Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:16 pm
Tue Jun 14, 2016 7:31 pm
Tue Jun 14, 2016 7:46 pm
Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:46 pm
Wed Jun 15, 2016 1:59 pm
andy_tchp wrote:Ken, interesting to know about the contours and transitions between models, I don't think it'd be as comfortable without them. I'm also pleased with the very light weight of this one.
andy_tchp wrote:I hope to have it all back together in the next couple of weeks; I wrote to Sperzel about replacement locking pins (two went missing while in the possession of previous owners) and got a prompt reply offering to send out replacement parts... On seeing the pictures I sent through which showed the 'star' locking buttons Ron added "You have a very special set of tuners, these were some of the first run Bob Sperzel himself made".
^^ That's probably already well known info but I thought it was quite cool (and definitely incentive to keep the original parts on there...)
Cheers!
Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:34 pm
KenC wrote:I also own an SC-2 with this body shape but no contours. It's another one of my favorites, but not quite as comfortable as the SC-3. The light weight is due to these having maple bodies. The stock they were using at that point tended to be very light weight and resonant.
KenC wrote:That's very interesting. My '87 SC-3 has the only set of Sperzels I've ever owned, so I am not familiar with those tuners. Mine don't have the large screw on the back that I've seen in photos. Instead, they have a black plastic-looking insert. Any chance of seeing a photo of yours?
Ken
Wed Jun 15, 2016 8:06 pm
Thu Jun 16, 2016 7:35 pm
andy_tchp wrote:Hi all,
Finally joining up here. I've owned a G&L ASAT Tribute from the run built in Japan for the last decade or so. It out Tele'd all the other Teles I tried on that particular day in Sydney while costing about half as much
Also just picked up an SC-3 that needs some TLC.
Cheers,
A.
Thu Jun 23, 2016 7:17 pm
andy_tchp wrote:BTW, were any of these finished in nitro lacquer?
I believed them to all be polyester/polyurethane but mine has a crazy amount of finish checking on the headstock as well as some large 'melt' marks on the bottom of the body where it's obviously been left on a guitar stand. I've only seen the finish melt like this on nitro instruments like my old Jaguar.
Fri Nov 04, 2016 9:37 pm
Craig wrote:Please do post a photo of your Made In Japan Tribute ASAT, too.
Sat Nov 05, 2016 10:55 am
Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:01 pm
andy_tchp wrote:Thanks for the welcome guys.
Ken, interesting to know about the contours and transitions between models, I don't think it'd be as comfortable without them. I'm also pleased with the very light weight of this one.
And wow isn't the dual fulcrum vibrato an incredible piece of engineering? Perfect tuning stability and feels great. Most of my playing over the last decade has been on Jaguars and Jazzmasters and the vibrato on the SC-3 feels like 'home' straight away, along with the balance and how the guitar sits on the strap.
I hope to have it all back together in the next couple of weeks; I wrote to Sperzel about replacement locking pins (two went missing while in the possession of previous owners) and got a prompt reply offering to send out replacement parts... On seeing the pictures I sent through which showed the 'star' locking buttons Ron added "You have a very special set of tuners, these were some of the first run Bob Sperzel himself made".
^^ That's probably already well known info but I thought it was quite cool (and definitely incentive to keep the original parts on there...)
Cheers!