GGJaguar's Guitarium and Ampeteria 1998 G&L ASAT Z-3

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FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The ASAT Z-3 has its origins in a Leo Fender design from circa 1989. At the request of John Jorgenson, Leo installed three "Z-Coil" Magnetic Field Pickups (from his newly introduced Comanche) into an ASAT body with Dual Fulcrum vibrato. John had been using his prototype Comanche for recording, but did not want to tour with it. The hybrid "Comanche/ASAT" was finished in silver flake by the same company in Texas that would later do the finishes for the John Jorgenson Signature Model. In late 1997, G&L "reissued" the Z-coil pickup version of the ASAT and called it the ASAT Z-3. The example shown here has the factory optional double bound body, bound fingerboard, matching headstock, and pearloid pickguard. It kind of looks like a '57 Chevy. How it sounds is very subjective since most players either love or hate the Z-coil MFD. It sure looks cool, though.

G&L ASAT Z-3 (November 1998)

Body: Solid; 2-piece alder