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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: Fret Ends, Fret Dress, Setup
From Other (Miscellanous Used/Vintage/Consign)
The ASAT Special, as the model became known, features jumbo single-coil Magnetic Field Design™ pickups, each with a narrow bobbin aperture for a coil which is shallow yet wide. In this regard, an MFD™ jumbo single coil is similar to a P-90 or Jazzmaster® pickup, yet the MFD principle provides a punchier bottom end and brighter top end sparkling with harmonics. Leo further departed with the past with the addition of his innovative Saddle-Lock™ bridge which transfers string energy right into the body end-grain for an incredibly resonant instrument. The result is one of the most versatile guitars ever, serving up ballsy twang to searing blues to smooth jazz tones.
- CONSTRUCTION
- bolt-on
- SCALE
- 25 1/2"
- PICKUPS
- Leo Fender†-designed jumbo G&L MFD™ single coils made in Fullerton, California
- BODY WOOD
- Swamp Ash or Alder all with Rear Contour
- NECK WOOD
- Clear Tint Satin Hard-Rock Maple with Maple or Caribbean Rosewood fingerboard
- NECK PROFILE
- G&L Modern Classic with 9 1/2" radius
- NUT
- 100% natural bone
- FRETS
- 22 medium jumbo, Jescar 57110 18% nickel silver
- TUNING KEYS
- 12:1 ratio, sealed-back
- BRIDGE
- Leo Fender-designed G&L Saddle-Lock™ with chrome-plated brass saddles
- CONTROLS
- 3-position pickup selector, volume, tone
- CASE
- G&L deluxe gig bag
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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