difference between asat deluxe and blues boy

[rich7196]

i currently have a asat deluxe.. love it.. but, i wanted a more traditional tele sounding guitar..

i have a 59 in the neck and i know the blues boy comes with a seth lover humbucker.. whats the difference in sound?

& please give me all the main differences in the 2 guitars..

thanks in advance. Rich

[yowhatsshakin]

Hi Rich,

This is taken straight from the Seymour Duncan page on the '59 model SH-1 and TB-59 page:

Compared to the SH-55 Seth Lover, the '59 has slightly more scooped mids and is vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance.

Reading the page on the original Blues Boy Rarebird, you'll learn why Tim Page (Tim Buffalo Brothers) used a Seth Lover SH-55 instead of a '59 as originally intended:

When I was first working on the design of the Bluesboy we were looking at using the '59 Humbucker that Seymour Duncan makes as I had had good results with it in other instruments. Seymour Duncan was the one who highly recommended for the "best result" to NOT put two high gain pickups in one guitar of this design. He was right ~ it made for a much smoother sound and it was a great recommendation (along with having the humbucker potted). Tony at G&L was the one who helped figure out the ground plane issue.

So according to this, the SH-55 on the Bluesboy is potted whereas the OEM SH-55 is not.

Hope this gives you enough on the history and differences between the neck pickups on the Deluxe and Bluesboy. Of course the Deluxe has an even hotter (compared to the SH-1) TB-4 in the bridge whereas the Bluesboy has a traditional sized MFD, which are completely different beasts all together.

- Jos

[Craig]

i currently have a asat deluxe.. love it.. but, i wanted a more traditional tele sounding guitar..

i have a 59 in the neck and i know the blues boy comes with a seth lover humbucker.. whats the difference in sound?

& please give me all the main differences in the 2 guitars..

thanks in advance. Rich

Here are the differences from G&L main website:



ASAT Classic Bluesboy specs:
PICKUPS Seymour Duncan Seth Lover humbucker in neck position, traditional size G&L Magnetic Field Design single coil in bridge position
BODY WOOD Alder on Standard and all solid finishes, Swamp Ash on all Premier finishes
NECK WOOD Hard Rock Maple with Rosewood or Maple fingerboard
NECK RADIUS 7 1/2" (190.5mm)
NECK WIDTH AT NUT 1 5/8" (41.3mm)
TUNING KEYS 12:1 ratio, sealed lubrication, adjustable knob tension
BRIDGE traditional boxed steel bridge with individual brass saddles
CONTROLS 3 position pickup selector, volume, tone
FINISH Standard finishes included
OTHER Chrome hardware; 3-ply white pickguard; Deluxe Hardshell Tolex Case w/Fitted Interior



ASAT Deluxe specs:

PICKUPS Two humbuckers (Neck - Seymour Duncan '59 SH-1, Bridge - Seymour Duncan TB-4)
BODY WOOD Premium Flamed Maple Top over Mahogany body, natural wood binding
NECK WOOD Hard Rock Maple with Rosewood or Maple fingerboard
NECK RADIUS 12" (304.8mm)
NECK WIDTH AT NUT 1 5/8" (41.3mm)
TUNING KEYS 12:1 ratio, sealed lubrication, adjustable knob tension
BRIDGE G&L Saddle Lock with chrome-plated brass saddles
CONTROLS 3 position pickup selector with mini-toggle switch to split coils of both humbuckers, volume, tone
FINISH Standard and Premier finishes included
OTHER Chrome hardware, no pickguard, Deluxe Hardshell Tolex Case w/Fitted Interior

Here's some more info on the ASAT BluesBoy Special Edition in our Rarebirds section of the G&L Registry. The standard production models are based upon this Tim Page designed guitar. It should help answer your question about the SD '59 vs SD Seth Lover humbuckers.

Hope this helps.

[rich7196]

thanks for the replies.. i have an older 76 tele custom with original humbucker in the neck.. thats kinda the sound i'm looking for.. looks like the seth lover will do it.. thanks again.