My guitar collection - G&L

 
 

Eric Martin runs Martin Music Guitar in Memphis, TN. He sold me ‘The Wrangler’, one of Johnny Garcia’s custom artwork guitars. And clearly being appreciative of the quality G&L offers, he had his store commission some Special Edition runs to be retailed out of his store. In mid-2014 an announcement appeared on the Guitars by Leo website of a run of ASAT Classic with a Lollar Charlie Christian pickup in the neck. Wow! The guitar I selected sounds great and looks the most like an old-time jazz box. The swamp ash body has both top and back binding, Tobacco Sunburst finish, and b/w/b pickguard that esthetically looks fabulous with the Charlie Christian. The ASAT Classic 6-saddle bridge houses the ASAT Classic Magnetic Field Design (MFD) bridge pup. The pickups are hooked up to a 3-position pickup selector, volume control, and a tone control with a special .047μF Orange Drop capacitor for an expanded tone control sweep. The vintage tint gloss C-profile #1 hard-rock maple neck has a 12” rosewood fingerboard with Jescar Medium Jumbo 57110 frets. The only relevant webpage I could find is the one on the Martin Music Guitar website, which will stay active as long as instruments are in stock.

 

ASAT Classic Charlie Christian ltd

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The reason for picking this one is given above already. When the announcement was made in August 2014, it was the only (double-)bound Charlie Christian Ltd available. The guitar looks great, but how does the Lollar sound? Lots of definition, creamy, some of the most beautiful lows I have ever heard. I played some Bill Frisell stuff on that pup and with some slapback echo the thing just sounds gorgeous. It also blends very well with the Tele-style MFD the ASAT Classic is famous for. Funnily enough, I received the December 2014 issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine the same day with Bill featured. Guess what? He has a Rick Kelly Tele-style guitar with Lollar Charlie Christian pups. Who knew? Wonderful guitar especially at lower volumes.

The story behind this guitar

2014

CLF070054

none, marked 'AC Blues 90’, 'Tob Sunbrst', 'BWB', 'BB', 'VTGN’,

'* see spencer for info’, '315620-10'

none, completion date on spec sheet 4/4/14

D’Addario EXL110 Nickel Wound Regular Light (10-46)