Lunch report Thursday June 13 2024

[DanDoulogos]

Hey All. Not a lot of content on the old G&L page lately. Thought I'd post a Lunch report to give y'all something to land on.

LUNCH: My lunch today is a laughable packet of Ramen along with some whey protein powder dissolved (more or less) in a half a cup of water. It isn't the Taj Mahal of lunches by any stretch, but it'll do for today. I Keep some Ramen in my desk for days when I skip out of the house and forget to bring a lunch. The protein powder is just something had around, so I've decided that'll be my make shift "get me by" for the lunch hour. I hope the rest of you are enjoying some fairer fare.

Topic, the first: If you won a raffle where the prize was your choice of either an ASAT or a Legacy/S-500 Which would you choose and why? (Of course this is essentially the G&L equivalent of "which is your preference, Tele or Strat?").

My answer is going to be similar to most I suppose. My first guitar was a Gibson Les Paul. I was a big Led Zep fan, and was young enough to buy a GLP because that is what I saw Jimmy Page playing in a few photos. I ended up selling it around the time I found Stevie Ray Vaughan, and bought myself a Fender Strat plus, for more or less the same reason.

In the decades that followed, even though I still greatly admired various players, I became more interested in the guitars themselves - how did they sound? how did they play? What did I like about this on over that one, etc. About ten years ago I more or less decided that I like the teles more than strats. Don't get me wrong, I love both, but I have enough guitars now that I am able to notice that I prefer playing my ASAT to playing (say) my Comanche. I had a Legacy that I liked, but the neck and I didn't really get along and I traded it for something I was interested in at the time.

In recent years however, I find that I like the ASAT Special, more than my other ASATs and certainly more than my strat style guitars. I think it has a lot to do with the playability, the tone, and (as I age) the weight. (my special is semi Hollow). In a pinch, it is the tone that I like the most, but I have to admit, it plays itself, and feels so good in my hands. Every other guitar I have or play, has to measure up against it, and some come close, but not can match it.

In the scenario above - you may be led to believe I would choose the ASAT, but since I already have a fan-freaking-tastic ASAT Special (and a pretty great ASAT Classic), and since I had a Legacy before, I'd go for the S-500 to see how those MFDs sound and feel on a strat style guitar.

Topic, the second: Local Availability of G&L guitars.

I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The only place I can buy a G&L here is on Craig's list or (a local favourite) Kijiji.ca. I might see 5 or 6 used G&L guitars come up in the course of a year in Winnipeg. When they do come up, it is anyone's guess what condition they'll be in, and whether or not they would tickle my fancy. There is a store in Montreal (redone music) that does some online sales (I bought my LB2 bass online from them) , and another store in Alberta (from whom I bought my blonde ASAT classic online). By and large though, purchasing a G&L guitar is a bit of a hassle up here. Every time I travel in the US, I am on the hunt for a sweet find. Haven't travelled enough to get lucky.

What it look like in your area? Any stores carrying G&Ls where you live?


Topic, the Last: I don't know how your day is going, but give this a listen - it'll be the best seven and a half minutes you spend today:

https://youtu.be/R_hcNCY7xx4?si=WA25KLb7GlT3HRoB

[john o]

hey dan, pbj for me today, hangin with the Mrs. and the grandkids,

it would have to be another asat. got the legacy/s500 thing covered with the comanche.
which asat, not sure. currently have a special and a classic S. maybe one with a mahogany body, semi-hollow, large coil mfd at neck, alnico pup with classic box steel bridge, strings thru body. yup

Atomic music in Baltimore has G&L's pretty regularly. It's an hour trip but worth the occasional jaunt.

thx for the dose of stevie ray! he always leaves me wondrin' how the f*%$ did he do that?

[SUaPYG]

Quiche for breakfast - skipped lunch as usual

I would go for an ASAT Special because I don't have a G&L with a saddle lock bridge.

The nearest G&L dealer to me is an hour away in Indianapolis. Guitarworks. First visit was a few weeks ago when I took my new legacy in for a pro set up by Deric Rush. Wish I had found this store years ago. Bought my new G&Ls ( except the legacy)through Sweetwater in Ft. Wayne which is three hours away but I am up there visiting family now and again. Used G&Ls purchased via Craig's List and Guitar shows.

Thanks for the SRV. Great way to start my day!

[mutts]

Lunch was peanut butter toast.

Raffle wise I'd opt for Asat. Just prefer the body style I suppose. Have the Skyhawk in my avatar plus a good Strat. Plenty of Asat options I'd like to get.

Local availability is bad- once in a blue moon something will show up on CL. Detroit is about 4.5 hours away and I don't believe there's much there either- one authorized dealer???

Gotta love SRV.
Here's a random vid I enjoyed the other day

[sam]

Hey Dan appreciate the LR!

Late to lunch but no lunch last two days after back from vacation.

Raffle winner would be an ASAT variety. Would get a custom build with Z-Coils and big MFD. I recall an online guitar configurator where you could build any G&L build and see what it would look like. Man I wish that was still around.

Local availability for G&L - There is a shop about 5 mile from my house but will not get $0.01 of mine. Will not go into details, but have been to a few of the shops on G&L Premier Dealer list that I have visited. I have shopped at Reverb and Ebay dealers.

SRV always good, and funny he's on your mind while Satch has been in my rotation last few days! Rock on