Thread: G&L

**Jimi's Bolero** · 07-27-2002, 11:15 AM

any other George & Leo fans out there?

I have a sunburst Legacy & it's a fine guitar......heres a crappy picture I took a while back:

*edit* had to clear space on the internet, pictures gone now, sorry :)

**Houndog** · 07-27-2002, 11:34 AM

I am partial to the Asat Junior model-in fact I have a pair!

Also have a Belaire Green Legacy(aka seafoam green) that I modded with Duncan lipstick tube pickups-a very toneful and fun guitar....

**rbisherw** · 07-27-2002, 07:41 PM

have owned 3 Legacys and 1 Asat Special (which I kick myself regularly for selling).
Would like to add an ASAT Classic to the heard soon.
Been concentrating on getting the Les Paul and Tele jones down.

**hank** · 07-27-2002, 07:58 PM

...... speaking of jones. I want an ASAT Classic BAD! Got a line on one, hopefully soon. hank

**Jimi's Bolero** · 07-27-2002, 08:18 PM

I'd love to get an ASAT exactly like this:

I love the orange!!

---->houndog, when I bought my legacy the other one they had was belair green.....I wanted it too, but could only justify the one $$ :). Those ASAT junior's are sweet looking, I've never been able to try one out. how do they compare to say, a LP with P90's? got any sound clips?

**Pickdropper** · 07-28-2002, 09:27 AM

I've got two G&L's that I really dig.

My first one I bought last year. It is a Legacy with a oil-tinted birdseye neck, swirl finish, and scraped natural binding. I threw a set of Van Zandts in it and it sounds great.

My second one is an ASAT I bought used a week after buying the Legacy. It has a maple board and a honey finish (which for some reason smells like maple syrup). I like this guit even better than the Legacy. One of my favorites and it is totally stock.

**Jack The Riffer** · 07-28-2002, 10:57 AM

Yep, another proud G&L owner here. Have an ASAT JR, S-500 and a Legacy Special.

**Jack The Riffer** · 07-28-2002, 11:00 AM

Originally posted by Houndog
I am partial to the Asat Junior model-in fact I have a pair!

Also have a Belaire Green Legacy(aka seafoam green) that I modded with Duncan lipstick tube pickups-a very toneful and fun guitar....

I replaced the neck p/u in my ASAT JR with a Rio Grande 'Muy Grande' p/u (made for G&L's) and what a difference! A lot more beefier and bluesier than the stock p/u.

**Jimi's Bolero** · 07-28-2002, 11:51 AM

hey, are those ASAT Jr's the ones they only made #250 of?

no wonder I haven't seen any around.....!!

lucky bastehd's.

**Jack The Riffer** · 07-28-2002, 12:08 PM

Originally posted by Jimi's Bolero
hey, are those ASAT Jr's the ones they only made #250 of?

no wonder I haven't seen any around.....!!

lucky bastehd's.

Yes and Yes we are :wail1

**Houndog** · 07-28-2002, 05:34 PM

Originally posted by Jack The Riffer

I replaced the neck p/u in my ASAT JR with a Rio Grande 'Muy Grande' p/u (made for G&L's) and what a difference! A lot more beefier and bluesier than the stock p/u.

I am really happy with the stock sound but....since I have two I have thinking about trying those-I mean what the hell right? Did you try the bridge pickup too?

Yeah I am a greedy and lucky bastehd all right-no argument here-I bought the first one I owned three years ago--then a while back I spotted one on a dealer's site I had dealt with before and I had this bolt on PRS that did nothing for me and a trade was born....never looked back!

**Jimi's Bolero** · 07-28-2002, 10:59 PM

:wav

they need a "green with envy" smiley here.....

**Jack The Riffer** · 07-29-2002, 11:24 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Houndog
[B]

I am really happy with the stock sound but....since I have two I have thinking about trying those-I mean what the hell right? Did you try the bridge pickup too?

Left the bridge stock since I rarely use it. Great guitar innit!

**Felipe** · 07-29-2002, 11:50 AM

I've got a ASAT Z3 and I dig that guitar a lot. Silver sparkle, matching headstock, Z-coils and birds-eye neck.
Some folks don't dig the Zs, too hi-fi tone for some, but I like them. They sound superb on effects, cut thru really nice with no noise.

**YngwieBlackmore** · 07-29-2002, 04:36 PM

I've got 4 G&Ls--2 Legacys, an ASAT Special, and an F-100.

**Jack The Riffer** · 07-29-2002, 04:59 PM

Originally posted by YngwieBlackmore
I've got 4 G&Ls--2 Legacys, an ASAT Special, and an F-100.

Isn't an F-100 a pickup truck? :lol2

**Fendercrazy** · 07-29-2002, 05:00 PM

I had a mid 90's Asat Special. Metallic gold with chrome parts. It sounded superb and played ok I guess but I could never get used to the neck shape. Also the fret ends could have been dressed better.

**SteveK** · 07-30-2002, 05:14 AM

Seven G&L's. Legacy Special, Legacy, Fullerton, ASAT Jr, www.guitarsbyleo.com Limited Edition, ASAT Special, and an '88 Interceptor.

Yeah, I like 'em a bit ;)

**Bob Craver** · 07-30-2002, 11:46 AM

I have a very early S-500 (neck dated 3-3-82) that I got off of Ebay for $420.00. I'd tried a bunch of different Strats or strat-types over a few years and none of 'em really floated my boat. I gave up on 'em but eventually got GAS again. I figured I'd get the cheapest "decent" strat that I could come up with on Ebay and just "make it my strat". Out of nowhere my girlfriend sends me a link saying, "What's a G & L?" It had forty minutes to go and one other person had bid. Best "Strat" 've ever played!

**RMosack** · 08-02-2002, 02:47 PM

"I'd love to get an ASAT exactly like this:

http://www.glguitars.com/instruments...range_full.jpg

I love the orange!! "

ME too! My Comanche is that color (ash body) with a pearloid guard and a birdseye neck. Eye and ear candy!

**Snyder1** · 08-05-2002, 04:14 PM

Had a Legacy in cherry sunburst - nice piece, but didn't like the large frets & blocky hardtail bridge. I've got two Carvin quilt top hardtail Bolt's - one in SSS, one SSH - I like the Carvin neck much better (ebony board, abalone inlay, satin finish) & fit and finish is up there with the super strat boutique market - really, I've played most of them. G&L guys - do yourself a favor & check out a figured top Bolt...

JS

**Houndog** · 08-06-2002, 10:56 AM

I put together one of those Carvin kit guitars once-it was a lot of fun. Cept it had the worst sounding single coil pickups I have ever heard-no kidding the Korean copy guitars had better sounding pickups. I changed those though and it sounded good-eventually sold it a guy in Memphis who uses it for gigs. Says it is so ugly he doesn't have to worry about anyone stealing it-so much for my finishing skills....

**sunburst** · 08-08-2002, 01:05 PM

2 Legacy's, 3 Tone and a killer Blueburst. A third is on the way. A copy of Clapton's "Brownie". I'll post pictures soon.

**Houndog** · 08-09-2002, 02:27 AM

Originally posted by Jimi's Bolero

---->houndog, when I bought my legacy the other one they had was belair green.....I wanted it too, but could only justify the one $$ :). Those ASAT junior's are sweet looking, I've never been able to try one out. how do they compare to say, a LP with P90's? got any sound clips?

Whoops-I missed this earlier-wasn't being rude just illiterate!

Sorry no sound clips-I generally try to avoid recordings that can be used against me at a later date!

Doesn't really compare to a LP with P90s-it is more of a Tele thing than that and the semi-hollow body mellows it out a bit.

On the Belaire front though...here is mine modded with the Duncan Lipsticks....surf's up!!!!!!!!

**Jimi's Bolero** · 08-10-2002, 11:57 PM

hey, those pickups look snazzy in there!!

fwiw there is an ASAT Jr. on ebay right now, the "buy it now" is $775 US, not a bad deal......I can't justify it right now though.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...898951450&rd=1

**Houndog** · 08-11-2002, 08:19 AM

Originally posted by Jimi's Bolero
hey, those pickups look snazzy in there!!

fwiw there is an ASAT Jr. on ebay right now, the "buy it now" is $775 US, not a bad deal......I can't justify it right now though.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...898951450&rd=1

Those pickups sound good too-not a lot of output but very toneful...

Yeah that Asat Junior is a GOOD deal...in fact...if you look at my picture of the twin Asat Juniors the one on Ebay is the one on the bottom!I decided having two is kinda silly(plus I bought this hardtail Fullerton red Legacy this weekend :cb ) and I like the neck on the other one better so someone has a shot at a great guitar at a great price....

**RiffRaff** · 08-12-2002, 12:23 PM

I"ve been playing a G&L comanche exclusively for about a year now, it's a wonderful guitar! All of my other guitars have either been sold or put in the closet. I love Fenders but for me this guitar falls into that "perfect fit" realm that neither the fenders or gibsons I've owned could match.

**JKjr** · 09-08-2002, 10:59 AM

I love my Fenders! Every one! I HAVE to have a strat and a tele. I don't think anyone at this forum would disagree with me when I say that both of these guitars are REQUIRED if you want to play rock-n-roll. Having said that, my G&L ASAT with a Bigsby and three "magnetic field" pickups is a better built guitar that works better than any Fender I have ever owned. It took a little fret work and some time to find the setup that was right for me, but hasn't just about every "real" Fender you've owned taken the same? Certainly not a replacement for a traditional Fender, but it's nice to know that Leo never stopped pushing the envelope. We Win!

**Steve Shannahan** · 09-13-2002, 04:20 PM

I just bought a 2000 ASAT thinline with the MFD pickups. I'm waiting for it to arrive. It's my first G&L. From my experience playing friends' G&L's they're great instruments. I'm glad Leo didn't stay retired.

**brewer90** · 09-14-2002, 01:13 PM

I've got two: a Legacy and an ASAT Semihollow. Great stuff.

**John C** · 09-14-2002, 04:38 PM

I've shown this a couple of other places, but I have an ASAT Special Deluxe:

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...45309232EaFKNu

John C.

**hank** · 09-15-2002, 07:46 AM

John C., that's one cool piece!

I got lucky yesterday and found a mint '98 Legacy Special in honeyburst. Naturally, I had to have it. G & L does a fabulous job. Different, yet similar to the Fenders.

**John C** · 09-16-2002, 06:13 AM

hank,

Thanks. I kind of alternate between the ASAT and a '62RI Strat.

I guess I go with Fender for a vintage style guitar and with G&L for a modern one - I've never gotten on with the American Standard/American Series Fenders. I just like the narrower, deeper neck of the American Vintage Fenders, and G&L does a nice modern version of that.

John C.

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