G&L ASAT Special

This guitar was built in 2000 and made in Fullerton Ca.It is a Tele style guitar with a solid Alder body finished in a Tabacco burst.It has a maple neck with a rosewood fretboard and 22 jumbo frets.The tuner's are sealed 6 inline and non-locking and are high quality.

I saved the bridge and pickup description's for last because this is where this guitar seperates itself from a Tele.The pickup's are overwound highoutput single coils that were hand wound at the G&L factory and are the most versitile pickup's(single coil)I've played.It has the traditional 3 position switch and 2 pickup Tele layout.The bridge is a unique Leo Fender designed hardtail that IMO adds the sustain to this guitar that a Tele could never acheive.

The guitar came with an ABS hardshell case.Im not a fan of ABS cases but it will do for now.

I play in a Contemporary Worship bamd at church but also play Country & Classsic Rock,a little Western Swing and as of late some Blues & Blues Rock.My setup is quite simple a Hotrod Deville 2X12 a Boss SD1 & CE5.Ther is alittle noise common to single coils(pos.1&3) but I live in a 45 year old house,center position is quiet.I've also heard that the pickups were harsh but IMO I feel that that is probably the amp thats being used.As I said earlier the pickup's are versitile if you want that Tele twang/snap no problem pos.3.Want the blues position's 1&2 to your taste.Now it wont do the metal thing but if you wanna rock crank it up and let em sing they will.They like to be driven.As far as the input jack popping and crapping out I to had that problem until I realized it was the cheap pin on the cord.I switched to a quality cable and no concern's since.

The guitar came setup with .009s on it and was ok but I put .011s on it at hte recomendation of another player that frequent's the shop boy what an awesome tone with the heavier string's.Just took a minor trussrod adjustment,set the intonation and I was able to bring the action down to my satisfaction with no fretting out.As far as pickup height it was fine but I have'nt experimented with the individually adjustable poles yet.The only problem I was able to find was that hte tone pot was a little noisey but was just a little dirty.The fit and finish were of very high quality and better than anything else I looked at in this price range.It was even better than some more expensive custom like/style inst.

I dont forsee any problem's with this guitar(not to say they couldnt happen)and I dont own a backup,When I do it will probably be another G&L.The hardware appears very durable and plated well and the finish seems thick enuogh to withstand constant play.I do know by experience though that if the input jack does fail they are a pain to replace,I wish they had used another design.Oh well it's only a little thing.With a 10 year waranty I think we'll be ok.

Have'nt had to contact them yet.

I have been playing for 30 years and also own a custom built 12 fret Koa dreadnaught built by Moze Guitar's and am currently waiting for him to finish a Brazilian Rosewood Dreadnaught for me.I played this guitar for a long time in the store and finally traded my Legacy and cash for this inst.I looked at other guitar's and even had thought's of having one built but this was the one for me and if someone stole it from me and lived I would definately replace it with the same model.I may even purchase one in another color for a backup.

I hate this question. Features? It's got 6 strings, 2 pickups and volume and tone, whaddya want???

Really good, when the jack's not crapping out on it (see below). Great for blues, great for rock, I even play a little country on it and it does fine. The MFD pickups are ceramic, and to some people they are harsh. They sound great to me (I play through a Peavey 5150).

New, special ordered, built in 2000. I can't begin to describe my displeasure over this guitar. First of all, I can LITERALLY slip a credit card ON BOTH SIDES! of the neck pocket. Whether or not this contributes to tone (and tuning stability), I'm not a luthier, I don't know. But that's just disgusting.

Secondly, there are obvious finish flaws in the paint. I can't describe them, but it's almost like a bubbling or something underneath the clearcoat. Worse, it's on the TOP of the guitar (in 4 places).

The frets will have to be dressed or filed or something, as they are jagged on the edges of the fretboard. Probably not an expensive fix, but for a CUSTOM ORDER? BRAND NEW GUITAR? Does G&L have quality control, I'm not being facetious, does it exist there? This is pathetic.

But I saved the best for last. A few hours after playing this over-priced piece of shit, the JACK CRAPPED OUT ON IT!! This is a joke, right? I mean, I have eavesdropped at the G&L discussion page for 6+ months and heard mostly good things. There were a few q.a. issues, but that's to be expected. STill, I wanted this sparkle-gold ASAT with the big MFD pickups and this is what happened.

My wife picked this guitar up for me while I was out of town, AND it was her anniversary gift (partially) to me. I can't even tell her how pissed off I am about this piece of garbage. I guess I'll keep it a couple of years and replace it with a custom shop something. She'll never know the difference.

Well, based on the above comments, I'd guess extremely poor, but who knows.

I wanted to take it back to the @sshole I bought it from, but really it wasn't his fault, it was G&Ls. I guess they enjoy charging poor dumb@sses like me $800+ for a brand new piece of crap. He would not take the guitar back and claimed that structurally, nothing was wrong. He did replace the jack for free which of course he should have.

I can't begin to describe my disappointment. I don't make a lot of money ($8.50 an hour), neither does my wife (she's the breadwinner at $9.35). We have 2 kids, daycare, credit cards and a car payment. Money is precious to us, and to be honest I felt guilty about this kind of expenditure. TO have it arrive like it did? I will NEVER be suckered by these dirtbags again.