HAPPYNGD2ME (ASAT Special Deluxe content)!

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:14 pm

From fantastically customer service oriented G&L dealer, Bob Mullen, of Music Source in Wildwood, IL -- and with the invaluable intermediary assistance of our very own JagInTheBag -- comes my brand spankin' new G&L, an ASAT Special Deluxe in Honeyburst. Feel free to feast your eyes.

yowhatsshakin · Post by **yowhatsshakin** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:27 pm

Absolutely gorgeous and congrats!

I like your attention to detail to even have a white top hat switch tip.

- Jos

KenC · Post by **KenC** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:00 pm

That's a beautiful guitar! Great pictures too.

Ken

meowmix · Post by **meowmix** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:41 pm

Looks pretty.
Nice catch.

You could always get the locking tuners. The only place I know who sells them that match the G&L headstock pin holes is Stewmac.

Elwood · Post by **Elwood** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:42 pm

Damn !
That's one fine ASAT , it must be hard to put down .
The matching headstock reminds me of the burst Skyhawks of the mid 80's.

elwood

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:54 pm

meowmix wrote:...You could always get the locking tuners. The only place I know who sells them that match the G&L headstock pin holes is Stewmac.

That's an interesting idea, meowmix, but I really only tend toward locking tuners for guitars with vibrato bridges. Have you found the stock "G&L"-stamped Schallers to not hold tuning stable on your fixed bridge G&Ls?

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:56 pm

yowhatsshakin wrote:Absolutely gorgeous and congrats!

I like your attention to detail to even have a white top hat switch tip.

- Jos

Have to confess: I didn't order this one to my specs, just fell in love with it as is!

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:02 pm

Elwood wrote:Damn !
That's one fine ASAT , it must be hard to put down .

I'll tell you, at under seven and a quarter pounds, there's zero temptation to put it down!

Elwood wrote:The matching headstock reminds me of the burst Skyhawks of the mid 80's.
elwood

I've got to say, I've always been a total sucker for a matching headstock facing.

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:21 pm

KenC wrote:That's a beautiful guitar! Great pictures too.

Ken

Thanks, Ken. I got very lucky with the guitar, and the pics. I'm by no means a competent photographer (let alone guitar player!), but the sky was overcast this afternoon so I was able to shoot without concern that direct, bright sunlight would spoil the shots with unwanted glare and reflections. As for the guitar, I saw it last week pictured in JagInTheBag's "My favorite wall..." thread (http://guitarsbyleo.com/FORUM/viewtopic ... orite+wall), and once I inquired after it via PM, he was kind enough to put me in touch with Music Source, where Bob, the owner, was able to beat -- I know we can't talk prices here, so let me just say "by a significant margin" -- a dealer local to me who absolutely refused what I thought was my extremely reasonable (cash!) offer for a nearly identical example of this model that has been hanging on his store wall for nearly three years, and which can be seen on eBay. Having been soured by that experience, I can't recommend Bob and his staff (also a "Bob") and his store more highly; The great deal terms aside for a moment, the two Bobs were so pleasant on the phone, got the guitar onto the shipping truck the same day I purchased it, and it arrived quickly, completely unharmed, beautifully set up, and in tune and ready to play right out of the case. Not to shill too hard for these guys -- though I am a very satisfied customer -- but if you find yourself in the market for a new G&L, you'll at least want Music Source to be on your list of folks to call.

meursault · Post by **meursault** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:38 pm

HNGD and congrats !!!

astutzmann · Post by **astutzmann** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:02 am

THAT, is freakin awesome, congrats

meowmix · Post by **meowmix** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:30 am

Lacking Talent wrote:
meowmix wrote:...You could always get the locking tuners. The only place I know who sells them that match the G&L headstock pin holes is Stewmac.
That's an interesting idea, meowmix, but I really only tend toward locking tuners for guitars with vibrato bridges. Have you found the stock "G&L"-stamped Schallers to not hold tuning stable on your fixed bridge G&Ls?

Both styles work.

John C · Post by **John C** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:50 am

Wow - that's a nice one. I've got to start coming back around here more often.

I had an ASAT Special Deluxe in honeyburst back in 2002-2003; should have never sold it.

JagInTheBag · Post by **JagInTheBag** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:22 pm

Glad to see Bob take care of you. His shop is also the one doing the LE-2 orders. Enjoy, she looks even better than she did on the wall!

darwinohm · Post by **darwinohm** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:55 pm

That one is a keeper!-- Darwin

Post by **gitman001** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 5:20 am

Hey LT,

Great looking ASAT, i am sure your going to have a lot of fun with it!

Enjoy,
Scott

SouthpawGuy · Post by **SouthpawGuy** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:56 am

Very nice, looks awesome , congrats !

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:06 am

Thanks for the gratz and kind wishes, all. At this risk of spewing what I'm sure sounds like cliches, this is one of those guitars that -- even unplugged -- really "rings like a bell" and sustains seemingly "forever."

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:16 am

JagInTheBag wrote:Glad to see Bob take care of you. His shop is also the one doing the LE-2 orders. Enjoy, she looks even better than she did on the wall!

On that note, I would like to take another moment and reiterate to those not already in business with Music Source on an LE-2 order that the store is well worth reaching out to should you even just be looking for a terrific deal on a more "garden variety" G&L plank. My transaction with Bob, who was dealing with a voice on the phone fifteen hundred miles away from him, was very, different -- in a great way -- than anything I've experienced at the MI retail chains and mom 'n' pops local to me.

waynerd · Post by **waynerd** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:51 am

God, that is beautiful. That headstock looks like butterscotch candy, I love it. Is there any tint to that neck?

I Don't live far from that dealer. I think I'll have to make a trip.

NickHorne · Post by **NickHorne** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:41 pm

Wow! Congratulations indeed; she's beautiful!
Fender Corp haven't the first clue how to make anything nearly as good as that.

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:26 pm

waynerd wrote:God, that is beautiful. That headstock looks like butterscotch candy, I love it. Is there any tint to that neck?

I Don't live far from that dealer. I think I'll have to make a trip.

It's called "Gloss Light Tint" on the spec sheet, waynerd; makes for a nice, subtle contrast with the body/headstock, I think.

Dave_P · Post by **Dave_P** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:03 am

Wow! beautiful asat! Absolutely LOVE the honey burst

That is surprisingly light weight too, nice catch!

Congrats!

-Dave

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:17 pm

Thanks, Dave. Since I was buying without trying, the weight really clinched it for me.

Fumble fingers · Post by **Fumble fingers** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:35 pm

you cost me two weeks more wait on my new legacy because of your big picture of the matching head stock in Honeyburst : ( ..... but I'm glad you did : )

Ahryn · Post by **Ahryn** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:36 pm

That truly is a feast for the eyes

And I'm sure a feast for the ears as well

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:08 pm

Not when I play it!

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:12 pm

Fumble fingers wrote:you cost me two weeks more wait on my new legacy because of your big picture of the matching head stock in Honeyburst : ( ..... but I'm glad you did : )

Yeah, if one isn't going for the full on gun oil tinted neck, 'board, and 'stock (which you can kind of see in my little avatar pic of my Comanche), then I think matching headstock is definitely the call -- enjoy!

JagInTheBag · Post by **JagInTheBag** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:15 pm

Lacking Talent wrote:Not when I play it!

We all start somewhere! At least we look good while we suck.

Dedication will see us through to sounding as good as our instruments look.

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:05 pm

One can only hope!

Goat · Post by **Goat** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:12 pm

I've been away for a few days and I come back to see that - I have GAS again!

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:25 pm

Yep, there's often a lot of gas trapped in the swamp (ash)!

sirmyghin · Post by **sirmyghin** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:37 pm

What a beauty.

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:17 pm

Thanks. I am loving this guitar.

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 11:19 pm

Not like that. Get you minds out of the gutter!

Luzu · Post by **Luzu** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 12:30 am

Sorry for digging out this thread but I like the looks of this one very much and I hope you are still happy with it!
I'm thinking about ordering a similar one.

Can you please give some information about the specs? What kind of body wood is this?

Elwood · Post by **Elwood** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:34 am

Luzu wrote:
I'm thinking about ordering a similar one.

I noticed a similar ASAT on ebay:

Flame Maple Deluxe

Luzu · Post by **Luzu** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:56 am

Tempting, but I'd like to make some adjustments to the specs, so I guess a custom order is the way to go for me.

Horrible quality of the photos btw. I mean they are salespeople and they want to sell...

Lacking Talent · Post by **Lacking Talent** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 6:26 pm

Luzu wrote:Sorry for digging out this thread but I like the looks of this one very much and I hope you are still happy with it!
I'm thinking about ordering a similar one.

Can you please give some information about the specs? What kind of body wood is this?

PM'd you re: the above.