Let's try another G&L Tribute, the ASAT Classic Bluesboy

I'm not sure why I've never thought of taking a look at this model. I'm a big fan of G&L's USA guitars, and awhile back I tried my first import Tribute model when I compared the Tribute Legacy to the USA Legacy. Today I get my hands on a Tribute ASAT Bluesboy, a T style guitar with a humbucker in the neck position. I discuss the quality, fit and finish, setup, fretwork, overall playability and sound. Of course I demo the guitar and let you know what I think.

#g<ribute #bluesguitar #asatbluesboy #telecaster

[csharpminorseven]

Great playing Leonard, you did that Asat Bluesboy justice, big time. Thanks for the vid - and your playing especially! Cheers!

[jonahcornish]

Great playing as usual, Leonard! I just found (in my local pawn shop) a Fender Player Tele with 2 humbuckers and it sound sand play fantastic, The neck is slim ( the way I like it) and the pickups are actually very nice (the coil split works well). Turns out this is the guitar I never knew I needed! Thanks for another awesome video!

[DavidDempsey-jd]

Nice playing as always. I had a G and L Stat, and it was a good guitar.

[guitarzan]

Exceptional playing today!!! Great review, as usual!!!
Looking forward to what’s next!

[petermartin]

What a fantastic review. Your playing is amazing! I have this exact guitar ( but with the Red Tortoise pickguard).
I absolutely love it! Great build quality and a joy to play 😀👍🏻 I have just subscribed to your channel 👍🏻👍🏻

[mortonwilson]

Nice one! Rosewood + 6 Brass Saddles = 'someone thought about this!'. Thanks for the demo 😀

[tommyal]

As always, an honest review! And some great playing also!

[redcatcliveupnorth]

Well that's how it should be played! Impressed and inspired again. I have fender vintera 70's custom and as you said the real magic is blending the full on bridge with the smooth neck, there are some really tasty tones to be had. Hope you are well, take care😊😊🎸🎸🎸🎸

[tbone]

Nice demo Leonard, I think the white pick guard is an upgrade.

[ew]

Always a thorough demo and super tasty playing! That bridge pickup or combination both pickups sound fantastic. I wonder if replacing the neck pickup with the Fender Widerange pickup would add some clarity. I suppose there's a lot of other options out there for the neck pickup. G&L make solid guitars and glad you showcased this one!

[To.Si.Ma.]

Great video. - Come to Berlin with your band.

[michaelschneider]

Terrific sounds, as usual, and a very nuanced take on that pickup improvement by Leo Fender that might have been a rare misstep! I’m currently using a G&L strat Legacy, which we got my son in 2002. Amazed that the G&L guitars are overlooked so much, considering how many other strat and tele clones are out there now. Wondering which you think are best…. how about a shootout (or two)?

[abrigospardos]

Great review and superb playing! Now I want one of those G&L HumbuckerTeles. All I need to do next is get a capo, tune to F# minor, ditch the pick and dig in with my fingers to go into Iceman mode, right? Would that it were that easy!

[johnwalsh]

Hi Leonard, great playing you really sold the guitar, interesting review I’m definitely gonna try one
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[wleecarter]

Would you be up for a video comparison between the G&L Fullerton Deluxe Legacy, S-500, and Comanche? I'm curious about the differences between these three models...and would of course love to hear you play on all three. Thanks for your videos, I get a lot out of them.

[Proberunner]

Thanks for the bluesy review, i am currently looking for some T Style with a bit wormer bridge sound then the std tele sound. Will test this one out soon. Or maybee the asat tribute classic hollow? Not shure yet

[braddietzmusic]

Really fetching with the Candy Apple Red-ish Dakota Red-ish color combo and the H/S Telecaster pickup platform despite the challenges of integrating the Single coil/250k-Humbucker/500k paradigm that is challenging to get just right.

Nice sounding guitar. It seems like this one kind of begs for a vintage output PAF style pickup in the neck, both for keeping its output and volume witching reasonable parity with the single coil bridge pickup, as well as clarity and chime on a neck pickup.

I think a Seymour Duncan Jazz Model in the neck would pair well with this slightly overwound-sounding bridge pickup.

Really nice review, playing and tones on this guitar.

[SteveLedger]

I have the Sonic Blue version. Love it. I did have to replace the switch which was noisy and often lost contact.
BTW: Where did you get the after-market pick guard??

[Tecniconta]

I just subscribed to help you have a sufficient number so that you can write to the brands and have them send you material to try, because it is a pleasure to hear you play and your references!!!! Greetings and thank you very much!

[Someone-lcdc]

Hello Leonard, I’m having a hard time deciding which of these 3 guitars to put my money in: 1) a GL Bluesboy 2) a Sherwood Green CV Squier (like the one you revived a while ago), or 3) just a regular classic Telecaster by G&L with two single-coil pickups. It’s slightly cheaper than the Bluesboy. Any thoughts? Thanks!