The music store/pawn shop that later became a Fender Dealer started with G&L in the late 80's and kept them until about 1995. I saw and played so many awesome G&L's, and they sold like crazy because their customers were all players. It was funny that when they switched to Fender after the local competitor who was a Fender dealer dropped FMIC and the players wanted the "real" Fenders back.