G&L ASAT Classic Alnico in Butterscotch Blonde
While the G&L ASAT® Classic is Leo’s final word on the traditional
single-cutaway bolt-on axe with its Magnetic Field Design single-coil
pickups, the new ASAT Classic Alnico has arrived to blend
latter-day-Leo with uncompromising Alnico sonic flavor. Framed in a
classic boxed-steel bridge, the single-coil Alnico V bridge pickup
created by Leo Fender† and specced by Paul Gagon belts out meaty twang
that that’ll stop you in your tracks, while individual brass saddles
Leo upgraded for the ASAT Classic offer modern levels of intonation
refinement. Flip to the Alnico V neck pickup and you’ll discover
Gagon’s spec offers a fuller tone that leaves those anemic old pickups
in the dust. What’s more, the two pickups pair beautifully for an
exceptionally sweet, jangly tone bursting with harmonics.
These Alnico wonders aren’t just another flavor-of-the-week, having
been carefully refined by Gagon for personal guitars since the late
1970s. About 30 years ago, Gagon was an R&D engineer at another
company when he was tasked with finding out what was so special about
the early bolt-on guitars many players raved about. Gagon tirelessly
analyzed many examples of what were considered "holy grail" guitars,
spending time out on the shop floor talking to builders still working
in the pickup department since the ‘50s, all on a quest to discover
where the real mojo was – and wasn’t. What he learned from the builders
matched his own engineering analysis. You see, back in the day, the
actual spec of pickups coming that down that old production line varied
considerably. Moreover, that nagging imbalance between bridge and neck
pickup was something he longed to improve on, and today, Gagon’s
preferred pairing of Alnico V pickups has arrived to delight the ears
of the discerning guitarists.
Like the G&L Legacy, the new ASAT Classic Alnico combines best-of
Alnico tone with modern Leo touches for a brilliant blend of vintage
and contemporary. If Alnico is your flavor, you owe it to yourself to
experience what three decades of passionate development have achieved.
Specifications:
- CONSTRUCTION: bolt-on
- SCALE: 25 1/2"
- PICKUPS: Leo Fender†-designed and Paul Gagon-specced G&L
Alnico single coils
- BODY WOOD: Swamp Ash on Premier Finishes, Alder on Standard
Finishes
- NECK WOOD: Hard-Rock Maple with Maple or Rosewood fingerboard
- NECK PROFILE: G&L #1 with 12" radius and 1 5/8" nut-width
- NUT: 100% natural bone
- FRETS: 22 medium jumbo, nickel, Plek dressed
- TUNING KEYS: 12:1 ratio, sealed-back
- BRIDGE: traditional boxed-steel bridge with individual brass
saddles
- CONTROLS: 3-position pickup selector, volume, tone
- CASE: G&G Deluxe tolex