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brentrocks
Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:44 am Posts: 21 Location: S.W. Michigan
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WILL RAY ASAT NGD
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Sat Nov 18, 2017 9:14 am |
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sam
Joined: Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:38 am Posts: 1893
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Re: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
Hey Brentrocks! Congrats on yer Will Ray from another WR owner. Best guitar on the planet. That's a beauty for sure. Do you have the B Bender? A Will Ray through that Super Reverb gotta be magic! What year is the amp?
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Sam
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Sat Nov 18, 2017 11:22 am |
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yowhatsshakin
Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:00 am Posts: 3333 Location: Seattle
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Re: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
What we're looking at here is a 2005 Silver Metal Flake ASAT Special body where somebody swapped in a Will Ray Signature neck. It is not the WR Sig proper which would have Z-coil pups and a Hipshot B-Bender. Bit of an oddity. - Jos
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Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:10 pm |
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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: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
When I first saw this I thought someone mounted a Will Ray neck on a John Jorgenson body. But then I saw the body date, I knew the body was just an ASAT Special body with an aftermarket clear pickguard. Perhaps a sort of tribute to 2/3rds of the Hellecasters.
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Sat Nov 18, 2017 1:20 pm |
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sam
Joined: Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:38 am Posts: 1893
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Re: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
Dean,
A while back I saw a similar set up on Reverb with b bender listed as a Will Ray, and also thought I saw an ad at some time with same set up. Was there ever a Will Ray model with big MFD's?
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Sam
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Sat Nov 18, 2017 1:49 pm |
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brentrocks
Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:44 am Posts: 21 Location: S.W. Michigan
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Re: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
yowhatsshakin wrote: What we're looking at here is a 2005 Silver Metal Flake ASAT Special body where somebody swapped in a Will Ray Signature neck. It is not the WR Sig proper which would have Z-coil pups and a Hipshot B-Bender. Bit of an oddity. - Jos I have sent an email to G&L to see if the guitar left the factory this way.
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Sat Nov 18, 2017 2:15 pm |
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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: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
sam wrote: Dean,
A while back I saw a similar set up on Reverb with b bender listed as a Will Ray, and also thought I saw an ad at some time with same set up. Was there ever a Will Ray model with big MFD's? None as an official G&L signature model, but here are couple of images of Will with an ASAT and modded (he added a middle old style S-500 MFD pup) ASAT Special: Hey Will if you see this, do you happen to recognize brentrocks guitar and if so, can you post some history about it?
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Sat Nov 18, 2017 2:39 pm |
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brentrocks
Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:44 am Posts: 21 Location: S.W. Michigan
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Re: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
Mr Ray posts here???
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Sat Nov 18, 2017 2:57 pm |
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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: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
brentrocks wrote: Mr Ray posts here??? Yes, he used to be a regular poster here, but not so much anymore. You can check out his profile: helle-man.
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Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:10 pm |
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Elwood
Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:00 am Posts: 2498 Location: Canada's Mexico
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Re: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
Nice Score, As a WR fan, there's a few custom G&L's he had built that are worth checking out; there's one of them here: viewtopic.php?p=73055#p73055Welcome to the club! Elwood
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Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:38 pm |
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docdynamite
Joined: Thu Nov 16, 2017 6:11 am Posts: 31
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Re: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
Wow! I just fell off my chair! Great guitar!
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Mon Nov 20, 2017 1:04 pm |
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brentrocks
Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:44 am Posts: 21 Location: S.W. Michigan
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Re: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
docdynamite wrote: Wow! I just fell off my chair! Great guitar! thanks man!
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Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:37 am |
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brentrocks
Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:44 am Posts: 21 Location: S.W. Michigan
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Re: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
Well I got a response back from G&L.
They said they cant find my serial number because they lost a bunch of serial numbers due to a computer failure.
I think its safe to say its a NAMM custom one off....due to the "WILL RAY NAMM" on the heel of the neck.
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Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:40 am |
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helle-man
Joined: Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:10 pm Posts: 271 Location: Asheville, NC
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Re: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
It looks like a regular silver sparkle ASAT that someone stuck a WR neck on. My model always had Z coils, not MFD's.
Keep in mind my timeline with G&L was this:
1991-1996 I was an endorsee, no signature model. 1996-2001 All 3 Hellecasters went with Fender on a 5 year contract with signature models. Sept. 2001 I came back to G&L and started working on a signature model. 2002 the first Will Ray signature G&L's came out.
That said, I find it an interesting guitar. It probably was made as a NAMM guitar which adds value. The WR neck is a USA one which also adds value. Probably someone at the factory made it up as an employee guitar. I'd hold onto it. I'll bet it sounds great!
My 2ยข Will
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Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:30 pm |
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JagInTheBag
Joined: Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:46 pm Posts: 1632 Location: Grayslake, IL
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Re: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
Hi Wil! Good to hear from you on the board! Still enjoying my WR Signature... G&L USA ASAT Z-3 Will Ray Signature by Patrick Krook, on Flickr
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Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:48 am |
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brentrocks
Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:44 am Posts: 21 Location: S.W. Michigan
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Re: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
WILL!!!
HOLY CRAP!!
Thanks for the reply dude!!!
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Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:04 pm |
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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: WILL RAY ASAT NGD
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