G&L Broadcaster neck

In 1985, the G&L Broadcaster was introduced with Telecaster shaped body. It used the same style MFD single coil pickups and Saddle Lock bridge (a Kahler was optional) as the G&L SC-2. Fred Gretsch complained that he still used his Broadkaster trademark so the G&L was renamed ASAT the following year. The name ASAT comes from A-SAT, US military shorthand for an anti-satellite missile.