Legitimacy of spec/run sheet from '08 Classic S

[blargfromouterspace]

I own an '08 Classic S (far right in my avatar pic) and since I've had it I've wondered whether it is a Special build or not. On the G&L website it says that the Classic S became a standard production model in 2008, yet this piece of paper which came with the guitar states that it is indeed a special build. However, this sheet does look like it could have been slapped together in 5 minutes using Microsoft Word, which doesn't help that side of the argument. I have also read here that this 2008 run was not a 'special build' or CCD run. There is no CCD decal on the guitar anywhere. Anyone got any ideas? Is the paper BS? If anyone else has a guitar from this series I'd love to know if it came with this sheet.



Just for the record, I don't care either way, but it would be nice to know

[yowhatsshakin]

Hey Jamie,

Never seen anything like that.

So here are observations that could make it legit:
1- Has the right logo
2- Has the same fonts and alignment (i.e. right aligned for categories, left for spec) as used on the official website.

Here some that don't make it legit:
1- The header. Haven't seen that any where else.
2- The '/' instead of ':' after 'NECK WIDTH'.
3- The explicit use of Magnetic Field Design which is not used in describing the 2004 and 2007 runs on the website
4- The rather important omission of push-pull tone control in the CONTROL section.
5- The page for the Special Build ASAT 'Super' was updated as late as 2010. So why wouldn't they add a 3rd run for the Classic 'S' in 2008?
6- The website used the phrasing '## pcs. body finish / fingerboard / pickguard', not the awkward spec at the bottom of your sheet. The penultimate line is not complete ('neck with ...???) .
7- 'Vintage Yellow'? Never heard of that color in that way before! Isn't that better known as Butterscotch Blonde? Or is it indeed what we now know as 'Lemon Drop' (which has 'Vintage Yellow' as an alias) as it appears in the color list of the Registry?

Especially the last 5 points make me highly suspicious. So you might be right that somebody slapped it together. Then again that person could have been the dealer who put in the special order. Who knows? Interesting piece of G&L paraphernalia you have there though.

- Jos

[blargfromouterspace]

Thats what I thought Jos, the points you make are what make me suspicious, especially #6! Half-assed or what! I do recall, when I bought it (I bought it new in '08), that there were several of the the other finishes on ebay from various sellers at the same time, and the specs as outlined in the sheet were listed in the descriptions, albeit complete ones, describing the pick guard colour and fingerboard wood for each finish.