Here's some pics of it - if anyone has any knowledge of the guitar it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance


$600-$700 at most, if it has an original case. Those aren't G&L MFD pickups. The guitar would give you G&L build quality, but it's not going to sound like a G&L. I'm not into swapping pickups, so I can't offer any opinion on what these pickups may be or how they would sound. If you want to make it sound like an ASAT Classis again, count on adding a couple of hundred dollars to the cost...unless the seller can throw the original MFDs in with the purchase.louis cyfer wrote:600-700 range
KenC wrote:$600-$700 at most, if it has an original case. Those aren't G&L MFD pickups. The guitar would give you G&L build quality, but it's not going to sound like a G&L. I'm not into swapping pickups, so I can't offer any opinion on what these pickups may be or how they would sound. If you want to make it sound like an ASAT Classis again, count on adding a couple of hundred dollars to the cost...unless the seller can throw the original MFDs in with the purchase.louis cyfer wrote:600-700 range
Ken
With the original pickups and case it would probably go in the $700-$900 range. I do see them go higher and lower at times, but that would be a reasonable ballpark. I paid $750 for mine (blonde with birdseye maple neck and board), and still think I got a very good deal. It's hard to tell what the body wood is like from the photo, but any figure or particularly attractive grain in the swamp ash will drive the value up. Flame or birdseye in the maple neck will do the same. It looks from the photos like this one is in clean condition, which would also drive it toward the upper end of the price range. G&L's transparent finishes are some of the very best on the market.bluesguitar1972 wrote:it does have the original case and I'm pretty sure he's sending the original pups with it. Would the pups increase the value any, or is the 600-700 the most these are ever worth?
IMO, a stock ASAT Classic sounds much better than any Tele. You'll get all the traditional Tele crunch and clarity you could want out of the bridge pickup, but to me the neck pickup seals the deal. To my ears it has a lot more fullness than a Tele neck pickup, and can actually give a nice warm sound for jazz solos or chord melodies.bluesguitar1972 wrote:Also, do they sound much different from a standard Tele?
Glad I could help. Please feel free to PM me or just post back to this thread...bluesguitar1972 wrote:Thanks for the extra info - mind if I buzz you when it gets here? Love to find out more about it (year, etc).
definitely not barden pup, and i have never heard of a bardon. bardens are dual blade.huck wrote:The original pups seem to have more bark and growl than than the tele pups but can also sound nice and mellow for jazz if your into
playing that style? ,ps, that bridge pickup looks like a Bardon? not a bad pickup at all just not a mfd! six would be a decent deal!
Pretty sure it's a Duncan Hot lead, which would make me think there's probably a Vintage Stack on the neck. They'll end up in the parts drawer or up for sale I'd say.louis cyfer wrote:definitely not barden pup, and i have never heard of a bardon. bardens are dual blade.huck wrote:The original pups seem to have more bark and growl than than the tele pups but can also sound nice and mellow for jazz if your into
playing that style? ,ps, that bridge pickup looks like a Bardon? not a bad pickup at all just not a mfd! six would be a decent deal!
Not to highjack the thread, but what do you think of the Godin? I bought the two pickup version a couple of years ago. It was the first brand new electric I had ever purchased, in 30+ years of playing. I could always hear a high pitched rattle/buzz and wolf tones, even with soft fingerstyle playing. Fortunately Elderly Instruments took it back without any fuss. I was bummed about the results from that guitar and having to eat the return shipping (I had gone a couple of days past their return policy), but on the bright side I found my ASAT Classic the next day...bluesguitar1972 wrote:Will be my first G&L, joining 2 Gibson LPs, a Duesenberg, Strat, Tele, and Godin Archtop.
Wow, that's surprising. I had the single pickup version and traded it a while ago... regretted it ever since, so a little over a year ago I had the guy at my local Music store keep an eye out for the double pickup version, and a week later he located one for me. Love the guitar. Only complaint is that they put crap tuning keys. But I did mine over with all gold hardware (Grover tuners).KenC wrote:Not to highjack the thread, but what do you think of the Godin? I bought the two pickup version a couple of years ago. It was the first brand new electric I had ever purchased, in 30+ years of playing. I could always hear a high pitched rattle/buzz and wolf tones, even with soft fingerstyle playing. Fortunately Elderly Instruments took it back without any fuss. I was bummed about the results from that guitar and having to eat the return shipping (I had gone a couple of days past their return policy), but on the bright side I found my ASAT Classic the next day...bluesguitar1972 wrote:Will be my first G&L, joining 2 Gibson LPs, a Duesenberg, Strat, Tele, and Godin Archtop.
Ken
Both sounds and plays great. It's a very well put together guitar. I pulled the neck and you actually had to "pull" to get it out of the pocket, it was such a good fit. The colour/grain was hard to tell by the original shots, as you say...but I was hopeful as you could tell they were not in the best light.KenC wrote:Wow. It looks much nicer in your photos than I was expecting from the original post. I just made my first attempt a photographing a transparent blue finish a couple of minutes ago (NBD porn to be posted shortly). It's amazing how much the flash will pull out the wood grain.
More importantly, how does she sound? Did the seller reinstall the MFDs, or did you have to?
Ken