G&L Korina Collection ASAT Junior II
Product Overview
Back in 1998, the ASAT Junior emerged as the second instrument from the
Custom Creations Department. Blending the ASAT Special’s soapbar MFD
pickups with a semi-hollow body, tune-o-matic bridge and a stunning
trans-cherry finish, this limited edition blew the minds of G&L
fans around the world. The ASAT Junior concept started in a hotel room
in England, where Dave McLaren had just read an article about a Gibson
Les Paul Junior. Dave reasoned that since many players incorrectly
refer to the G&L soapbar MFD pickups as P-90s, wouldn’t it be fun
to dress up an ASAT Special in a classic Kalamazoo style? Back in the
states, Dave shared the idea with the Custom Creations crew and the
rest is history.
As the Custom Creations crew tested the prototypes of the Korina-bodied
Bluesboy, Steve Grom, Director of Manufacturing and Custom Creations
gearhead, recalled the ASAT Junior with a stroke of genius: "How about
we do an ASAT Junior with some of those P-90 pickups Paul Gagon has
been working on?" Paul, our VP Engineering and pickup geek, couldn't
wait to get to work on speccing some pickups for this tasty new guitar.
Steve and the crew prepared a Korina body routed for P-90s, added a
Tone-Pros locking stop-bar tailpiece, and handed it over to Paul to
work his magic. With the tone dialed in, the authentic ASAT Junior
pickguard and control arrangement were added, plus a Pau Ferro
fingerboard for touch more mojo. From gritty blues to a focused Woman
tone like nothing else, the Junior II is a masterpiece.
Specifications
- PICKUPS: G&L P-90 type pickups specced by Paul Gagon
- BODY WOOD: 2-piece Korina (African White Limba)
- BODY FINISH: Aged Natural Gloss
- NECK WOOD: Quartersawn Hard Rock Maple with Pau Ferro fingerboard
- NECK FINISH: Light Tint Gloss
- NECK PROFILE: G&L #1 with 12" radius
- FRETS: Medium Jumbo; processed by PLEK
- TUNING KEYS: 12:1 ratio, sealed lubrication, adjustable knob
tension
- BRIDGE: TonePros T3BT locking bridge with T1Z locking tailpiece
- CONTROLS: 3-position pickup selector, volume, tone
- PICKGUARD: Single-ply black pickguard
- CASE: Deluxe Hardshell Tolex Case w/Fitted Interior
