G&L Custom Shop ASAT Special ...

[Craig]

From a post on G&L's facebook page (09/21/2024):

‘85 Broadcaster vibes on this G&L Custom Shop ASAT Special in nitrocellulose lacquer Dark Galaxy over alder,
black crinkle powder coat pickguard, bridge plate and control plate, quartersawn maple neck with ebony fingerboard,
stainless steel frets, tuners by Ron Sperzel, Graph-Tech string tree, light tint nitrocellulose lacquer finish and matching headstock.
Built for Sweetwater.

[sam]

That one’s a beauty, definitely a Broadcaster hiding in there!

[rowdyruffboy]

Pretty impressed at the (relative) recreation of an old G&L faithful. Gives me hope for the custom shop the theoretically be able to rebuild some of the other wonderful 80's G&L's according to og specs. Very nice.

[glvourot]

That's a beauty for sure. Nice to see that Galaxy black is subtle ( at least in the pictures ). This would have been ruined if they had used Andromeda.

[Craig]

That's a beauty for sure. Nice to see that Galaxy black is subtle ( at least in the pictures ). This would have been ruined if they had used Andromeda.

This is yet another "Galaxy" color called Dark Galaxy nitro and is different from Galaxy Black which does have more stars in the finish.
Reference post for Galaxy Black: G&L Custom Shop ASAT Classic Alnico in Galaxy Black ....

[Expert_Fretwork]

That's a beauty for sure. Nice to see that Galaxy black is subtle ( at least in the pictures ). This would have been ruined if they had used Andromeda.

This is yet another "Galaxy" color called Dark Galaxy nitro and is different from Galaxy Black which does have more stars in the finish.
Reference post for Galaxy Black: G&L Custom Shop ASAT Classic Alnico in Galaxy Black ....

This "Galaxy" color was more of a happy accident at the time of painting. We were originally just going for a black nitro to do a very subtle aging on, think something along the lines of a guitar that had been played sparingly for a few decades and mostly sat in a case in a closet. Sinky finish with a couple scuffs, scratches, and dings.

The day I sprayed the clear on the body, a bit of silver flake dust got kicked up into the air and pulled onto the wet guitar while spraying. We didn't notice it until after I'd already completely buried it in the clear coats. We opted to just leave it and finish out the build rather than strip it off and start over. The flake effect is a bit more evident in the light in person than these pictures showcase, but it's not overbearing.