G&L ASAT Classic Bluesboy

[mybigm0uth]

Great Axe. I have one just like it, with the Seth Lover Humbucker. Great tone with either option. Great demo man, keep it up

[fallenentity2]

Y'all don't even sell this, or the Legacy HB. I figured it would be listed on your site with "Out of stock", but y'all just don't sell it. Why review it?

[ProGuitarShopDemos]

@fallenentity2 As a G&L dealer, we can order any model you'd like. All USA G&L's are custom ordered so once it is sold, we take it down. We can certainly order anything you want to your specs. Please call 503-670-4949 for any further questions. Thank you!

PGS

[jakopet]

Can anyone tell me which song he is doing with the capo? or maybe hes is just improvising?

[andrewandthecatfives]

@jakopet Midnight Rambler (Stones)

[atzerix]

Pearl JAM! thx andy : )

[ScubaSteve42]

I'll stick my knife right down your throat, baby, and it hurts...

Andy is the best ever for doing midnight rambler in a guitar demo, just sayin..

[PANICBLADE]

this come in lefthanded too?

[BillEvans1956]

I want one! How much to export to the UK?

[ProGuitarShopDemos]

@BillEvans1956 - For shipping costs please add the item to your cart and hit the "calculate shipping" button. If you have further questions feel free to give our customer service dept. a call at 503-670-4949, or email them using the contact form on our website. Thanks!

-PGS Video Dept.

[Elazul451]

@BillEvans1956 Don't forget import tax! You'll have to pay an extra 21% or so of the total cost of both the guitar AND the shipping to customs before they'll let it in the country. Just something to consider.

[aektzis91]

Hi Andy im confused, in your video you have the neck humbucker listed as Alnico V, but G&L have it as an Alnico II seth lover?? which is it?

[ProGuitarShopDemos]

@aektzis91 - Every G&L we have is built to our specs, so each one is a little different. This particular Bluesboy had an Alnico V humbucker, but a Seth Lover is also an option should you want to order a custom G&L. Hope that clears things up. Thanks!

-PGS Crew

[SerialJoe1]

@aektzis91 whats the difference between the alnico v and alnico II seth lover?

[hawg427]

How much difference is there in the Maple fretboard compared to the rosewood tone wise? Just wondering if there's more TWANG in a Tele Maple fretboard and a Strat maple fretboard?

[WoWintosh]

@hawg427

The general consensus among players is that maple is brighter, so there would probably be more "twang".

Of course, I can get a pretty warm tone from my maple fretboard guitars, so any difference in tone is debatable.

[hawg427]

Andy,

How can you tell if a G&L Bluesboy is made in USA or overseas?

[Jugglevision]

@hawg427 On the headstock, the imports say "Tribute Series" on them. The USA ones say "Designed by Leo"

[plucknslap]

BLUR

[NewHorizonMusic1]

are all G&L guitars made in USA?

[AviatorAndyK]

hahaha 0:48 is that hand reaching for a non existing wammy bar?

[NickWeiland]

@AviatorAndyK volume control

[theoracularpig]

Life has been good indeed...

[sblopez08]

question... when you demo the guitars are the tone and volume knobs wide open or does that vary as you play throughout the demo?

[FeareBot]

just ordered one today... can't wait to play it!

[jessyka89music]

the middle position does what.........2:25

[saiyan195]

Where are these made? In America?

[Canadianspunge]

@saiyan195 THESE are made in America, and then there is a 'Tribute' series made in Indonesia. Don't be fooled, I ordered an Indonesian one. Why? They're 10x better than American Fenders.

[saiyan195]

@Canadianspunge Thanks

[Canadianspunge]

@saiyan195 Welcome =)

[JohnJeevasingham]

@Canadianspunge

Hi! Does that mean that the Premier finishes are only available on the Indonesian ones?

Coz, all Tributes are offered in Premier finishes, not all USA models come with Premier paint jobs.

[orangesv650]

I've said this before Andy, but thanks again for being the only guitar reviewer on YouTube that PLAYS SONGS to review guitars. That is valid info. Endless wankers riffing tells a potential buyer nothing.

[ProGuitarShopDemos]

@orangesv650 You're very welcome! There's more to guitar than just solos.

-PGS Crew

[Newbyrock23]

@ProGuitarShopDemos IS THERE???? lol jk

[xxguitarhero48xx]

@orangesv650 Coughcough Phil-X cough. But andy does a great job here.

[lifewithasong]

Like The Police stuff.

[schizophonicsoundz]

what is the rif at the beginning? So nice sounding. Always great sound. PGS rules.

[PauloVento]

Pearl Jam!!

[nbcards]

stupid question, does andy only play with his fingers or does he use a thumb pick?

[PrsFenderJackson1980]

I'm not sure about a moment of insanity I had. I purchased seymour duncan's vintage blues '59 set for my mahogany guitar. Do I have to put the bridge pickup higher than then neck? How close to the strings am going?

[Jujucaster1]

Hi, what cam are you using to film these great videos?

[kulyokul1]

Andy, what colour is this? Given to fly...yeah!!!!!

[ProGuitarShopDemos]

@kulyokul1 - This Bluesboy is Lake Placid Blue. Thanks!

-PGS Video Crew

[Gonzoidz]

One great guitar. Loved Midnight Rambler.

[LmaoItSucks]

Now THIS is a guitar that would be one hell of a give-away.

[manoelantoniojunior]

lol

I have one Fender Stratocaster American Standard and one G&L Legacy U.S.A.

I love them but, G&L ASAT is amazing better then Fender Telecaster!

[jjjj0000]

whats the song from the beginning

[BuddycamLive]

What is that song that starts at 4:00? I must learn it !!!

[carldipaolo]

midnight rambler -- rolling stones

[JohnRock220]

*Punch* Not only are you wrong, but tuners souldn't lock. Yo have to stretch out the physical string or you'e only getting a percentage of the strings potential.

[Yearst]

I like the darker tone of the rosewood neck, but what happened to the standard seth lover neck pu? That was the whole design concept! Cuttin costs, I guess I added a seymour duncan ssl to the middle...mine has locking tuners.

[Blacktelecaster]

Death Cab for Cutie sounds- all this video is missing is the beginning to "CATH"

[wildfire36500]

He used the asat bluesboy a lot on the most recent album. good soundin guitar

[tonebenderx]

How does this guitar compare to an equally priced Fender? How about one of the custom shop Fender telecasters?

[cjguitarman]

@OakPark11MileRd On a guitar without a tremolo, locking tuners are completely unnecessary. If you string it up properly, there will be no problems.

[francisz4]

seriously man? keep your strings fresh and make sure you thoroughly stretch them and you will never have tuning problems with this guitar. I own it and it's amazing! Get the Seth Lover pickup in the neck though. It sounds much better than the Alnico V in this video.

[Cauldronics]

every sound coming out of that thing is fuckin great

i've got a tribute asat that can't hold a candle to this

[sodablower]

ha ha Beetlebum. Nice one

[crazy4blues]

Capo in the middle of the neck.  A very cool nod to Albert Collins, who, of course, has had famous tele with a neck humbucker.

[PF92079]

It's not an Alnico-5 at the neck, it's a '55 Seth Lover Humbucker. Only for about a 4 month period did they do the Alnico pickup, the Seth stomps all over it!

[FINCHster]

i fucking need this guitar. but its close to 2grand. dammitall

[MatthewlikesZeppelin]

I liked the Pearl Jam at the beginning.

[SamAlexander14786]

Brilliant tone you've got going there man. Nicely played!

[veitchy88]

2:51. Joe Walsh. Fuck Yeah!

[billmeedog]

"Midnight Rambler" and "Dream Police" were ROCKIN!!!

[MojoPenguin]

Nice playing Andy, great geetar. I play without a pick most of the time too, but not as well, LOL

[ProGuitarShopDemos]

Yes, their are demos of me using a pick. Personally, I learned to play without one.

[BiscuitsJoe]

Can you post a video of the monster callouses you must have on your right hand? You're the best guitar player I've seen playing without a pick.

[squierkid]

for example : mark knopler does not use a pick.

[TheDancingSaxophone]

So are you classically trained? Or did you just learn to play rock but without a pick or something?

[archenemy2242]

can you do something for metal heads out there

[BiscuitsJoe]

Didn't they just post a vid for a schecter guitar a few days ago? It's all metal.

[ChillBroify]

lol calling yourself a metalhead is pretty poser dont labelize yourself

[discotechwreck]

sweet Police tone at 3:16!

[Bluesguy92]

what was the first song?

[PrsFenderJackson1980]

What is the standard millivolts/output difference between a typical bridge pickup and neck pickup?

[jjkrause84]

A very general guideline is that yoru bridge pup should normally have 10 - 15% more ohms. So a 7.0 in the neck and a 7.8 in the bridge, as an example.

[musicman69123]

PrsFenderJackson1980, the neck pickup usually has a lower output than the bridge pickup.

[wihaga83]

ANDY, Why proguitarshop does not carry good guitars for LEFTY?

We feel really discriminated!

[brundontfreeze000]

just restring guitars man... geesh. hendrix didnt have a problem

[jp6l6]

I prefer the amp because I already own a very good Tele I exactly upgraded for my playing.

[AmonTRodgers]

and bettle bum!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[AmonTRodgers]

Pearl Jam - Given to fly. Ahhhh. you make me love you sooo much more!!!!!!!

[skarfreak]

great guitar....

[THEZAKINATOR101495]

hey Andy, can you demo that Marshall Haze head behind you?

[FairviewBand013]

ya that would be useful

[jasonism123]

given to fly and beetlebum~ bring back the 90's hehe, cool guitar..

[MichaelRsalas]

i have this guitar in the 3-tone sunburst. its beautiful and plays so much better than any fender i have found. especially for only 1,300 bucks

[SalasKaleb]

Great now I feel like an Idiot.

[BlindLoveandPeace]

SPANK

[HKP1994]

is that a royer 121 on the cabinet? AWSOME demo!

[Mushman34]

What's the tele model pictured with the Malekko 616 on the site? I can't find it anywhere!

[sharrer2]

Amazing guitar, but not my style.

[bigleemac]

Amazing guitar with an amzing amp, really nice!

[stratmad]

Given To Fly - nice!

[RosaRose168]

Does the 7.5 inch radius neck make it harder to play?

[ProGuitarShopDemos]

I haven't run into any G&L that was hard to play

-Andy

[RosaRose168]

Owh, okayy. Thanks Andy. Keep up the good work. ^^

[lazeedawgs]

It's amazing how many people have no idea what a G&L guitar is and who started the company.

[LordOfThisWorld74]

Is that the Haze 15 watt head there behind you andy?

[glimmertwin85]

at 4:00 it's midnight rambler from 1969 Rolling Stones' album "let it bleed"!!! what a blues opera!

[Theanarchistatheist]

Ahh yes, G&L. My one true love :-)

No but seriously, I'd love to try one of their guitars. The basses they make are stellar. Even the Tribute series plays amazing - and for a good price!

[AlexGuitar1987]

Nice!! Blur & The Police, but what really makes me love this is that you played Joe Walsh!!!

[SalasKaleb]

Just another want-a-be Fender.

[agoraz]

If you've ever played one then you would know they sound and play way better than any Fender could possibly hope to

[ChillBroify]

i wouldnt go that far my friend, my uncle has a vintage 51 nocaster and that thing can prob tear a hole through any guitar out there and while g&l are alot bettter than mass produced fenders i still think the fender custom shop and pre cbs guitars has them beat

[moucon]

Only an idiot would call a G and L a "Fender wannabe" when the namesake (Leo Fender) is behind them. Yuh, he's the wannabe of HIMSELF.

More like G and L is the evolution of Fender pre-CBS. It's where Fender would have gone had Leo kept control of the company. Maybe then the market wouldn't be flooded with TexMex, Japocasters and Throw-away Squires. Just a thought..

[NismoTyler]

@moucon I manage a guitar shop in Memphis and constantly I get guys looking for strats and teles that don't want anything to do with "those fender copies" on the wall. Why do I have to explain what you just said to every guitar player in town? G&L is the greatest thing since the 50's and 60's.

[mroutlaw38]

Hahahahaha

[malcatron]

Get your facts straight before trying to be a smart arse, in case you hadn't worked it out the L in G&L stands for Leo (as in Leo Fender).

I tried a bunch of Fenders and ended up with a G&L ASAT, to my mind it was a far superior instrument. The bridge is an absolute work of art and the pickups = yummmm!!

[Strat0Blues]

Great tone! Nice demo.

[sonatonemaster]

The police yeah, driven to tears cool version lol

[IamPeavey]

i hope this has a maple neck version. :D

[sleeepingpills]

G&L also does custom jobs if there aren't any on the PGS website that tickle your fancy. The boys ordered me a beeeeeeautiful ASAT in red earlier this year. Great customer service, too.

[totallyshamanistic]

what song is that at 4:00 -5:00? sounds like a joe walsh lick, but i just can't put my finger on it. i need some help pgs brothas!!!!

[bloozboy5]

Sounds more like "Midnight Rambler" to these ears.

[weldfish]

Great review. I want one!

[notyourhomeboy]

my maserati does one eighty-five. they took my lisense so now i dont drive

[bmd900]

looks sweet sounds sweet..

[cmartinrel]

Yield is such an underrated album! Keep up the good work!

[achaarpickler]

Amen to that. "Low Light", "All Those Yesterdays" and "Wishlist" are real classics...........

[tolchok89]

Don't forget "Do the Evolution".

[martinlutherkingIII]

best fuckin pearl jam tone ever. great job and awesome song selection

[FireteamBeta]

You're getting closer and closer to the ASAT Deluxe review that I crave.

[mattpowers2]

Teles with bridge 'buckers = WIN

[snouter]

3:30 The Police, Driven To Tears, I think.

[DeadWhiteButterflies]

Check out the sexy VOX! My dream amp right there.

[Wzwain]

Whats the song he's playing in the intro? Sounds cool

[achaarpickler]

Given to fly-Pearl Jam

[Bigngreen]

hell yeah

[rockingroove112]

andy. youre a pro

[catfishmudflap]

Nice guitar. I like the way you play too!

[jjolddahgoo]

Gotta love those G&L ASAT Classic Bluesboys!

[gbuent]

i really hate that telecaster look. and its taking over the world

[xxgg55]

I agree. But since I've seen it everywhere it's grown on me a little, but I still wouldnt buy one

[iagobroxado]

loved it. I wonder if the pickups are sold in sets..

[xdivinebladex]

with all these awesome guitars andy reviews, i wonder if he has trouble finding a favorite :]

[ledzep149]

Midnight Rambler!!!! Life's Been Good!!

[madferit87]

I love Andy's gear demos!

[oilpit]

Beetlebum!!!!

[ledzep149]

awesome review andy

i only trust reviews from Pro Guitar Shop!

[danukenator123]

g and l fucking rule

[robpage1990]

first

[bondkor]

neato