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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.
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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”
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| NECK
PICKUP: |
ASAT
Special over-wound with 42 gauge wire; black covers |
FRETWIRE:
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Medium
Jumbo 6100 |
| BRIDGE
PICKUP: |
ASAT
Special over-wound with 43 gauge wire; black covers |
TUNERS:
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Chrome
Schaller |
| BRIDGE:
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G&L
Saddle Lock |
PICKGUARD:
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3-ply
Tortoise LP style |
| CONTROLS:
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Rear
mounted; 3-way LP style selector, volume, tone; knurled chrome knobs |
CASE:
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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.
January 2010: Export Sales Department requests factory to build a small quantity of ASAT Super guitars for distributors in UK and Germany. Control arrangement is altered and some different colors guitars are to be made.
April 2010: Production of ASAT Super guitars destined for UK and Germany are completed. Factory reports quantities and colors as follows:
UK
3-Tone Sunburst, Black 3-ply pickguard - 1 unit
Tobacco Sunburst, Black 3-ply pickguard - 2 units
Trans Red, Black 3-ply pickguard - 1 unit
Redburst, Black 3-ply pickguard - 1 unit
Vintage White (matching headstock and neck rear), Black 3-ply pickguard - 1 unit
Germany
3-Tone Sunburst, Tortoise pickguard - 3 units
3-Tone Sunburst (satin finish on both neck and body), Tortoise pickguard - 1 units
Tobacco Sunburst, Black 3-ply pickguard - 4 units
Vintage White
(matching headstock and neck rear), Tortoise pickguard - 4 units
[3 extra Black 3-ply pickguards supplied]
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