Musician's Friend and Guitar Center have these exclusive G&L Tribute and G&L Placentia Series models:
Tribute Series models (Made in Indonesia):
ASAT Deluxe ‘Carved Top’ Irish AleNote that the specs on the MF/GC website are not quite correct. Here are the actual specs:
ASAT Deluxe ‘Carved Top’ Irish AleFinish: Irish Ale, rosewood fingerboard
Body wood: Mahogany
Neck wood: Hard Rock Maple with tinted gloss finish
Neck dimensions: 1 5⁄8” width at nut, 12” radius
Pickups:
· Neck: G&L CS4250C (Ceramic 8 magnet, 5,000 turns per coil of 42ga wire) humbucker with chrome cover
· Bridge: G&L CW4470C (Ceramic 8 magnet, 7,000 turns per coil of 44ga wire) humbucker with chrome cover
Controls: 3-way toggle pickup selector, volume, tone with push/pull coil tap
For more about these pickups, see:
List of pickups used in G&L guitars.
Bridge: G&L Saddle-Lock™
ASAT Deluxe Carved Top P90Note that the specs on the MF/GC website are not quite correct. Here are the actual specs:
ASAT Deluxe ‘Carved Top’ P-90 (Musician's Friend/Guitar Center calls it "
G&L Tribute ASAT Deluxe Carved Top P-90 Electric Guitar Orange Cream")
Finish: Butterscotch Blonde, rosewood fingerboard
Body wood: Alder with top binding
Neck wood: Hard Rock Maple with tinted gloss finish
Neck dimensions: 1 5⁄8” width at nut, 12” radius
Neck shape: Modern Slim C
Pickups:
· Neck: G&L AP4285CR P-90 single coil with creme cover
· Bridge: G&L AP42105CR P-90 single coil with creme cover
Controls: 3-way toggle pickup selector, volume, tone (with push/pull for tone expansion*)
(*)
What this switch is doing is placing a .0022uf capacitor across the pickups,
which lowers the resonant frequency of the pickups by approximately 2KHz.
Think of the “Wah Pedal pulled back ½ way” sound. Or the “Woman” tone
if the woman wasn’t tipping the scales at 200 pounds.Bridge: G&L Saddle-Lock™
Tribute ASCARI GTS HB3Note that the specs on the MF/GC website are not quite correct. Here are the actual specs:
Tribute Ascari GTS HB3Finishes:
· Irish Ale, rosewood fingerboard, gloss black headstock
· Trans Black, rosewood fingerboard, gloss black headstock
Body wood: Mahogany with Flamed Maple veneer top and White binding
Neck wood: Mahogany set neck with gloss finish, Trapezoid inlay and White binding
Neck dimensions: 24 3⁄4” scale, 22 frets, 1 11⁄16” width at nut, 12” radius
Neck shape: Modern Slim C
Pickups:
· Neck: G&L CS4250C (Ceramic 8 magnet, 5,000 turns per coil of 42ga wire) humbucker with chrome cover
· Middle: G&L CS4250C (Ceramic 8 magnet, 5,000 turns per coil of 42ga wire) humbucker with chrome cover
· Bridge: G&L CW4470C (Ceramic 8 magnet, 7,000 turns per coil of 44ga wire) humbucker with chrome cover
For more about these pickups, see:
List of pickups used in G&L guitars.
Controls: 5-position pickup selector, volume, tone (with push/pull pickup expansion*), mini-toggle coil tap (all 3 Humbucking pickups)
(*)
This feature connects the Neck and Bridge pickups together. Doing this allows you to get 2 pickup combinations that you don’t
typically get on 3 pickup guitars, those being All 3 Pickups On and Neck with Bridge. Pickup selector positions 1 and 5 will give you
the Neck and Bridge pickups while pickup selector positions 2 and 4 will give you all 3 humbucking pickups.Bridge: Tone-Pros locking C-TPFP bridge and CT1 tailpiece
Tribute Legacy™ Flametop [NOTE: Has been discontinued as of 1/27/2016]
Finishes:
· 3-Tone Sunburst, 3-ply crème pickguard, crème covers and knobs, rosewood fingerboard, clear satin neck finish
· Trans Black, 3-ply black pickguard, crème covers and knobs, rosewood fingerboard, clear satin neck finish
· Trans Red, 3-ply white pickguard, white covers and knobs, rosewood fingerboard, clear satin neck finish
Body wood: Mahogany with Flamed Maple veneer top
Neck dimensions: 25 1/2” scale, 22 frets, 1 5/8” width at nut, 12” radius
Neck shape: Medium C
Pickups: G&L designed Alnico V single-coil
Controls: 5-position pickup selector, volume, treble, bass (PTB™ system)
Bridge: Leo Fender-designed G&L Dual-Fulcrum™ vibrato
G&L Limited Edition Tribute ASAT Classic Alnico [NEW 8/2016]
Note that the specs on the MF/GC websites are not quite correct. Here are the actual specs:
G&L Limited Edition Tribute ASAT Classic Alnico (MF/GC calls them
"G&L Limited Edition Tribute ASAT Classic Electric Guitar Olympic White" ,
"G&L Limited Edition Tribute ASAT Classic Electric Guitar Sonic Blue" ,
and
"G&L Limited Edition Tribute ASAT Classic Ash Body Electric Guitar Gloss Natural")
Finishes
· Olympic White, 3-ply white pickguard, clear satin neck, maple fingerboard
· Gloss Natural, 3-ply tortoise pickguard, clear satin neck, maple fingerboard
· Sonic Blue, 3-ply white pickguard, clear satin neck, maple fingerboard [added in 2017]
Body wood Poplar (Olympic White, Sonic Blue), Swamp Ash (Gloss Natural)
Neck wood Hard Rock Maple
Neck dimensions 1 5⁄8” width at nut, 9” radius
Pickups 2 G&L designed Alnico V single-coils
Controls 3-way pickup selector, volume, tone
Bridge Traditional boxed steel bridge with six brass saddles
G&L Limited Edition Tribute Legacy HSS Painted Headcap [NEW 8/2016]
Note that the specs on the MF/GC websites are not quite correct. Here are the actual specs:
G&L Limited Edition Tribute Legacy HSS Painted Headcap Finish:
· Trans Red, 3-ply black pickguard, black covers and knobs, rosewood fingerboard, clear satin neck with black painted headstock
Body wood: Mahogany
Neck dimensions: 25 1/2” scale, 22 frets, 1 5/8” width at nut, 12” radius
Neck shape: Medium C
Pickups
· Neck and middle: G&L designed Alnico V Single-coil
· Bridge: G&L designed AW4370B humbucker
Controls: 5-position pickup selector, volume, treble, bass (PTB system)
Bridge: Leo Fender-designed G&L Dual-Fulcrum™ vibrato
Tribute ASAT Classic BluesBoy Electric Guitar Turquoise Mist Limited Edition [NEW 2016]
Note that the specs on the MF/GC websites are not quite correct. Here are the actual specs:
Tribute ASAT Classic BluesBoy Electric Guitar Turquoise Mist Limited EditionFinish: Turquoise Mist, 3-ply white pickguard, black bridge pickup cover and knobs, maple fingerboard, clear satin neck
Body wood Poplar
Neck wood Hard Rock Maple
Neck dimensions 1 5⁄8” width at nut, 9” radius
Pickups
· Neck: G&L AS4255C humbucker with nickel cover
· Bridge: G&L designed Alnico V single-coil
Controls 3-way pickup selector, volume, tone
Bridge Traditional boxed steel bridge with six brass saddles
NOTE: when registering this guitar in our G&L Registry use "Tribute ASAT Classic BluesBoy Alnico LE" for the model name.
G&L Limited Edition Tribute ASAT Classic Bluesboy Electric Guitar Mint Green [NEW 2017]
Note that the specs on the MF/GC websites are not quite correct. Here are the actual specs:
Finish: Mint Green, 3-ply white pickguard, black bridge pickup cover and knobs, maple fingerboard, clear satin neck
Body wood Poplar
Neck wood Hard Rock Maple
Neck dimensions 1 5⁄8” width at nut, 9” radius
Pickups
· Neck: G&L AS4255C humbucker with nickel cover
· Bridge: G&L designed Alnico V single-coil
Controls 3-way pickup selector, volume, tone
Bridge Traditional boxed steel bridge with six brass saddles
NOTE: when registering this guitar in our G&L Registry use "Tribute ASAT Classic BluesBoy Alnico LE" for the model name.
G&L Limited Edition Tribute Legacy™ Electric Guitar Olympic White [NEW 12/2016]
Note that the specs on the MF/GC websites are not quite correct. Here are the actual specs:
Finish: Olympic White, 3-ply white pickguard, clear satin neck, maple fingerboard
Body wood: Basswood
Neck dimensions: 25 1/2” scale, 22 frets, 1 5/8” width at nut, 12” radius
Neck shape: Medium C
Pickups: G&L designed Alnico V single-coil
Controls: 5-position pickup selector, volume, treble, bass (PTB™ system)
Bridge: Leo Fender-designed G&L Dual-Fulcrum™ vibrato
G&L Tribute Legacy Electric Guitar Irish Ale Limited Edition Note that the specs on the MF/GC websites are not quite correct. Here are the actual specs:
Finish: Irish Ale, tortoise pickguard, clear satin neck, Brazilian Cherry fretboard fingerboard
Body wood: Nato
Neck dimensions: 25 1/2” scale, 22 frets, 1 5/8” width at nut, 9” radius
Neck shape: Medium C
Pickups: G&L designed Alnico V single-coil
Controls: 5-position pickup selector, volume, treble, bass (PTB™ system)
Bridge: Leo Fender-designed G&L Dual-Fulcrum™ vibrato
Placentia Series models (Made in China) [This Series was added in 4/2022]:Steve Araujo, G&L Guitars wrote:
“Placentia Series:
The Placentia Series is a new addition to the G&L family specifically developed to address new players wanting to get a high quality yet accessible G&L guitar or bass.
Why “Placentia”? G&L Guitars is located on historic Fender Avenue which runs between Fullerton and the City of Placentia. The range itself offers iconic G&L designs,
as developed by Leo Fender, but using some more traditional parts. This new range supplements our highly successful Tribute and USA ranges.”
This Series is exclusively sold by Musician's Friend and Guitar Center as Limited Editions.The models are:
G&L Placentia Series ASAT Blue QuartzG&L Placentia Series ASAT Bluesboy EspressoG&L Placentia Series Legacy SilverburstG&L Placentia Series JB Vintage WhiteThe necks are Maple with Maple fretboard.
The bodies are Poplar.