The Scoop - The Life of Leo Fender

[Y4Uable]

Can you make a video of andy's pedal board?

[44eelz]

Great job! Fenders and Gibsons r my favorite guitars

[paulborovay]

G&L's are truly incredible... if you love Fender... then you WILL DIE for G&L's

[PirateFromVoid]

1 man is Ted McCarty of gibson

[cpkelley]

I love my Music Man amp! Seriously....unbelievable and often overlooked amplifier.

[avw94]

Who else heard Hendrix in the background?

[rhyno81]

i never truly appreciated leo fender till i became a luthier. the man was amazing

[PopExpo]

Andy you are fucking awesome! I'm a big Fender/G and L fan and this video made me smile.

[Dugger1997]

Hey guys my dad said he would by me a Vintage Fender Tube Amp from the 60's, for my Middle School graduation. What amp could I find that would be under 2k?

[randommoosebrains]

@Dugger1997 depends on what you play....

[glassslide]

Pretty cool---definitely make the CBS and later Fender a topic of a future scoop.

Have to admit, seeing the Gibson on the Fender scoop also struck me as ironic.

[bungmasterteddybear]

wow. i didnt know he was affiliated with music man :)

[Goth3m3]

Andy, for another Scoop we need you to go in depth with single coil, P90, and humbucking pickups.

[igotwhips]

Is it true that Leo could not play guitar himself and was tone deaf?

[RosaRose168]

"never bothering with terms like vintage" lol. We see all kinds of vintage and relic Fender guitars being built these days which I don't really see the purpose of it.

[Scarface066]

The Life of Orville Gibson next? :D

[Xperimento56]

I am not a big fender guy ( I do own a 1970's Fender twin) but you gota give credit where credit is due and this guy is a bad ass! just saying...... Please do expand on the CBS topic please.

[aSadSon]

hurr der is bet ter.... just sayin....

[ZenDriveSeven]

Hey Andy, Have you ever thought about doing anything for TV/Cable? I know my cable service provider has a "music" section on 'Free On Demand'. They used to have two guys giving lessons a while back, but the show was cancelled. Too bad....they were pretty good. I know this is a gear review site, however maybe it would be something to look into?

[DayInTheLife67]

Still waiting for a "The Scoop" in whammy bars!

[hansbrix2]

wow, I didn't know Leo made the stingray....interesting :)

[mustard989]

Nice vid Andy, it makes me to appreaciate my tele and strat more!

[mustard989]

Gibson reminds me of headache and toothache, as I tried the first guitar when I'm sick. Fender? Reminds me of heaven and smooth crunchy tone.

[AvonJunkies]

This isn't sports teams, you can love Fender & Gibson, you don't have to pick sides or post comments saying one is better than the other......unless you're an asshole

[AvonJunkies]

LOVE IT

[DeadWhiteButterflies]

At last! More Scoop! :D

[MojoPenguin]

Great Great Great. Thanks and Nice Vid..

[omfg51]

Gibson is better.... just sayin....

[Acronso]

@omfg51 gibson is not better, REALY not better

[ProGuitarShopDemos]

@omfg51 - Our dad can beat up your dad.

[Crodon]

@ProGuitarShopDemos : Wait a minute? "Our" dad? This means Andy is an alien like we suspected.

[TheSchoolsux345]

@Crodon I knew it

[1984kevingriffin]

@ProGuitarShopDemos lol i say that all the time, but i say my daddy can beat up your daddy!

[nintendoor1]

@ProGuitarShopDemos well said man

[randommoosebrains]

@omfg51 that is highly disputed

[louisalive]

@omfg51 shutup

[moucon]

@omfg51 And, it takes an ignoramus de-luxe to attempt a comparison between the incomparable... apples and oranges.... peanuts and bananas.... Fenders and Gibsons..... just sayin...

[gunnymorales74]

@omfg51 FENDER MEANS VERSATILITY

[aachafin]

@omfg51 dude never go to a comic book convention and make fun of spiderman

[EPICFAILSAM]

@omfg51 A les paul is a les paul, and a strat is a strat. Niether are better except for the fact that gibson can't put out a high quality guitar for 1200 bucks ( or 4000 for that matter)

[morganchavis]

@omfg51 I understand you liking Gibson but if you've ever played a G&L, you'd know they are amazing. Fender's are good but G&L's are amazing. Gibson's are overrated and over priced.

[JerryBeatFreak]

@omfg51 My custom guitar is better, Just sayin'....Know why? Cause I built it after MY specs. Taste is like your butt...Diffrent!

[PhuckHue2]

@omfg51 apples and oranges. gibsons are great too

[PopExpo]

@omfg51 Gibson is overrated. I see way more fenders hanging off the shoulders of players ranging from the annoying kid living next door who can't play a lick to hendrix, dick dale, jeff beck, PGS's Andy etc etc. there is obviously a reason. I'm just reason. and yeah maybe those players i just named also played a gibson.... i just see them playing fender more.

[daddy6string]

@omfg51 Sorry I love Fenders. Never did like the feel of a  Les Paul.

[xdivinebladex]

Leo Fender will always be in the hearts of all guitar players

[henrychinaski26]

George Fullerton is the G, Leo Fender is the L.

[Kozmguitars]

Thanks Andy. Well done!

[garydupuis]

So, uh who's the G in G&L?

[StavJazzMan]

@garydupuis George Fullerton

[lukatme2]

Nice

[rocawearboi09]

I would love to hear the CBS story...I don't know much about what happen but whenever anybody mentions it its not good......

[KedmenecMartin]

Andy Rulees! :D

[gnayiew95]

whats the intro song??

[mattsynth]

Thanks Andy that was very interesting.

[LIGHTMAN004]

Great Scoop Andy. Didn't know that G&L guitars had anything to do with leo Fender. Well you learn something new every day! Cheers Andy! :)

[willrivaldo]

What's the music that plays in the background before the 'Red house' cover? Sounds great and another great video, thanks guys

[guitarpieter]

awesome story

i would love to know about the cbs story..!!!!

[moucon]

@guitarpieter Short version: Leo sells to CBS. Leo thinks quality (and CBS in general ) sucks. Leo wants control back....CBS says NO. Leo says "then here's Music Man... and G&L....

[PapaKenny777]

AWESOME SCOOP!!!!

[porgy08]

legend goes that Andy is Leo's son.

[janguitarplayer]

@porgy08 ;D thats crazy... ^^

[slugbucket]

cool

[speakercoilmusic]

Beautiful... and I learned a lot. Had no idea he was involved in G&L or MusicMan stuff... Though I guess that's like Rupert Neve who sold his company and then went off and did work for Amek and then formed another company.

[wootener]

Quand on pense à ce que l'on doit à cet homme ! essayé seulement de compter le nombre d'heure de plaisir par musiciens qui ont utilisés une fender, une musicman, ou un G and L !? Les progrès technologiques que ses guitares et ses amplis ont généré. Les rêves que que l'on à tous put faire grâce au mouvement Rock !! Et les vies que ça a changé! Merci Léo !

[dwmcm1]

Thanks guys that was interestin, didnt really know anythin about Mr Fender until now :)

[ZacharyHolzboog]

I love the scoop! More Please!

[ThatWhalingBand]

A real education for the young 'uns Andy.....from the man who never retired, and never quit trying to improve product.....I own and play a mid 90's G&L.....and it's amazing.......nice Junior Brown backing btw!!!!!!

[JoeAuriun]

That stingray really is a good bass.. Hell, one of the best out there. And if you can't afford one they always offer the Sterling Ray34, which is practically the same thing.

Good man, good innovations.

[acledfloyd]

Is it true leo never learned to play guitar?

[samantonio]

@acledfloyd Says wikipedia. that's freaking crazy.

[zZNoCryZz]

@acledfloyd Totally true! He couldn't play one note :)

[NeckPickup]

nice work.

[blueskidd96]

That CBS Scoop topic would be great!

[staplesmcjebus]

sugarfoot rag?

[GuitarLessonSarasota]

God Bless Leo Fender!

[foocheech]

thanks!

[Guitarisforgrins]

Thanks Andy and ProGuitarShop!! I really enjoy these episodes of "The Scoop" keep 'em coming!

[MechaSixVII]

"leo is a man that the guitar world cannot live without"

Is this why the guitar world has been in such disarray for the last 19 years?

[astaschak]

he could have used a fender to play for this video. but great video non the less

[BoxOfSnoo]

@astaschak Yeah or at least a Fender amp!

[imdrinkingcement]

4:13 an image taken straight from my dreams.

[timberwolf98]

Leo seems to have left nothing but awesomeness in his wake.

[jmorovan]

Andy could've at least played a Fender guitar for this scoop. lol

[LfunkeyA]

@jmorovan

was thinking the same :)

[ProGuitarShopDemos]

@jmorovan The Scoop intro was taken from our very first Scoop episode. We have more than enough Fender guitar demos for you to watch :)

[downwithdixie]

@jmorovan That's the scoop intro, you don't get it

[bluesBro18]

@jmorovan leo made G&l

[PauloVento]

Leo, a great man for the inovation he brought to this outstanding instrument and modern music.

[catfishmudflap]

Great story Andy. Thank you.

[dontfunkaround]

@Shambles940 if im not mistaken, that is NOT a gibson, but a guitar made by andy's father.

[PauloVento]

@dontfunkaround That's right. He showed it in the first Scoop.

[yuvalrosen]

@Shambles940 its his first guitar which his dad built

[Dugger1997]

Pretty much my 3 favorite musical brands were by Leo Fender, Fender, Music Man, and G&L. Thanks, Leo.

[Ignitionator]

Andy FTW.

[almor619]

11 th =/

[acdcgnrledzepp]

well does it have true bypass?