Re: G&L ASAT pickup.
i have a G&L S 500 with the uber mag field pickups (whatever they call em).
they are true single coils but they are FREAKING HOT. they drove me nuts because i got microphonic feedback from them. i had to change them out.
my impression ::
they are clean, clear and LOUD on low gain. the only use i can see for these pickups is a bunch of old farts sitting around with vintage low gain amps (thats not a bad thing, cause i'm an old fart). with the G&L S500 i had a treble cut (standard tone control) and a bass cut. so i guess i should of been smarter with them, but generally it was a pain in the ass.
G&L is a kick ass guitar maker, but i dont like the pickup ideas they have. they have a couple of proprietary pickups that sound unique, but i would rather see them use duncan/dimarzio/lace.
ASAT stands for "a strat and a tele" so that might be a different pickup than i had (only 1 tone control?).
i'm sure someone will scream BLASPHEMY and say i didnt use the right amp or eq or something, but i warned ye. if it was me i would rather take a chance on a sure thing, a pickup that was made to be balanced with the pickup you are going to put in the bridge.
from G & L ::
The patented Magnetic Field Design® pickups use a ceramic bar magnet installed underneath each coil, with soft iron adjustable pole pieces to transfer the magnetic field to the surface of the pickup. By contrast, traditional Alnico type pickups, such as used in the Legacy and George Fullerton models, use nonadjustable Alnico pole pieces leaving the only adjustment being pickup height. The Magnetic Field Design has this adjustment, but further offers individual adjustment of each pole piece, letting the player effectively adjust the output of each string on each pickup. Magnetic Field Design yield about twice the output per wind, making the pickup quieter while allowing a greater overall output. The sound of Magnetic Field pickups is slightly warmer with a broader frequency response.
