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Up for sale, a 1994 G&L ASAT Special in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. As the third instrument company founded by Leo Fender, G&L's instruments benefit from Fender's decades of experience at Music Man and (of course) Fender. Produced at the same Fullerton, CA factory as the early Music Man guitars, this ASAT is the culmination of years of electric guitar innovation and design.
The direct descendant of the Telecaster, the ASAT boasts the familiar trappings associated with that instrument, but with an updated feature set. ASAT is a military abbreviation for "anti-satellite," and the name was suggested by author Richard Smith after he read an article about the Air Force's ASAT missile. Both Leo Fender and G&L co-founder Dale Hyatt reportedly liked the image of a guitar shooting down things in space, and hence the name "stuck".
Weighing 7lbs 15oz, this guitar has a spanky treble response and smooth low end that translates well through the pickups. Sporting the Leo Fender-designed MFD "Magnetic Field Design" ceramic magnet pickups, this ASAT delivers a wider frequency response when plugged into an amplifier compared to a traditional Tele-style pickup, with a grunt in the lower midrange that can only be described as "tough" sounding, in a very good way. Tonewoods include an alder body and two-piece maple neck. Professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, this ASAT features fresh 10-46 strings, low action and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .790” 1st fret, .880” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 22 fret, 9 1/2” radius
-Frets: Jumbo, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-6
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1 5/8"
-Tuners: G&L-branded
-Factory Markings: February, 1994 stamps on neck heel/pocket
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: MFD single coil x2
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Saddle Lock bridge, control plate, knurled knobs
-Plastics: Three-ply pickguard, baton switch tip
The gloss Black finish is well-kept, with a few light finish scratches and minor marks on the body as a whole, largely relegated to the back. The white pickguard also has a faint sticker outline on the treble side. The satin finish on the neck is flawless.
A padded Fender gigbag is included.
The direct descendant of the Telecaster, the ASAT boasts the familiar trappings associated with that instrument, but with an updated feature set. ASAT is a military abbreviation for "anti-satellite," and the name was suggested by author Richard Smith after he read an article about the Air Force's ASAT missile. Both Leo Fender and G&L co-founder Dale Hyatt reportedly liked the image of a guitar shooting down things in space, and hence the name "stuck".
Weighing 7lbs 15oz, this guitar has a spanky treble response and smooth low end that translates well through the pickups. Sporting the Leo Fender-designed MFD "Magnetic Field Design" ceramic magnet pickups, this ASAT delivers a wider frequency response when plugged into an amplifier compared to a traditional Tele-style pickup, with a grunt in the lower midrange that can only be described as "tough" sounding, in a very good way. Tonewoods include an alder body and two-piece maple neck. Professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, this ASAT features fresh 10-46 strings, low action and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .790” 1st fret, .880” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 22 fret, 9 1/2” radius
-Frets: Jumbo, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-6
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1 5/8"
-Tuners: G&L-branded
-Factory Markings: February, 1994 stamps on neck heel/pocket
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: MFD single coil x2
-Controls: Volume, Tone, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Saddle Lock bridge, control plate, knurled knobs
-Plastics: Three-ply pickguard, baton switch tip
The gloss Black finish is well-kept, with a few light finish scratches and minor marks on the body as a whole, largely relegated to the back. The white pickguard also has a faint sticker outline on the treble side. The satin finish on the neck is flawless.
A padded Fender gigbag is included.
