FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The ASAT Special was introduced in late 1992. At this time G&L began to use alder as the standard wood for all opaque finished ASATs as well as tri-laminated plastic pickguards. The Special differed from the regular ASAT in cosmetics only. I had a chrome plated bridge instead of black crinkle finish and white pickup covers instead of black. However, the BBE-made ASAT and ASAT Special had a different circuit from the pre-BBE ASAT. The BBE-era ASATs used the pre-BBE ASAT Classic circuit. In 1998, G&L dropped the regular ASAT with black hardware. Then G&L, dropped the "Special" in the ASAT Special name and it became the standard ASAT offered in the catalog.  This explanation sounds more confusing and complicated than it really is.

Body: Solid; 2-piece alder

Finish: Belair Green, polyurethane

Neck: 2-piece maple, bolt-on

Fingerboard: Maple; black pearloid dot markers

Number of Frets: 22

Pickguard: White/black/white plastic laminate

Bridge: G&L Saddle-Lock, chrome

Nut: Plastic

Tuners: G&L/Schaller, sealed, 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

Weight: n/a