Review Demo - G&L Doheny

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Considering that Leo Fender himself founded G&L, it’s a wonder they took this long to revisit the Jazzmaster. After all, the once-maligned model is decades into a period of renaissance and favorable re-evaluation. And even if narrow-minded guitar historians considered the Jazzmaster Leo’s first miscue, the intrinsic beauty of its shape had to be an enticing canvas for G&L designers adept at reimagining Leo’s original visions.

Whatever the reasons for waiting, G&L’s own offset is now here in the form of the Doheny. It’s a very satisfying instrument to play that offers constructive deviations from the Jazzmaster template. It’s also a reminder that G&L still has a knack for forging new trajectories for Leo’s ideas.

Workmanship on the Doheny is characteristically solid, verging on flawless. The fretwork is perfect and the smooth, contoured ends make the satin neck extra inviting. The “modern classic” profile neck, with its 9 1/2" radius, feels a bit more substantial than most vintage or vintage-inspired offset necks, though G&L offers chunkier and slimmer options via special order.

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