G&L Tele

Jack Francis · Post by **Jack Francis** » 21 May 2006 5:04 am

My son told me that when Leo made the G&L ASAT Tele, The ASAT stood for Another Stupid Ass Tele,,,any truth to that tale??

If so he had a great sense of humor.

Marlin Smoot · Post by **Marlin Smoot** » 21 May 2006 5:16 am

After Strat And Tele = ASAT (?)

Mike Brinkmeyer · Post by **Mike Brinkmeyer** » 21 May 2006 6:19 am

"Anti-Satellite" according to this thread from the archives: http://steelguitarforum.com/Archives/Archive-000004/HTML/20040616-3-013992.html

Ben Slaughter · Post by **Ben Slaughter** » 23 May 2006 12:31 pm

"A Standard American Telecaster" is the one I've heard most often, and tend to believe, as an pround owner.

Marlin Smoot · Post by **Marlin Smoot** » 23 May 2006 12:44 pm

The ASAT name was offered on Strat and Tele versions.

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 23 May 2006 4:23 pm

Marlin
The ASAT was in fact named as "After Strat After Telecaster, and the winner is MARLIN.

Marlin Smoot · Post by **Marlin Smoot** » 23 May 2006 6:32 pm

Jody! Cool! Can I have my pick of guitars?
A nice old double neck, no pedals, Fender in blonde would be great! The one with 3 or 4 legs and tweed case! Or I can take the patio furniture if I have to...

Ben Slaughter · Post by **Ben Slaughter** » 24 May 2006 12:46 pm

Actually, it appears the Mike WAS correct, and I stand corrected.
http://www.guitarsbyleo.com/faq.php3#Q1

A rose by any other name...

Ben Slaughter · Post by **Ben Slaughter** » 24 May 2006 1:03 pm

Ran across this also. Unrelated, but very interesting.
http://www.guitarsbyleo.com/gldp/messages/SAVE/GFQA.php3

Richard Bass · Post by **Richard Bass** » 24 May 2006 2:28 pm

I'll go along with Jody on this one, after all he worked with Leo for what 90 or 100 yrs.

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Marlin Smoot · Post by **Marlin Smoot** » 24 May 2006 2:31 pm

I did some research on this question of the meaning of ASAT and this is what I found out; No one really knows for sure what it means.

Not even the G&L company.

Leo took the meaning to the grave with him and remains a mystery to this day. The following information provided from G&L Dealers in California when the same question was asked to them...

Aantons Music in Newark, CA. - Don't know
Bananas At Large in San Mateo - Don't know
Blue Note Music in Berkeley - Don't know
Guitar Workshop in Sacramento - Don't know

No dealer could give one common answer. Each dealer had a different version.

So, we all are right AND we all are wrong.
How cool is that?

Marlin Smoot · Post by **Marlin Smoot** » 24 May 2006 2:39 pm

However, I would take Jody's word because of his history at Fender and his relationship with Leo. If the meaning was never written down or written in stone but told to Jody by Leo, that's good enough for me.

In the early years of G&L I remember the meaning to be After Strat and Tele, everything I've heard after that period came much later so it may have developed a legend of its own with people giving it it's own meaning or what they think it should mean.

For sure, an interesting story.