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NBD - G&L ASAT.

#27
Trabeen said:
Another from my favorite G&L pusher, Greg @RocketMusic continues to get the goods. Nice and heavy with the voice to match, these ASATs have long punched my buttons. If you look closely at the reflection in one of the pictures you can sort of see that I am enjoying a beautiful Idaho spring day without the constrictive nature of trousers, but that would be a story for another day. Series / Single / Parallel all bound and dressed up in sparkly blue-green-red-yellow Andromeda, this finish blows up when the lights get at it. A great bass, yessir.

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Man....That's insane!!!!!!!!!
 
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Trabeen said:
Another from my favorite G&L pusher, Greg @RocketMusic continues to get the goods. Nice and heavy with the voice to match, these ASATs have long punched my buttons. If you look closely at the reflection in one of the pictures you can sort of see that I am enjoying a beautiful Idaho spring day without the constrictive nature of trousers, but that would be a story for another day. Series / Single / Parallel all bound and dressed up in sparkly blue-green-red-yellow Andromeda, this finish blows up when the lights get at it. A great bass, yessir.

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Always wondered. Does ASAT stand for anything?
 
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jfh2424 said:
Hi Trabeen.

Do you still have that sweet SB2 in Shoreline Gold?
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I do indeed, that one is with me for the duration.

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Lammchop93 said:
He's not kidding. That's where G&L got the name
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Thank you
This is what exactly the glguitars.com website says:
The G&L ASAT® Special just might be the quintessential G&L guitar, viewed by many as Leo's ultimate single-cutaway. Back in 1985, Leo Fender† launched this model under the G&L Broadcaster name, which prompted a response from Fred Gretsch of Gretsch Guitars over the name just as it had thirty-five years earlier. History buffs will recall that the Broadkaster® name is owned by Gretsch, and once again, a Broadcaster from Leo was required to have its name changed. This time around, the name became "ASAT" which is US military shorthand for an "Anti-Satellite" missile.
 
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WOW! I don't generally like sparkle but in this case -- oh my! -- this thing rocks! Congrats, play it in good health.

ps. Any particular reason the G string sits on the string tree? I mean, is it getting ready to take down a satellite or what?
 
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