Editing G&L Musical Instruments (section)

==Innovations==
[[File:Dual Fulcrum Vibrato.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Dual-Fulcrum Vibrato]]
Leo Fender and George Fullerton created improved designs over the years, with the most advanced being featured in G&L instruments.:
* The "Magnetic Field Design" {{sfn| Fullerton | 2005 |p=151}} (MFD) pickups use a ceramic bar magnet in combination with soft iron pole pieces with adjustable height, instead of the traditional [[Alnico]] magnet, and allow a player to set the pickup output per string, as opposed to the entire pickup as a whole in traditional [[single-coil]] pickup designs. MFDs are known for their distinctive tone, which combines clarity, high fidelity and power with an airy "sweetness".
* The "Dual-Fulcrum Vibrato" {{sfn| Fullerton | 2005 |p=152}} has two pivot points. The design aims to improve tuning stability, and according to some has a sound that is more mellow than a traditional bridge. It allows the player to bend notes up as well as down. See also [[Tremolo arm]].
* The G&L "Saddle-Lock bridge" {{sfn| Fullerton | 2005 |p=152}} utilizes a small Allen screw on the side of the bridge, to reduce side-to-side movement of the individual string saddles. The design, and the bridge's beefy dimensions, aim to prevent loss of sustain due to this sideways motion by locking the saddles together.
* The "Tilt Neck Mechanism" <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vintageguitar.com/features/artists/details.asp?AID=3543 |title=George Fullerton Guitar Icon (1923-2009) |access-date=2010-03-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309151128/http://www.vintageguitar.com/features/artists/details.asp?AID=3543 |archive-date=2010-03-09 }}</ref> designed and patented by George Fullerton. This feature is no longer used, and was a carryover from Music Man production.
* The "Bi-cut neck design" {{sfn| Fullerton | 2005 |p=153}} involved cutting the neck lengthwise perpendicular to where the fretboard is later installed, routing a channel for the [[truss rod]], then gluing the two neck pieces back together. As G&L moved production to CNC machines, this method was phased out.