1999 ASAT Blues Boy |
The following images are in the 1998-1999 Memorabilia and Instrument Cases sections of the Pictures Gallery: |
This special edition model was designed and sold solely by
Buffalo Bros. and was offered in a number of "variations". Tim
Page (of Buffalo Bros.) designed the Blues Boy with the help of
Seymour Duncan and G&L. A total of 32 guitars were made; 20 of
those were solidbodies, and 12 had semihollow bodies.
Of the 20 solidbodies, five had maple fretboards, 14 had rosewood, and one had ebony. One of the rosewood-fretboard solidbodies had a back contour. The ebony fingerboard model is a triple-bound "one-off" with a quilted maple top, large frets, and a birdseye neck. Of the 12 semihollow examples, six had maple fretboards and six had rosewood.
Tim runs through the specifications on the Blues Boy: When I was first working on the design of the Bluesboy we were looking at using the '59 Humbucker that Seymour Duncan makes as I had had good results with it in other instruments. Seymour Duncan was the one who highly recommended for the "best result" to NOT put two high gain pickups in one guitar of this design. He was right ~ it made for a much smoother sound and it was a great recommendation (along with having the humbucker potted). Tony at G&L was the one who helped figure out the ground plane issue. There was a real team effort of folks that helped me with the Bluesboy that started in Nov. of 1998 and finished in May of 1999. Those 6 months were really critical to the success of this instrument and from what I can tell, it's been well received by players around the world." Also check out this page on Greg Gagliano's site for more pictures and information regarding the ASAT BB. |
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Model | Neck Date | Body Date | Color | Fretboard | Body | Bridge | Other Features | Owner | ||||
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1. | CL07186 | ASAT BB Special Edition | Black | Rosewood | Fine Tuner, Pat Pend | (Hidden) | |||||||
2. | CL15730 | ASAT BB Special Edition | ??? ??, 1999 | ??? ??, 1999 | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | #12 of original 20; TGN with birds eyes; 1 of 14 solidbodies with rosewood board | ||||
3. | CL15759 | ASAT BB Special Edition | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | locking sperzel tuners-instrument obtained in a trade, unsure if these were stock | jnovac1@yahoo.com | |||||
4. | CL15760 | ASAT BB Special Edition | ??? ??, 1999 | ??? ??, 1999 | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | This is # 17 of 20. | Dave@Seafordmusic.c... | |||
5. | CL15763 | ASAT BB Special Edition | ??? ??, 1999 | ??? ??, 1999 | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Number 18 of 20 | kang109@earthlink.n... | |||
6. | CL15764 | ASAT BB Special Edition | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Number 20 of 20 | Smiley | |||||
7. | CLF12063 | ASAT BB Special Edition | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Maple | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | This is ASAT Blues Boy #1 | cushman58@aol.com | |||||
8. | CLF12068 | ASAT BB Special Edition | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Maple | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Seen on eBay 06/14/2012. No picture shown of Buffalo Bros. certificate so not sure if included. | Registry Admin | |||||
9. | CLF12073 | ASAT BB Special Edition | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Bound top, gun oil neck, 6 of 20 special edition ASAT Classic with Duncan Seth Lover neck humbucker | ||||||
10. | CLF12075 | ASAT BB Special Edition | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Top binding. F/S on Reverb 5/3/23. Certificate shown, but too small to determine number. | ||||||
11. | CLF12076 | ASAT BB Special Edition | ??? ??, 1999 | ??? ??, 1999 | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Bound top, gun oil neck, 10 of 20 special edition ASAT Classic with Duncan Seth Lover neck humbucker | tonejones@att.net | |||
12. | CLF12095 | ASAT BB Special Edition | APR 28, 1999 | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Only one with rear contour and 'Original BluesBoy' decal on headstock. Neck&body personally selected by Tim Page. Tim marked body 'Rosewood Neck', 'Tim's contour back'. #9 (Tim's lucky number) of 20; Neck marked 'Neckwork', 'Tint Glossy'. | yowhatsshakin | ||||
13. | CLF12096 | ASAT BB Special Edition | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Bound top, gun oil neck, 2 of 20 special edition ASAT Classic with Duncan Seth Lover neck humbucker | ||||||
14. | CLF13763 | ASAT BB Semi-Hollow Special Edition | JUL ??, 1999 | AUG 18, 1999 | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Maple | Swamp Ash | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Bound top, gun oil neck, 3 of 12 special edition semi-hollow ASAT Classic with Duncan Seth Lover neck humbucker | ||||
15. | CLF14415 | ASAT BB Semi-Hollow Special Edition | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Swamp Ash | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Bound top, gun oil neck, 4 of 12 special edition semi-hollow ASAT Classic with Duncan Seth Lover neck humbucker | Lazy Dog | |||||
16. | CLF14456 | ASAT BB Semi-Hollow Special Edition | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Swamp Ash | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | no 6 of buffalos bros semi hollowbody asat bluesboy built 1999 with the special case,rosewood neck with handrubbed gun oiltint | gary keenan | |||||
17. | CLF14476 | ASAT BB Semi-Hollow Special Edition | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Maple | Swamp Ash | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Gunoil tint neck, top body binding, three ply wht pg,#9 of spl edition semi-hollow version designed by Buffalo Bros. | Chester Frets | |||||
18. | CLF14481 | ASAT BB Semi-Hollow Special Edition | ??? ??, 1999 | ??? ??, 1999 | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Maple | Swamp Ash | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Bound top, gun oil neck, 8 of 12 special edition semi-hollow ASAT Classic with Duncan Seth Lover neck humbucker | jackfig@comcast.net | |||
19. | CLF14571 | ASAT BB Special Edition | ??? ??, 1999 | ??? ??, 1999 | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Ebony | Maple cap/Alder body | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | From the Original 1999 Bluesboy Special Edition ~ the ONLY ONE to be Triple Bound (front/back body and neck), Quilt Maple Top, Tinted Gun Oil neck on birdseye maple neck with ebony fretboard, and Pearloid pickguard. | (Hidden) | |||
20. | CLF15293 | ASAT BB Semi-Hollow Special Edition | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Swamp Ash | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Bound top, gunoil neck, 12 of 12 special edition semi-hollow ASAT Classic with Duncan Seth Lover neck humbucker | ||||||
21. | CLF15756 | ASAT BB Special Edition | ??? ??, 1999 | ??? ??, 1999 | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | #13 - Solid Body, Purchased from Buffalo Bros. February 2002 | Dave@Seafordmusic.c... | |||
22. | CLF15757 | ASAT BB Special Edition | ??? ??, 1999 | ??? ??, 1999 | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | limited edition 14 of 20 | studionoir@excite.c... | |||
23. | CLF15763 | ASAT BB Special Edition | Three-tone Sunburst (1992-present) | Rosewood | Alder | Traditional boxed steel-6 individual saddles | Alder body, bound top, 18 of 20 of special edition with Duncan Seth Lover neck humbucker | rpackman@windsong.n... |
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