The ASAT Super was inspired by the ASAT Junior which emerged from the G&L Custom Creations Department in 1998. The primary design goal of the ASAT Super was to bring substantially more girth to the bridge pickup for overdriven tones, while maintaining the characteristic sparkle of the ASAT Magnetic Field Design pickups and good balance between the output levels of the two pickups.

ASAT Super shares neck pickup specifications with the G&L 20th Anniversary model, while the bridge pickup is more heavily wound with lighter gauge wire. To offset the increased impedance of the pickups and maximize available brightness, the wiring of the tone control was altered so that the capacitor would be effectively removed from the circuit when the potentiometer is in the wide-open position. The G&L Saddle-Lock bridge was chosen to maximize power, sustain and comfort.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifications

BODY WOOD:
Chambered Mahogany
NECK WOOD:
 Mahogany/Ebony
BODY FINISH:
Tobacco Sunburst
NECK FINISH:
Tobacco Sunburst headstock / Tobacco blend on back
NECK PICKUP:
Custom ASAT Special with Black covers
NECK WIDTH:
 1 5/8"width at nut
NECK WIDTH:
1 5/8” Width at Nut
NECK RADIUS:
12”
NECK PICKUP:
ASAT Special over-wound with 42 gauge wire; black covers
FRETWIRE:
Medium Jumbo 6100
BRIDGE PICKUP:
ASAT Special over-wound with 43 gauge wire; black covers
TUNERS:
Chrome Schaller
BRIDGE:
G&L Saddle Lock
PICKGUARD:
3-ply Tortoise LP style
CONTROLS:
Rear mounted; 3-way LP style selector, volume, tone; knurled chrome knobs
CASE:
Tolex hardshell

ASAT Super build info:

NOTE - First 10 ASAT Super guitars have black LP style knobs (same as ASAT Junior).

74 instruments have been made as of April 1, 2007.