I'm an old guy, but picked up guitar when my daughter started lessons 4 years ago. She got a new guitar last summer for her perseverance and so did I. I wanted a Tele but not at Custom Shop prices to get what I wanted. A friend had bought an ASAT almost 20 years ago and recently talked to him about it. He still has it and still loves it. I played a few and loved the quality, then I found this forum and decided to order a new one. There is great information here that helped me pick out what I wanted along with great reviews and comments. G&L actually messaged me back a few times on Facebook with quick responses and that sealed the deal. I ordered this from a local shop, not a chain store, which is important to me. It's a quality, hand built, USA made guitar by a great company, and I could not be happier with it.
Here are the specs: ASAT Classic Alnico, Swamp Ash body in Cherryburst, Slim C neck, Top Bound in white, 3-ply White Pearl pick guard, Rear Contour, Satin Vintage tint neck, Quartersawn Maple neck, Bone nut, Medium Jumbo frets, Schaller locking tuners. I added Dunlop strap locks and replaced the string tree with a Fender 50's Vintage button style.
Picture at the G&L Factory
Backside view of the burst color
Front side, hard to really get the color in a picture
Head with 50's style Fender string tree
