, a perfect backdrop for the exquisitely machined and chrome plated CLF knobs for volume, treble and bass.   The Dual Fulcrum Vibrato features a CLF 3/16″ machined stainless steel vibrato arm for a period look while benefiting from today’s forged brass saddles and block.

And there are those three Leo Fender-designed MFD single coil pickups that defined the Skyhawk back in ’84 and the SC-3 in 1983. These meaty-yet-sparkly MFD pickups are best known as the power behind the current generation of S-500 guitars from 1989 on.  In a bit of backdating, the CLF Research Skyhawk adds a mini-toggle expander switch from the S-500 so this Skyhawk leaves no tones behind.

The CLF Research Skyhawk is available in the following thin urethane finishes:

• Clear Blue over swamp ash, maple fingerboard
• Natural Ash, maple fingerboard
• Old School Tobacco Sunburst over okoume, Caribbean rosewood fingerboard
• Pharaoh Gold Firemist over alder, Caribbean rosewood fingerboard

 

Founded by Leo Fender in 1980, G&L USA instruments continue to be made in the historic CLF Research / 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, CLF, Skyhawk, S-500 ASAT, Magnetic Field Design and MFD are registered trademarks or trademarks of G&L Musical Instruments / BBE Sound, Inc.

† The personal name, likeness and signature of Mr. Clarence Leo Fender are property of G&L Musical Instruments / BBE Sound, Inc. and may not be used in any commercial capacity without prior approval. For enquiries regarding the use of the “Leo Fender” name, likeness or signature, please contact us. G&L is not associated with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.

DEMO

Live! At Leo’s: JB Eckl showcases the CLF Research Skyhawk, including the versatility of the MFD pickups, PTB control system, the effectiveness of the Dual Fulcrum vibrato and more. The Live! At Leo’s studio is located at Leo Fender’s historic G&L factory on Fender Avenue in Fullerton, California – The Birthplace Of Bolt-on™.

Specifications:

• CONSTRUCTION: bolt-on
• SCALE: 25 1/2″
• PICKUPS: Leo Fender†-designed G&L MFD™ single coils
• BODY WOOD: Swamp Ash for Clear Blue and Natural Ash, Okoume for Old School Tobacco, Alder for Pharaoh Gold Firemist
• NECK WOOD: Hard-Rock Maple with Maple or Caribbean Rosewood fingerboard
• NECK PROFILE: G&L Modern Classic with 9 1/2″ radius and 1 11/16″ nut-width
• NUT: 100% natural bone
• FRETS: 22 medium jumbo, nickel, Plek dressed
• TUNING KEYS: 12:1 ratio, sealed-back
• BRIDGE: Leo Fender-designed G&L Dual-Fulcrum™ vibrato with forged brass saddles
• CONTROLS: 5-position pickup selector, volume, treble, bass (PTB™ system), mini-toggle switch enabling additional pickup combinations of neck+bridge or all three pickups together.
• CASE: Deluxe Tolex hardshell
• No Options Available