USA 1989 G&L ASAT Bass (signed by Leo Fender himself) - *SOLD* £1275 Loughborough

[Bassnut62]

NOW SOLD

The legacy of the legendary Leo Fender, G&L Guitars continues to produce exceptional instruments in the 21st Century, closely adhering to its iconic founder's vision.

 

This is one of the very rare signed active/passive telecaster basses with a Jazz neck designed by Leo and 100% made in the USA. He only signed these basses from 1989 until he died in 1992. This ASAT Bass shows plenty of the signs of its well-loved life. When a guitar is well-loved in this condition, it is because it is a great instrument to play. It has been very well maintained and has a fantastic set of controls that enable you to get just about any sound you could possibly want from the bass. The knobs are Volume, Treble, Bass. The switches are Three-way Pick-up Selector, Phase In/Out, Active with a Treble Boost / Active / Passive.

 

A premium instrument in their bass lineup, the ASAT Bass is a US-made Telecaster-style bass that fully embraces vintage styling and modern functionality in equal measure, and it looks cool as hell for a bass!

 

Finished in Cherry Road with a rosewood board, this beautiful instrument is suitable for all music styles, thanks to its versatile and unique pickups/controls and highest-quality build, components, and woods.

 

This one is a genuine beauty and sounds/plays/looks a dream! You will not find this level of quality in a USA bass anywhere else at this price!

 

Construction

The G&L ASAT Bass features a Swamp Ash body, which delivers a balanced sound with warm lows, crisp highs and lots of natural resonance. It is not too heavy and has a nice fast long-scale neck, with a nice vintage fretboard profile, reminiscent of an early 60s Jazz Bass. This bass is a perfect option for both studio recording and live performance.  The bolt-on Maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard offers a bright, yet warm and snappy response, giving notes plenty of bite when needed and upper mid-range vibrancy. This bass can easily cut through a mix in active or passive mode and delivers great tone across all settings.

 

Fitted with G&L's 'Saddle-Lock' bridge, this ergonomically engineered design features a clever mechanism that essentially stops the string saddles from moving. This ensures that they are evenly spaced for consistent distance between the strings, and in contact with one another to improve the instrument's sustain.

 

The ASAT's 100% natural bone nut also enhances string vibration, whilst allowing them to glide freely so that they don't snag when performing string bends. With all these thoughtful appointments, it's clear that the G&L USA ASAT Bass is a pro-standard guitar.

 

This is guitar is in excellent working condition with no issues and has been well looked after. I have owned it for about 20 years and only gigged it about 10 times. The serial number suggests it was made in 1989; but it is notoriously difficult to date G&Ls precisely.

 

It comes in a Levy’s padded gig bag.

 

Any questions please send me a message. Collection is best from Mountsorrel, LE12.

 

Edited March 4 by Bassnut62
Bass is now sold

[mrbacco]

fantastic bass!!!