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What are the necks like on Gamp;L ASATs? Are they a C, U, or V shape? Chunky, thin? The fretboard radii on the website says 7.25 but alot of ones on ebay claim 9. Anyone able to shed some light?

I'm looking at ASAT specials.

ASAT Classics have vintage radius necks; ASAT Specials and other models don't.

check their site to make sure

Thats the thing though. I'm getting conflicting numbers.

from : localhost/www.glguitars.com/instruments...de=ASATSpecial
from : localhost/cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=rvi:1:3v_home

The Gamp;L website states a 7.5 neck for the USA model and a 9quot; neck for the Tribute model.

from : localhost/what the Ebay auction states, it looks like that Tribute Special has the #1 neck on it...which is what I have on my Asat Deluxe. It's a C shaped neck that is slightly chunky. For me that means it maintains a nice full sound while still being extremely playable. My Dean Hardtail has been demoted to number two due to the neck on the Asat.

I apologize, and stand corrected.

I've owned 3 ASATs - a Classic and two Specials, and I can say I don't recall my ASAT Special feeling like a vintage radius neck - it was slimmer and faster than my Legacy.
Although they vary like other bolt-on neck guitars, the Special I had was one of the easier playing guitars I've owned - it begged to be played fast, and I'm sorry I sold it.

The Classics are great, but I'm partial to the regular Specials - the pickups are just a little different than other single coils, and they're pretty adaptable to several styles of music. I found them to have a big bass tone, but they were also punchy when pushed.

I'm partial to the older 3 bolt designs, because the micro tilt helped dial in the set up. I'd also be partial to a used US made ASAT rather than a Tribute.

Danke, a few more questions if you don't mind.

The tribute series I gather is their less exspensive guitars, but still made in the USA. The quality I'm guessing is probably a little better then a MIM Fender?

None of the regular ASAT specials have a flatter freetboard radius? I would really like the 9, as I think that is about as round as I want for fear of fretting out.

Curly could you go on about the general sound of these ASAT specials with the p90ish pickups?

I've been kicking around the idea of an ASAT special as an alternative to my p90 tele project as it added up a little quicker then I expected, but I think I still might do it.

Gamp;L USA guitars (at least the necks) are handmade so no two are the same. You can have very different neck profiles on two of the same model. They vary from a thin to a chunky C, some have a V, etc. All of the Legacies and Invaders have a 12quot; radius. I would assume the ASATs except for the classics would too. But I've never played them.

The tribute models are import models that are assembled and setup in the US. I maybe just set up and built overseas, I can't remember. They are way better than MIM fenders.

I've had 3 Gamp;L's and all the necks were drastically different. That's the issue with Gamp;L that makes it hard to buy 'sight unseen.' They really vary......even amongst the same type. I know I prefer the chunkier ones with a flatter radius like my Legacy Deluxe, which has actually become one of my main players. Great guitar!

Gamp;L, has several neck options. You can get either the 7.25quot; or 12quot; radius. The nut widths can be had in 1 5/8quot;, 1 11/16quot;, or 1 3/4quot;. Most Gamp;L's have the 1 5/8quot; nut width. As others have said Gamp;L necks are hand made, and no two are alike! I own 15 Gamp;L's at this time, and no they're all very different. Gamp;L, is in the process of installing two CNC machines. Supposedly they will only be used to rough cut the necks, and bodies, but final shaping will still be done by hand.

Sprinter


Originally Posted by proxyCurly could you go on about the general sound of these ASAT specials with the p90ish pickups?

the thing I noticed about mine was that it was about the best sounding guitar through my little Champ - those pickups had so much bottom end, that it didn't sound so much like a little amp

others have said that despite their looks, they're really not P90 type pickups. I don't know the specs, but I think they are actually lower output. I don't know what others consider a quot;hi fiquot; pickup, but I think it applies to these - clear highs, and strong lows


Originally Posted by Curly
others have said that despite their looks, they're really not P90 type pickups. I don't know the specs, but I think they are actually lower output. I don't know what others consider a quot;hi fiquot; pickup, but I think it applies to these - clear highs, and strong lows

Technically speaking, the Gamp;L large MFD pickup is closer in design to a Fender, Jazzmaster pickup than a P-90. The pickups have a lower ohm reading than most single coil pickups, but because of their design, they're actully much hotter than most single coil pickups. Sprinter

Gamp;L's are cool guitars, period. Big fan here. Especially since my newest acquistion, click the link in my sig to see a pic.

Well thanks for the additional responses, but I decided to go down the USACG path as I couldn't find a 9 or 10ish radii along with a nice v without looking long and hard.