Hi all, after a long and extensive search over the last year, scouring the internet and beyond for an ASAT III of black, natural gloss, or tan body and with a maple board, my search has yielded two results. I am now the proud owner of a '91 Natural Gloss ASAT III as well as an '89 Silver Sparkle. Both have been added to the registry. I have already played some shows with the '91 and cannot wait to get the new (technically older) one involved as well. The Natural Gloss was purchased on Reverb shortly after it popped up, and the Silver Sparkle was tracked down to an individual on social media in Nashville. His father in Minnesota is who it belonged to and he was kind enough get the okay to sell it and had it sent down to TN shortly after. Took a day trip from Atlanta last weekend to go and pick it up. I've had both guitars set up by my guy and he's sent me internal/guts pics from both that I'll share here for those who also appreciate. Last pic is of the whole fleet. Funnily enough, my G&Ls that I’ve acquired go in reverse chronological order from their production, with my ‘10 Tribute ASAT Special Deluxe Carved Top being my first, followed by my ‘08 Legacy Deluxe, ‘91 ASAT III, and now ‘89 ASAT III.
Curious what the neck tint options were at that time. Even though the lighting is a lot more warm from the Reverb images that the seller posted of the natural, the neck seems to lean a bit more warm/yellow than the neck on the silver, evidenced even in my own images of...not exactly the best lighting.
Quite excited at the acquisition of both, but worth noting that the silver sparkle is one of only two other Pre-BBE ASAT silver IIIs currently on the registry.
