I'm at work, and I'm taking a quick break to post this:
Darwin, how is Willie's these days? The last time I stopped off at that place, was in late 1990, when my boyfriend and I visited a mutual friend of ours, who living in the the Twin Cities area. Since I was looking for another guitar (as a backup and 2nd guitar for the band my boyfriend and I were playing in at the time), we went guitar shopping (I remember seeing tons of 70s Fender Telecaster Deluxes in the shops). Willie's was one of the places we stopped at. I couldn't afford any of the guitars, but I do remember trying out a Hiwatt Custom 50 amp. Willie's was physically, a pretty small shop.
How did I find out about G&L? From ads I saw in Guitar Player Magazine back in the early 80s (remember the ad with a photo of the guys from Spandau Ballet [a band that's never been my cup 'o tea] holding Interceptors?). I became more interested, when the Broadcaster, and the ASATs came out in the late 80s, but G&L's have never been very common around here. I did try out a Broadcaster at Dave's Guitar Shop in 1992, but being in my Gibson phase at the time, opted not to buy it (I'm kicking myself for not doing so).
Two years ago, out of curiosity, and as a means of getting away from some of the bright tonality that Teles can sometimes have, at the suggestion of another guitarist (who had one), I bought a Tribute ASAT Classic used from Guitar Center's website. It turned out to be a very nice guitar. Like an idiot, I got rid of it (within a few months I was regretting that decision). So, a month plus ago, I decided to get another ASAT (I like Tele-style guitars), but wanting to give the larger MFD pickups a try, I bought a Tribute ASAT Special Semi-Hollow (I also like thinline-style Teles). I'm glad I did! It's my go-to guitar nowadays - a great playing neck, and beefy tone, without sounding muddy when I pile on the gain. The fact that along with SC-2s, Page Hamilton also has played ASATs over the years, is plus for me, since I've always thought that he's had great guitar tone.
Well, I'd better get back to work. Luch for me today - I don't do brown bag lunches on Fridays. So, I'll probably hit the drive through ar Mickey D's or Wendy's for a burger, or Subway for a sub.
Last edited by ellengtrgrl on Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:08 am, edited 3 times in total.