G&L Tribute Series

Eblis

Eblis

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Alright, I'm getting some minor GAS and I'm wondering about these G&L Tribute Series Tele...

I'm digging this:
http://www.glguitars.com/instruments/TributeSeries/guitars/ASAT_Classic/index.asp

and this:
http://www.glguitars.com/instruments/TributeSeries/guitars/ASAT_Special/index.asp

So...What do you guys think of these? Sound, feel, build quality???
Between the 2 different pickups in each guitar, what should I expect?

I have never played any G&L guitar so I'm looking for some discussion about them...Especially these particular models. What other guitars of the same price range and style would they compare to?

Thanks guys,
Jason :evil:
 
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Cant give you much specifics, but the tributes are very nice players for a reasonable amount of $.
 
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They should have the same pickups that G&L put in their US models in them too. Excellent value.
 
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they have the same pups and hardware as the us ones

but not the same wood

i've played and considered buying a lot of the us g&ls in the past. there's a shop around here which carries many nice ones

the tributues......eh.....not so special. not that there's anything wrong with em

and i will admit to an import bias - ask anybody around here - I'm a bit of a US snob

but the tribute guitars were pretty run-of-the-mill budget import. not bad not great

the US g&ls can be pretty special tho

m2c
 
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I like the pickups on my Tribute Special. It makes for a good backup, or alternative to my US Tele.
 
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I haven't played the imports, but I played a G&L Tele with a Seth in the neck that was pure butter. If the import is even half as good, it would be a good gigging guitar for most people.
 
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G&L's are great the Tribute ones are better than Fenders in the same price range and the US made ones are as good as the Custom Shop Fenders.
 
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Like I somewhat haphazardly posted yesterday, there's nothing wrong with the Tribute guitars, but they are what they are: Well-appointed guitars made at about the peak level of East Asian mass production. I'd consider them on par with the PRS SE guitars. Certainly gig-worthy.

The USA G&Ls are better enough to more-than-justify the increase in price, however.
 
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sosomething said:
they have the same pups and hardware as the us ones

but not the same wood

i've played and considered buying a lot of the us g&ls in the past. there's a shop around here which carries many nice ones

the tributues......eh.....not so special. not that there's anything wrong with em

and i will admit to an import bias - ask anybody around here - I'm a bit of a US snob

but the tribute guitars were pretty run-of-the-mill budget import. not bad not great

the US g&ls can be pretty special tho

m2c
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What he said.

I've had a few Tele style tributes and a couple of real US models come through the shop in the last couple of years. The difference in feel is like the difference between a standard Fender MIM and a standard US Fender. I will say the import G&L stuff is a little better than the Fender MIM stuff I've ran through, but still doesn't feel as good as U.S. built stuff. It's mostly the feel of the neck. The imports almost feel like a raw wood feel on the neck while the couple of US models were slick as ice.
 
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Eblis said:
Thanks for the replies fellas... I was just looking around the website yesterday and when I saw the prices, I got curious. I have heard great things about G&L guitars, but never had one my hands.

Now THIS is killing me...
http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/4636/Fender-American-Standard-Telecaster/

:evil:
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if you're gonna obsess over something.........


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I own a G&L George Fullerton Signature "Strat" and love it.. I have never played their imports, but have been impressed by every US made G&L I've tried.. and most G&L owners swear by their famous necks.. they just feel "right"..

I'm no import snob by any means.. if cash is an issue then check out some MIM Teles.. I have a MIM Tele that I think is fantastic.. I replaced the pups with SD's of course! I think it's every bit as good (tone & feel) as my custom Tele that has Fralins.. and I ain't afraid to gig with it because they use that polyurethane finish which is pretty damned durable.. I have alot of Teles, and love 'em all because they're pretty simple creatures to modify to your liking..
 
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I have quite a few G&Ls, I've never played a Tribute model as they only make a couple in lefty.

This is my latest, an ASAT Special Deluxe in natural with an ash body and maple top and those big honkin' MFDs .

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The saddle lock bridge also gives the Special great sustain, even on a clean tone at low volumes you can feel the difference.
 
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