ASAT Neck question - and maybe a few others!

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ASAT Neck question - and maybe a few others!

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I just picked up a used ASAT blues boy. Body shows a date of 2010 in the cavity. I love the guitar absolutely feels amazing - I returned a made in mexico tele i recently bought to get this - and I am glad I made the change.

I am trying to find out some info on this guitar.

The neck has some writing on it when I removed it - picture is attached. I am trying to find out what all this means- just out of curiousity..

Next - Im curious if anyone can tell me what the stock pickups were in 2010? The guitar has been up dated wth LIndy fralin pickups - which I am yet to identify... Id like to see if I can get a set of the stock pickups that were in this guitar so I can do some comparitives... I like to tinker with stuff...

The guitar also has an updated bridge - A glendale, with glendale saddles.. I am not sure which model this either. But I am lookig in to it. I ordered a stock G&L bridge - so I can tinker with that too..

Thanks in advance !

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Re: ASAT Neck question - and maybe a few others!

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Hi,,

First, there are no pix visible.

Second. Is this a MIA guitar or, a Tribute?

If MIA, the pickups & bridge are the ones currently available on the G&L website. For the pups specifically, you can use either the MFDs or the Alnico. But in 2010, the MFDs were the only choice.

Take care,

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guitar_ed wrote:Hi,,

First, there are no pix visible.

Second. Is this a MIA guitar or, a Tribute?

If MIA, the pickups & bridge are the ones currently available on the G&L website. For the pups specifically, you can use either the MFDs or the Alnico. But in 2010, the MFDs were the only choice.

Take care,

edg
Sorry - was having image troubles.. Posted now..

I am assuming from the serial number this is a MIA. It starts with a CLF.
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Hi bonecrusher,

Welcome to the forum!
bonecrusher wrote:The neck has some writing on it when I removed it - picture is attached. I am trying to find out what all this means- just out of curiousity..
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Here goes:
"AC"" ASAT Classic
"RW": rosewood fingerboard
"BE": Bird's Eye maple
"GunT": Gun-oil Tint (finish of the neck; looks really good with Bird's Eye Maple so no surprise there)
""#1A": indicates neck type, i.e. Slim C profile with 12" fingerboard radius and 1⅝" nut width. Depth would be 0.820”at fret 1 to 0.870” at fret 12. You see the actual numbers at the bottom of the heel.

The number in the middle is most likely the tracking number for the factory.
bonecrusher wrote:Next - Im curious if anyone can tell me what the stock pickups were in 2010? The guitar has been up dated wth LIndy fralin pickups - which I am yet to identify... Id like to see if I can get a set of the stock pickups that were in this guitar so I can do some comparitives... I like to tinker with stuff...
Stock pickups are ASAT Classic neck and ASAT Classic bridge. And this is the stock bridge.

Hope this helps,

- Jos
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Thank you so much - very informative.

This guitar is outfitted with humbucker in the neck - not a single coil which your link sent me to - Would you happen to know what humbucker was stock in 2010?

Also - is a CLF serial number a USA made instrument?
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yowhatsshakin wrote:Hi bonecrusher,

Welcome to the forum!
bonecrusher wrote:The neck has some writing on it when I removed it - picture is attached. I am trying to find out what all this means- just out of curiousity..
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Here goes:
"AC"" ASAT Classic
"RW": rosewood fingerboard
"BE": Bird's Eye maple
"GunT": Gun-oil Tint (finish of the neck; looks really good with Bird's Eye Maple so no surprise there)
""#1A": indicates neck type, i.e. Slim C profile with 12" fingerboard radius and 1⅝" nut width. Depth would be 0.820”at fret 1 to 0.870” at fret 12. You see the actual numbers at the bottom of the heel.

The number in the middle is most likely the tracking number for the factory.
bonecrusher wrote:Next - Im curious if anyone can tell me what the stock pickups were in 2010? The guitar has been up dated wth LIndy fralin pickups - which I am yet to identify... Id like to see if I can get a set of the stock pickups that were in this guitar so I can do some comparitives... I like to tinker with stuff...
Stock pickups are ASAT Classic neck and ASAT Classic bridge. And this is the stock bridge.

Hope this helps,

- Jos
Aonther possiblility for "GN" is Graph-Tech nut and "VT" is Vintage Tint neck (Satin finish). Would like to see the front view of the neck, showing the nut.
The #289039.LN#1 is the dealer's order number and LN#1 is the line number 1 order.

Since OP says this is a Bluesboy, the stock neck pickup will be a wax-potted Seymour Duncan Seth Lover humbucker.
The stock bridge pickup will be the MFD AC bridge pickup which is modded at the factory with the ground plate wiring like this: Bluesboy Bridge Pickup Detail.

Please do post a complete photo of the guitar, too.

Hope this helps.

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bonecrusher wrote:
Also - is a CLF serial number a USA made instrument?
Yes, that would indicate that it is a USA made G&L. See: Serial number significance.

Hope this helps.

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Craig wrote:Aonther possiblility for "GN" is Graph-Tech nut and "VT" is Vintage Tint neck (Satin finish).
Agree with Craig. That answer is more likely.

- Jos
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Thanks for all the info!!

Very helpful - Now I need to start investigating the bridge and pickups..