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FACTOIDS & TRIVIA
The ASAT Bass Signature shown here is an interesting
transitional example from the BBE period. The new owners of G&L
made sweeping changes almost immediately after taking over the company
in November 1991. This bass has a Leo-era slab body with output jack
plate, but the neck is from early 1992 and has different tuner posts (satin
finish with shoulder vs. polished aluminum conical), a semi-gloss neck
finish (Leo-era necks were high gloss and later BBE-era necks were satin),
and a thinner neck thickness behind the nut. This bass retains the
thin veneer fingerboard of the Leo-era. Later in 1992, BBE switched
to a thick veneer board and by 1993 the boards were slab. Most
importantly, the BBE-era ASAT Basses (and L-2000s) used a different preamp
labelled as Version 1.0 on the circuit board. This circuit uses a
different op-amp and a series/parallel humbucking switch in place of the
former coil splitter. This results in a different sounding ASAT Bass.
Around 1999, G&L revised the preamp once again (Version 1.1) using the
original Leo-era op-amp and similar circuit, but retained the series/parallel
selector.
G&L ASAT BASS Signature (early 1992)
Body: Solid; 2-piece ash
Finish: Sunburst, polyurethane
Neck: 2-piece maple, bolt-on
Fingerboard: Rosewood; pearloid dot markers
Number of Frets: 21
Pickguard: None
Bridge: G&L Saddle-Lock, chrome
Nut: Plastic
Tuners: G&L/Schaller Ultra-Lite, open,
chrome
Pickups: Two, G&L Magnetic Field Design
humbucking with adjustable pole pieces, active/passive
Controls: Master volume; bass and treble
controls; series/parallel selector, 3-way pickup selector, passive/active/active
treble boost selector
Scale Length: 34 inches
Neck Width at Nut: 1 1/2 inches
Body Width at Lower Bout: 13 inches
Body Depth: 1 5/8 inches
Weight: 10.3 lb.
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