G&L ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top Review

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Overall Rating 2.81

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Features 2.1

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Quality 3.54

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Reliability / Value 2.4

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  • Body Shape: Tele®  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Semi acoustic  
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  • Body Wood: Ash  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Finish: Nitrocellulose  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: C-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 7.50"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Black Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6252" (1-5/8")  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Bridge: Saddle Lock  
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  • Hardware: Gold  
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  • Fret Size: Medium  
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  • Number of Pickups: 3  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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G&L's ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top is fairly good guitar. Not a brilliant one, but ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top will serve you until you decide it's time to go for a bit more expensive guitar. You will not go wrong if you go ahead with ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top.

G&L could throw in a bit more features into ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top but this guitar is definitely a usable musical instrument. Whether it's the price cut, or G&L felt that simplicity is a good way to go, ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top is built with a limited set of features, so one needs see if it fits the need. Not the best equipped instrument, but ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top will do well for some musicians.

The sound of ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top is finer than other guitars in many ways. The reason for that lays in the fact that ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top plays extraordinarily well through mostly any kind of amplifier which means that the sound is versatile, adaptable to various music styles and genres. G&L's ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top is easy to set up, and even easier to get used to its unique tone that easily becomes yours.

Though it could be better, action of G&L's ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top is not that bad at all. It may go out of tune when mistreated, but it's easily tuned back in no time. You won't be let down while playing ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top's neck. Guitar does feel a bit cheaper, but it will last you a long time, if you handle it with care that each instrument should be getting anyhow.

Some might say that G&L didn't go all the way in providing a reliable and durable instrument, but ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top isn't that bad. It will serve you well most of times, though you should be wary and have backups in situations where you feel ASAT Z3 Figured Maple Top might let you down, such as gigs and studio sessions.