The Temptation

I have been intrigued by Leo Fender's later work in electric guitar technology, and am sometimes tempted by the guitars coming out of G&L. Today's Musician's Friend Stupid Deal of the Day is making it extremely hard to resist.

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I have about 21 hours to yield (or not) to the temptation...

Oh, yeah. The specs:
SPECIFICATIONS
Body

Body shape: Double cutaway
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Top wood:
Body wood: Nyato
Body finish: Gloss
Orientation: Right handed

Neck

Neck shape: C modern
Neck wood: Maple
Joint: Bolt-on
Scale length: 25.5 in.
Truss rod: Dual-action
Neck finish: Satin

Fretboard

Material: Brazilian cherry
Radius: 9.5 in.
Fret size: Medium jumbo
Number of frets: 22
Inlays: Dot
Nut width: 1.69 in. (43 mm) Molded

Pickups

Configuration: SSS
Neck: Alnico single-coil
Middle: Alnico single-coil
Bridge: Alnico single-coil
Brand: G&L
Active or passive pickups: Passive
Series or parallel: Parallel
Piezo: No
Active EQ: No
Special electronics: PTB system

Controls

Control layout: Volume, treble, bass
Pickup switch: 5-way
Coil tap or split: No
Kill switch: No

Hardware

Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
Bridge design: G&L Dual-Fulcrum
Tailpiece: Not applicable
Tuning machines: Die-cast sealed
Color: Chrome

I wonder what the PTB system is?

shee-it that's less than a CV Strat and probably a higher quality. If I had any to try around here, I would but thankfully I do not. Don't need to spend any more money than I already have.

According to Premium Guitar, "What it is: A variation on the two-band tone circuit that Leo Fender created late in his career for G&L guitars. It employs two tone pots: One cuts highs like a conventional tone control, while the other filters out lows. PTB stands for “passive treble/bass.”

A friend has a Tribute Fallout and it's a really well made guitar. I want them to make a Tribute Doheny in 3-tone sunburst with a tortiose guard and a rosewood fretboard with block inlays!

http://glguitars.com/product/doheny/

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Originally Posted by Don

A friend has a Tribute Fallout and it's a really well made guitar. I want them to make a Tribute Doheny in 3-tone sunburst with a tortiose guard and a rosewood fretboard with block inlays!

http://glguitars.com/product/doheny/

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:spin:

Two things that stood out to me on the SDOTD: (1) The body wood listed is "Nyato." From The Wood Database, it's a wood found in "India through Southeast Asia to the Philippines, New Guinea, and the Western Pacific Islands." (2) The neck is maple with a Brazilian Cherry fretboard. Both of these are new to me. I don't have a clue as to how well they are made into guitars.

Sweet looking beast. I'd be screaming at my wallet on that one...

I've got to stay the course, it's almost April and I've got a garage workshop to get going. This started last July and it is holding up a bass build. No. More. Guitars.

please, for the love of all that's good, no more guitars. I cannae take it no more