ASAT USA Deluxe Asat Special

The Fullerton Deluxe ASAT Special bundles some of the most time-honored option combinations from the G&L Option Order menu.  Custom andromeda and that elegance continues up the neck with the G&L Natural Satin finish. All feature rear contoured Alder or Swamp Ash bodies.

Andromeda over Alder, 3-ply white pickguard, Maple fingerboard

The G&L ASAT Special just might be the quintessential G&L guitar, viewed by many as Leos ultimate single-cutaway. Back in 1985, Leo Fender† launched this model under the G&L Broadcaster name, which prompted a response from Fred Gretsch of Gretsch Guitars over the name just as it had thirty-five years earlier. History buffs will recall that the Broadkaster® name is owned by Gretsch, and once again, a Broadcaster from Leo was required to have its name changed. This time around, the name became ASAT which is US military shorthand for an Anti-Satellite missile.

The ASAT Special, as the model became known, features jumbo single-coil Magnetic Field Design pickups, each with a narrow bobbin aperture for a coil which is shallow yet wide. In this regard, an MFD jumbo single coil is similar to a P-90 or Jazzmaster pickup, yet the MFD principle provides a punchier bottom end and brighter top end sparkling with harmonics. Leo further departed with the past with the addition of his innovative Saddle-Lock bridge which transfers string energy right into the body end-grain for an incredibly resonant instrument. The result is one of the most versatile guitars ever, serving up ballsy twang to searing blues to smooth jazz tones.