1999 ASAT Z-2 Special Edition |
The following images are in the ASAT section of the Pictures Gallery: |
This special edition model was designed and sold solely by
Buffalo Bros, and only 10 were made. Bob Page and Tim Page (of
Buffalo Bros.) designed the ASAT Z-2 with the help of G&L.
Tim says, "I liked the Z-coils, and thought, why not do a 2 pickup version?
I figured it would be great for pickers and we've a bunch of "country"
players in our area. I also was impressed with the semi-hollow "No F hole"
idea of the ASAT Jr. which had come out beforehand. And I wanted the Saddle
lock fixed bridge for sustain, and frankly I don't think there is a better
bridge out there.
My brother and I had just met Jerry Donahue (Hellecasters) whose old tele was "natural with tortoise binding, with a tortoise pickguard." We thought it looked cool! So you can see where I got the cosmetics from! So we came to G&L with the ASAT Z-2 design, natural Ash, semi-hollow no F hole, tortoise top/back binding and a tortoise pickguard, rosewood fingerboard, #2 satin neck, standard frets (by the time it was made, I had heard enough 'requests' wishing the original Bluesboys we designed had used the medium/jumbo frets instead of vintage smalls ~ so I went that way). I wanted to keep the cost low, so we opted for a standard G&L SKB-hardcase with logo as well. 10 were made, and we had a certificate that was included with each one, that was hand signed." |
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Model | Neck Date | Body Date | Color | Fretboard | Body | Bridge | Other Features | Owner | ||||
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1. | G024774 | ASAT Z-2 | MAR ??, 1989 | MAR ??, 1989 | Natural Gloss | Rosewood | Swamp Ash | Saddle-Lock | johnwelsh@alltel.net | ||||
2. | CLF14961 | ASAT Z-2 | Natural Gloss | Rosewood | Swamp Ash | Saddle-Lock | Rarebird. #7 of 10 produced. Tortoise bound top & back. Tortoise Pickguard. Semi-hollow no F-hole | ||||||
3. | CLF14966 | ASAT Z-2 | DEC 20, 1999 | DEC 14, 1999 | Natural Gloss | Rosewood | Swamp Ash | Saddle-Lock | #8 of 10, according to original hang tag on OHSC. Beautiful tortoise binding. Great sounding guitar. With 'original' replacement COA provided by Tim Page. | yowhatsshakin | |||
4. | CLF15295 | ASAT Z-2 | Natural Gloss | Rosewood | Swamp Ash | Saddle-Lock | #9 of 10 made. Tortoise Binding and Pickguard. No F hole Semi-hollow. Rarebird. | just-a-guy | |||||
5. | CLF15305 | ASAT Z-2 | Natural Gloss | Rosewood | Swamp Ash | Saddle-Lock | #4 of 10 produced | reechee | |||||
6. | CLF15309 | ASAT Z-2 | Natural Gloss | Rosewood | Swamp Ash | Saddle-Lock | Ash body, tortoise bound top and back. Buffalo Bros Special. | jaredj.bisogni@gmai... | |||||
7. | CLF15736 | ASAT Z-2 | Natural Gloss | Rosewood | Swamp Ash | Saddle-Lock | Ash body, tortoise bound top and back, # 1 of special edition | WitSok | |||||
8. | CLF15747 | ASAT Z-2 | DEC 7, 1999 | NOV 29, 1999 | Natural Gloss | Rosewood | Swamp Ash | Saddle-Lock | Ash body, tortoise bound top and back, # ?? of special edition [RA note: Tortoise Pickguard. Semi-hollow no F-hole] | terrellgruber@gmail... |
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