G&L CLF Research Skyhawk - Natural

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, P.T.B. System.*   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.

SPECS:

• Body Wood: Swamp Ash
• Neck Wood: Hard-Rock Maple
• Fretboard Material: Maple
• Pickguard Material: Black
• Construction: Bolt-on
• Scale: 25 1/2"
• Pickups: G&L MFD Single Coils
• Neck Profile: G&L Modern Classic
• Fretboard Profile: 9 1/2"
• Nut Material: Natural Bone
• Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
• Tuning Machines: 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 for Additional Pickup Combinations
• Case: Gig Bag