New-to-me guitar day last Thursday.
I don't smoke, do drugs, or drink to excess. I don't gamble, chase women, or drive Italian sports cars. But I do buy
way too many guitars. Here's the latest, a near-mint 2016 G&L Tribute Series ASAT Special. I've been looking for a good deal on a used one for a few months, after listening to a couple of video demos on YouTube. I came across this one on Reverb.com about a week ago; it was priced too high, but I made a reasonable offer and it was accepted.
Received it last Thursday and played it quite a bit over the weekend. Very pleased with how it plays and sounds. Nice rosewood neck with a satin finish, not too thin and very comfortable to play. Smooth tuners and very solid feeling controls. It's a little on the heavy side for a T-style guitar, with a solid swamp ash body, but not excessively so. But my favorite feature by far is the G&L "Magnetic Field Design" (MFD) jumbo single coil pickup set, which have a rich, full sound with great clarity and a nice deep bass end. They're reminiscent of P90's but with better bass and a brighter top end. The bridge pickup can be a bit biting, but rolling off the treble control a tad takes care of that nicely. And the neck pickup is among the best I've ever heard in a single coil guitar.
It's a very attractive guitar, as well, with a transparent dark blue burst finish and a while pearloid pickguard. Photos below.
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