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MGB
Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:26 am Posts: 6
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Serial dating different years on neck and body
Has anyone seen this before a 1996 3 hole neck on a 2001 3 hole body? Asat Classic. Or do I have a two seperate guitar parts? I have to say you woudn't know unless you took the neck off, plays and sounds better than any Tele I have ever played.
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Fri Oct 07, 2016 12:58 am |
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Elwood
Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:00 am Posts: 2498 Location: Canada's Mexico
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Re: Serial dating different years on neck and body
It's possible that it is a factory replacement, if you post the serial #(s) there might be a record of it if it was done at G&L. Just as likely, a previous owner made that match. Pics would help too. Welcome! elwood
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Fri Oct 07, 2016 3:04 am |
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MGB
Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:26 am Posts: 6
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Re: Serial dating different years on neck and body
Elwood wrote: It's possible that it is a factory replacement, if you post the serial #(s) there might be a record of it if it was done at G&L. Just as likely, a previous owner made that match. Pics would help too. Welcome! elwood Here are two images http://imgur.com/a/sYsPX
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Fri Oct 07, 2016 3:53 am |
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Craig
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Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:52 am Posts: 10979 Location: Either Coto De Caza, CA or Paso Robles, CA
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Re: Serial dating different years on neck and body
MGB wrote: Elwood wrote: It's possible that it is a factory replacement, if you post the serial #(s) there might be a record of it if it was done at G&L. Just as likely, a previous owner made that match. Pics would help too. Welcome! elwood Here are two images http://imgur.com/a/sYsPXHere are your photos inline: What is unusual here is that the body ia a three-bolt body with a 2001 build year. The four-bolt neck joint was introduced in approximately mid-1997, see: When and why did G&L switch to a four-bolt neck?. Perhaps there was a warranty issue that was fixed on the body in 2001. Please post the serial number and I might be able to get some factory history on this guitar. We'd love to see more photos of the guitar (full length front and back).
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Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:15 pm |
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MGB
Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:26 am Posts: 6
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Re: Serial dating different years on neck and body
Serial is now on the registry, G049608
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Mon Oct 10, 2016 1:07 am |
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MGB
Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:26 am Posts: 6
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Re: Serial dating different years on neck and body
MGB wrote: Serial is now on the registry, G049608 http://imgur.com/a/GuHoh
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Mon Oct 10, 2016 1:13 am |
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MGB
Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:26 am Posts: 6
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Re: Serial dating different years on neck and body
Craig wrote: MGB wrote: Elwood wrote: It's possible that it is a factory replacement, if you post the serial #(s) there might be a record of it if it was done at G&L. Just as likely, a previous owner made that match. Pics would help too. Welcome! elwood Here are two images http://imgur.com/a/sYsPXHere are your photos inline: What is unusual here is that the body ia a three-bolt body with a 2001 build year. The four-bolt neck joint was introduced in approximately mid-1997, see: When and why did G&L switch to a four-bolt neck?. Perhaps there was a warranty issue that was fixed on the body in 2001. Please post the serial number and I might be able to get some factory history on this guitar. We'd love to see more photos of the guitar (full length front and back). [/Its all there for your perusal]
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Tue Oct 11, 2016 11:10 am |
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Craig
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Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:52 am Posts: 10979 Location: Either Coto De Caza, CA or Paso Robles, CA
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Re: Serial dating different years on neck and body
_________________ --Craig [co-webmaster of guitarsbyleo.com, since Oct. 16, 2000] Welcome! Read This First Got a G&L question? Check out the: G&L Knowledgebase Current G&L Specifications and Options
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Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:36 pm |
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MGB
Joined: Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:26 am Posts: 6
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Re: Serial dating different years on neck and body
Great!
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Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:08 am |
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Craig
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Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:52 am Posts: 10979 Location: Either Coto De Caza, CA or Paso Robles, CA
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Re: Serial dating different years on neck and body
I just heard back from Dave McLaren: Quote: Hi Craig, I found G049608. I see it invoiced on September 9, 1996, a time when we lost some data due to server failure. From checking the available data from a few ways, it appears to have shipped to Sound Technology in the UK. It is an ASAT Classic in Natural Ash with maple fingerboard. There is no further description, so I expect it would have had a 3-ply white pickguard and clear satin neck finish, which does match the photos. It seems logical enough that the body was replaced for some reason. Thanks, Craig. Dave Hope this helps.
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Wed Oct 12, 2016 9:12 am |
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