Fender VS G&L - Tele and ASAT Tone Comparison!

Fender Tele or G&L ASAT? Which of Leo's Fender's guitar designs do you like the best?
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[alm]

Im a G&L devote switched from Fender years ago. G&L has a fuller tone to my ears. We should all be grateful for Leo and his incredible designs.

[waynepayne]

my man leo fender made a whole ass company everytime he designed a telecaster

[empireentertainmentevents]

DARRELL.... most people dont appreciate what you did for the guitar playing maniacs world so I wanna say a big THANK YOU for all your hard work and effort!

[davidwernsing]

I liked the G&L pickups more, they sounded more full on the bottom end.

[metrostatetacticalicecream]

The G&L is a custom guitar, they offer more than just a large palate of colors. You don’t have to settle, you can get the radius, neck shape, finish, tint, and body shape that you want without having to settle for standard telecasters in the same price range. I think this is one of the reasons for their lower resale value. I own several of both and don’t actually think of the ASAT as a telecaster. I think of it more as a T-style guitar that has its own voice.

[DarrellBraunGuitar]

I've wanted to do this comparison for you guys for a LONG time!
Enjoy!

[johnholloway]

Must say the ASAT took charge! HUGE difference with the clean/neck comparison with the magnetics raised. Not much difference using the bridge pups when clean or dirty. I prefer the ASAT due to Leo's design of rolling off the twang that Teles are known. I've always been a fan of the warmer tones. Great demo, as usual, Darrell.

[jdburnsideutube]

Extremely well done comparison. The subtleties of the differences were clearly audible. Perfect.

[micheltaillon]

so much time spent on editing your vids to give us a perfect a-b comparison. huge kudos to you Darrel!

[ronnienose]

Fender for the cleans and the G&L for gain settings. Thank you for the video.

[cesalt]

Never would have considered a G&L. This was impressive!

[mojryzin]

I've always admired the build quality of the G&L Asat and Legacy...beautiful maple necks/finishes and, of course as you mention, great pickups/electronics, and tone.

[DavidMorley]

I never lusted for a Tele, because of the brightness. So for me, the Asat is ideal.

[DylanTK]

I actually preferred the ASAT in both clean and dirty, which surprised me somewhat as I generally love teles clean. I think something about the G&L sounding a bit more full and less chimey is what did it

...and hilariously at the end of the video you say the exact same thing. so there we go.

[sixfoursoul]

I just bought a G&L tele yesteday HOLYSHIT is this thing amazing blew all the fenders off the map .. I wasnt cheap but worth it

[andrewbutcher]

Great to hear these side by side Darrell. I love my G&L Asat Classic for me the pickups make a huge difference and make this a much more versatile guitar than the Tele. The tone control can be used to give more variety. A wonderful guitar that I will never part with.

[patriotpizzaman]

The Tele sounds so freaking good in this video! I really love the way you've recorded these two guitars! I'm a Tele guy though not so much a country guy. I'm much more of a rocker and tend to play my Sabbath favs on my Tele, tuned down a whole step through a vintage Rat & a Rivera Quiana with the ninja boost kicked in. Brutal Fuzz off the Tele plugged into the low gain! Having said all that I like the Asat's fuller overall tone a little better. Not in every situation but, by a hair.

[seanemmettfullerton]

Wow, thanks Darrell. I appreciate your keen ear for tone.
I'm looking at an ASAT Classic G&L —your comments
have been a great help :)

[mikepj]

The Tele wins for me for that Tele sound but the ASAT is a different animal. It seems that the G&L can get the Tele sound but the Tele can not get that ASAT sound. I have a G&L Legacy and it has quickly become my go to for everything. I will say this, having both Fenders and G&L, the build quality and finish of the G&L is superior.

[tenbroeck]

Thank you for doing a truly relevant side-by-side comparison, not just plucking any sounds, but playing the kind of licks many rock and country Tele guys play.