G&L ASAT Classic Blonde Swamp Ash Electric Guitar w/Gig Bag *Authorized Dealer*

Over 70 year's later, Leo Fender's iconic solid body breakthrough continues to charm players of all stripes. And Leo's final incarnation -- the ASAT Classic -- features the same timeless layout with important updates including their specially design Magnetic Field Design pickups. Who would have guessed that two pickups and a slab of wood could be so much fun? 

This USA G&L ASAT Classic features:

• Blonde finish on Swamp Ash, 7.4 pounds
• 3-ply Mint pickguard
• G&L Modern Classic neck profile, 9.5" radius, 1 11/16" nut width
• Natural satin finish Maple neck
• Indian Rosewood Fingerboard
• Medium Jumbo Frets
• G&L Standard tuners
• White Pearl Face Dots
• G&L MFD ASAT Classic single coil neck pickup
• G&L MFD ASAT Classic single coil bridge pickup
• 3-position blade selector, volume, tone
• G&L padded gig bag
• Made in USA

While Butterscotch Blonde tends to get all the attention, Blonde is one of the original Tele finishes, if not the original finish. It's our favorite Blonde, and goes great with Swamp Ash. If you like sweet detailed high end with a little midrange scoop, Swamp Ash is the way to go. While not quite as punchy as Alder, it pairs nicely with G&L's punchy and dynamic MFD pickups.

The original Tele neck pickup is a love/hate affair. Good ones have a lovely bell-like tone, but compress easily. And bad ones are just dark and lifeless. Constructed with a low resistance coil and powerful ceramic magnet at the base, the ASAT Classic neck pickup leaves those issues behind. Full up, it's clean, bold, with a very even response across the spectrum. It can punch like a P90, but without the often muddy midrange. Roll off the volume just a tad and the classic round, slightly hollow Tele neck tone appears, but with less compression. Distortion tones range from crunchy to creamy, and unlike the many guitars of this ilk, it's perfectly suited to lead work.

The ASAT Classic bridge pickup is a Jekyll/Hyde affair that will go toe-to-toe with many humbuckers. Played clean it is sparkly with plenty of twang on tap, and any icy tendencies are tempered by the even mannered response of the Swamp Ash body. There is more midrange and body than a traditional Tele pickup, and overall its a richer sound but with all the traditional flavors packed in there. Add your favorite gain pedal and this pickup becomes an awesome classic rock machine with gobs of overtones, harmonic complexity, and great sustain aided by the string-through body and brass saddles. It's truly great lead pickup; more articulate than a humbucker, and enough bottom end to lay down tight defined rhythms. Remember, most of the early Led Zeppelin was all on a Telecaster, so with the ASAT you can play hard rock...or a square dance.

The neck on this guitar is the standard Modern Classic which blends a slightly wider nut width with G&L's Slim C profile, and a 9.5" radius fretboard. The wider nut reduces the chance of string falloff, and the slimmer profile and 9.5" radius keeps the extra width from feeling cumbersome. G&L makes several different neck profiles, but the Modern Classic is the hands down favorite. 

This is a deceptively versatile guitar, and its ability to flow from country twang to jazz, blues, funk and killer rock crunch makes it hard to put down. Who would have guessed that two pickups and a slab of wood could be so much fun? The ASAT Classic combines classic looks, flawless finish, and outstanding flexibility.

We are an authorized G&L Premier dealer located in Bellingham, Massachusetts, and this is a new guitar with all tags, tools, paperwork and certificates. We have a wide selection of G&L’s in stock at all times, and please feel free to browse our other listings, contact us for information on our latest stock, or discuss a custom order.