FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

This is an example of the ultra rare variant of the ASAT III fitted with vibrato tailpiece. The plastic pickguard is unusual as they were generally used up by 1988. Even more unusual is the candy apple red finish. G&L offered this finish from 1980-83, dropped it in 1984, and then offered it again in 1988-89. It was not available again until 1992 and currently remains a standard finish. G&L guitars and basses made in 1988-89 that are finished in candy apple red are scarce.

 
 Body: Solid; 2-piece ash

 Finish: Candy Apple Red, nitrocellulose lacquer

 Neck: 2-piece maple, bolt-on

 Fingerboard: Rosewood; pearloid dot markers

 Number of Frets: 22

 Pickguard: 1-ply black plastic

 Bridge: G&L Dual Fulcrum Vibrato, chrome

 Nut: Plastic

 Tuners: Sperzel Trim-Lok, satin chrome

 Pickups: Two G&L Magnetic Field Design single coil with adjustable pole pieces and one G&L Magnetic Field Design humbucker 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