z G&L ASAT Classic Left-Handed Butterscotch Blonde 2023 Electric w/ Hardshell Case *Authorized Dealer*

For our lefty friends: Arguably G&L's best known and most iconic guitar, the ASAT Classic features the timeless layout and pickup configuration of Leo Fender's groundbreaking Telecaster, and important updates including individual brass bridge saddles and specially design Magnetic Field Design pickups. The result is plenty of classic cluck, twang and sparkle but with more modern output, clarity, and flexibility.

Pricing reflects new 2024 MAP pricing

This USA G&L ASAT Classic Lefty features:

• Butterscotch Blonde finish on Swamp Ash, 7.2 lbs
  
• Rear body contour
• G&L Modern Classic neck profile, 9.5" radius, 1 11/16" nut width
• .820" 1st fret, .870" 12th fret
• Satin Light Tint hard-rock maple neck
• Hard-Rock maple fingerboard
• Medium jumbo frets
• Black Face dots
• Sperzel Standard tuners
• 1-ply black pickguard
• G&L MFD ASAT Classic single-coil neck pickup
• G&L MFD ASAT Classic single-coil bridge pickup
• 3-position toggle selector, volume, tone
• G&L deluxe tolex hardshell case
• Made in USA with G&L custom build sheet

It's hard to quibble with Butterscotch Blonde, and while there is plenty of it our there, it never gets stale. It matches really well with their tinted maple necks and it shows off the swamp ash grain particularly well. Swamp ash is also a good pairing with the Magnetic Field Design pickups. MFD pickups have plenty of midrange content and the slightly scooped nature of the swamp ash lightens the mids slightly and sweetens the top end.

If you're used to the slightly compressed, sometimes dark sound of a traditional Telecaster neck pickup, the ASAT Classic pickup is a nice surprise. Full up, it's clean, bold, with a very even response across the spectrum. It can punch like a P90, but is cleaner and more detailed. Roll off the volume just a tad and the classic round, slightly hollow Tele neck tone appears, but with better clarity and less compression.

The ASAT Classic bridge pickup is a Jeykyll/Hyde affair. 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.

The neck on the Fullerton Deluxe Series is the Modern Classic profile with a depth of .820 and .870 at the first and twelfth frets, respectively. The feel is very close to a typical USA Fender, and the 1-11/16 nut width and 9.5" radius is comfortable for chording while still allowing fairly deep bends. Since its introduction in 2015, the Modern Classic has been a runaway favorite. As with all G&L guitars, the nicely finished frets and non-compression truss rod provide a very consistent playing experience that is a snap to dial in.

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 Fullerton Deluxe ASAT Classic combines classic looks, flawless finish, and outstanding flexibility.