Finally got home to get my hands on my custom order! this thing is beautiful! the grain blows me away ( the wild card with a custom order ) the birds eye is very tasteful, the finish while not quite the color i was picturing is perfect.
i almost want to hang this work of art on the wall and not play it , but the super comfy neck keeps that from happening. the sound is amazing there is nothing like an overwound MFD IMHO this thing sounds HUGE! nice and warm but keeps the ASAT sparkle.
strangely when i received her the neck pickup kept cutting out, i opened it up and found that the neck pickup lead was not soddered in simple fix but still very strange for G&L but i guess everyone makes mistakes.
heres a shot of her at home with my other overwound ASAT and ( not coincidentally) my favorite guitar "The Grimace"
this was the strangest transaction i have ever had . i was on the road and found an 82 S-500 on CL for a very good price and 2 days later i walked into a guitar store and got a trade in deal i could not refuse. i had a bit of sellers remorse but that went out the door when this arrived ( aided by the fact i finally got my hogbody S-500 project together)
all and all a killer ghuitar that wont be going anywhere any time soon
-JT
NGD! (sort of) Classic Custom
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JT, with a beauty like that, you will have a fantastic long weekend Congrats!
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Super nice ! Congrats.
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Re: NGD! (sort of) Classic Custom
Beautiful! I love the grain in the body. Which finish is on the body? I can't tell whether it's natural or butterscotch...
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i would wager butterscotch.KenC wrote:Beautiful! I love the grain in the body. Which finish is on the body? I can't tell whether it's natural or butterscotch...
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Re: NGD! (sort of) Classic Custom
yup, she's butterscotch blonde , not quite the shade i was expecting when i ordered but very nice all the same .