Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:16 pm
Tue Jul 20, 2021 8:39 am
schmike wrote:Hi all! Back on the forum after a decade-long hiatus. Sold the S-500 (I miss it), bought a Legacy (love it) and today got an ASAT Special (amazing!). I wanted to share because I think it's a beauty (although I think a cream pickguard will improve it!) and also because I have some questions.
First, photos!
Questions: Trying to figure out its story. The neck looks like a "neck only" build from January 2013. The body dates to June 1997, so presumably someone ordered a replacement neck.
(1) Wanted to see if you all could help me decode the codes on the neck. I think the first line means ASAT Special Quartersawn Maple. Not sure what HI and UTE mean. The rest makes sense except for the '102656'. Any ideas?
Neck:
NECK ONLY
ASAT.SPL.HI.QS-MP.UTE?
S/N decal x drill for Schaller
1st 25+
890 970
102656
1-29-13
(2) Any insight on what the squiggles on the body mean? RW? That blue underneath? The random stamped D?
Thanks for any guesses! Always fun trying to figure out the story of a guitar from some scratches and stamps.
Tue Jul 20, 2021 10:30 am
Tue Jul 20, 2021 5:46 pm
Wed Jul 21, 2021 6:46 am
Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:37 am
sam wrote:Hey schmike!
Great score and thanks for the details. Love honeyburst finish. (Thanks to Craig too )
Also welcome. Looks like first couple of posts, tell us about what brought ya to G&L, do you have other G&L’s, what else are you playing?
Wed Jul 21, 2021 2:18 pm