G&L Tribute ASAT Special Electric Guitar in Irish Ale
A modern twist on the classic T-type! Features Leo Fender-designed 'MFD' pickups & innovative 'Saddle-Lock' bridge system.
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The store is open 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am - 5pm Sunday and bank holidays.
The stock information shows the quantity of units that are available to purchase at the Guildford store and the quantity of units that are available at our off-site Guildford warehouse. These stock levels are updated in real time.
Our Click and Collect service is available at our Guildford store from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 5pm on Sunday. You can either choose click and collect as your delivery option online or, during store opening hours, call our sales team at 01483 456777 to place a 10% deposit.
If you have placed your order online, you will receive a confirmation email of your order and a separate follow-up text or email to confirm when your item is ready for collection.
Please do not come to the store before you have received the follow-up message, as your order may not yet be ready at the store.
If the only available stock is in our off-site warehouse it can be brought to the store location for you to try - you just need to contact the store within opening hours. Please note any requests received after 3.30pm will not arrive at the store until the following morning.
Please be aware that, unless you have paid a deposit to reserve the item, it will continue to be free, both online and in-store, for another customer to buy. Therefore we would advise you to place a 10% deposit by either using the on-line click and collect service or calling us 01483 456777.
SKU: TI-ASP-175R44R26
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Product Description
The ASAT Special is considered by many to be the quintessential G&L guitar. Created by the legendary electric guitar pioneer Leo Fender in 1985, the ASAT Special is based on an iconic '50s design but sports various innovations that make it, in many ways, a superior instrument optimised for modern players. This particular model, from G&L's affordable Tribute Series, sports many of the same features you'd find on one of their American-made Fullerton Deluxe offerings. It's exceptional value for money!
Key appointments include of set of G&L MFD ('Magnetic Field Design') Jumbo pickups, which produce a clear single-coil sound but with more output and less noise, and a 'Saddle-Lock' bridge that boosts resonance and ensures even string spacing for consistent playability.
Key Features
- Sassafras Body — Often likened to Swamp Ash for its grain pattern, Sassafras is similar in sound but with more lower mid-range girth.
- Bolt-On Maple Neck — A rock-solid material that adds brightness into the tonal mix, with the bolt-on design producing a snappy note response.
- Medium 'C' Neck Profile — A comfortable, supportive shape that both modern and traditional players will enjoy.
- Medium Jumbo Frets — Offer a controllable feel for wide vibrato and pitch-perfect string bends.
- G&L MFD Jumbo Single-Coil Pickups — A unique, Leo Fender innovation considered a marked improvement over the traditional single-coil concept. This design transfers the magnetic field to the top of the pickup rather than the middle and features a ceramic magnet; yielding more output, greater balance and less noise! The 'Jumbo' versions in the ASAT Special are voiced to deliver a slightly punchier tone, akin to a P90 pickup.
- G&L 'Saddle-Lock' Bridge — Another Leo Fender design! Features a small Allen screw on the side of the unit, which presses all of the string saddles together so that they resonate as though they were one single mass; resulting in increased sustain.
Specifications
Body
- Body Shape: ASAT
- Body Wood: Sassafras
Neck
- Neck Wood: Hard Rock Maple
- Neck Profile: Medium 'C'
- Neck Finish: Vintage Tint Satin
- Neck Joint: Bolt-On
- Scale Length: 25.5"
- Fingerboard Wood: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"
- Fret Size: Medium Jumbo, Nickel
- Number of Frets: 22
- Inlays: White Dots
- Nut Width: 1.625"
Hardware
- Bridge: G&L Saddle-Lock
- Tuners: Sealed-Back (18:1 Ratio)
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
Electronics
- Pickups: Leo Fender-Designed G&L MFD Jumbo Single-Coils
- Controls: Volume, Tone, 3-Position Pickup Selector Switch