FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The ASAT shown here is a transitional example from 1987.  It has features from the early "Broadcaster" version, such as black chrome tuners, metal string tree, maple fingerboard, and serif logo, but it also has a couple of features found on later ASATs such as the gold sparkle G&L logo with registered trademark symbol and metal pickguard with black crinkle finish.  By year's end, ASATs had lost the Broadcaster features and the ebony fingerboard option was phased out.  It was given a powder coated aluminum pickguard, plastic string tree, chrome tuners, and new block style logos.  After the BBE takeover, the ASAT was further refined with the addition of a satin finish neck and 3-ply plastic pickguard.

 
Body: Solid; 2-piece maple

Finish: Black, polyurethane

Neck: 2-piece maple, bolt-on

Fingerboard: Maple; black pearloid dot markers

Number of Frets: 22

Pickguard: Black crinkle powder coated aluminum

Bridge: G&L Locktight, black crinkle powder coat

Nut: Plastic

Tuners: G&L/Schaller, sealed, black chrome

Pickups: Two, G&L Magnetic Field Design single coil with adjustable pole pieces

Controls: Master volume, master tone, 3-way pickup selector switch

Scale Length: 25 1/2 inches

Neck Width at Nut: 1 5/8 inches

Body Width at Lower Bout: 12 5/8 inches

Body Depth: 1 5/8 inches