G&L ASAT Special Fullerton Deluxe Electric Guitars

G&L ASAT Special Fullerton Deluxe Electric Guitars Overview:

The 2018 Fullerton Deluxe ASAT Special bundles some of the most time-honored option combinations from the G&L Option Order menu. Butterscotch Blonde and Clear 3-Tone Sunburst feature swamp ash bodies coated in transparent finish to showcase their beauty, while Fullerton Red feature an alder body for rounder tones. All three finishes are paired with pickguard that sets off the color just right, and that elegance continues up the neck with the G&L polished Vintage Gloss finish that looks fantastic and feels silky, not sticky.

Available in:

• Fullerton Red, tortoise pickguard, Caribbean rosewood fingerboard
• Butterscotch Blonde, 1-ply black pickguard, maple fingerboard
• Old School Tobacco Sunburst, tortoise pickguard, maple fingerboard
• 3-Tone Sunburst, 3-ply parchment pickguard, Caribbean rosewood fingerboard 

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.

The ASAT Special, as the model became known, features jumbo single-coil Magnetic Field Design pickups, each with a narrow bobbin aperture for a coil which is shallow yet wide. In this regard, an MFD jumbo single coil is similar to a P-90 or Jazzmaster pickup, yet the MFD principle provides a punchier bottom end and brighter top end sparkling with harmonics. Leo further departed with the past with the addition of his innovative Saddle-Lock bridge which transfers string energy right into the body end-grain for an incredibly resonant instrument. The result is one of the most versatile guitars ever, serving up ballsy twang to searing blues to smooth jazz tones.

Features and Specifications:

• Constructions: bolt-on
• Scale: 25 1/2"
• Pickups:\n
• Pickups: Leo Fender†-designed jumbo G&L MFD single coils made in Fullerton, California
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• Body Wood: Swamp Ash on Premier Finishes, Alder on Standard Finishes
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• Neck Wood: Hard-Rock Maple with Maple or Caribbean Rosewood fingerboard
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• Neck Profile: G&L Modern Classic with 9 1/2" radius
• Nut: 100% natural bone
• Frets: 22 medium jumbo, Jescar 57110 18% nickel silver
• Tunning Keys: 12:1 ratio, sealed-back
• Bridge: Leo Fender-designed G&L Saddle-Lock with chrome-plated brass saddles
• Controls: 3-position pickup selector, volume, tone
• Case: deluxe Tolex hardshell