G&l Asat Neck(usa)...anybody Know Where To Get One

daldal76 · June 29th, 2008, 12:22 PM

I Cannot Find A G&l Replacement Neck For My Asat Special, My Little Nephew Broke The Neck! (don't Ask)....i Have Searched Ebay, And Many Others, Cannot Find Any Info. If You Have Any Friends Or Leads, Please Help Me Thanks

boris bubbanov · June 29th, 2008, 12:45 PM

Welcome!

That's too bad about the neck.

Here's what I'd do. I'd check www.guitarsbyleo.com and see what you can learn there. One fellow there is called Darth Invader; that's really Mr. Dave MacLaren, and he's the go-to guy at G + L guitars for creating happy customers. Especially if you bought your G + L guitar new, he might possibly offer to get you a replacement neck in less time and for less money that I could get one there for one of mine, just because I want a fatter neck or something. That is really the only place to go; there isn't any aftermarket maker of G + L necks.
His hands might be tied, as he's got to make sure he isn't messing with fulfilling warranty and production demands; that needs to come first. It sure couldn't hurt to try. He may expect you to send him the broken USA G + L neck. Fully understandable since nothing would transform a low cost G + L Tribute into a world class guitar like a USA G + L neck. If I had had a source for these USA necks at less than full cost ($$$), there's at least 5 Tributes I have bought and just changed out the neck.

Good luck.

Rick Towne · June 29th, 2008, 10:10 PM

BB is right about contacting the Guitars by Leo website for a genuine G&L neck. However, any aftermarket Tele neck should work if you would like to try a different shape. Contrary to popular wisdom, I've used a G&L neck on a Tele body and vice versa, without any problems.

jwells393 · June 29th, 2008, 11:25 PM

Rick ................ very interesting. You've put a 21 fret aftermarket Fender neck on a G&L which originally had a 22 fret neck and every thing was copacetic .............. very interesting.

boris bubbanov · June 29th, 2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick Towne

BB is right about contacting the Guitars by Leo website for a genuine G&L neck. However, any aftermarket Tele neck should work if you would like to try a different shape. Contrary to popular wisdom, I've used a G&L neck on a Tele body and vice versa, without any problems.

I pulled the necks on my US G + Ls to gather and post all the build dates off the necks and neck pockets. While I had the necks off, I test fitted a Tele neck to the pocket of a least one, maybe more. I guess you could bolt it up, but it seemed way too far off to me.

MickM · June 30th, 2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by daldal76

I Cannot Find A G&l Replacement Neck For My Asat Special, My Little Nephew Broke The Neck! (don't Ask)....i Have Searched Ebay, And Many Others, Cannot Find Any Info. If You Have Any Friends Or Leads, Please Help Me Thanks

I have one from about a '93 ASAT Classic that I'd probably sell. PM me or e mail if you want more details. I tried to get a replacement for mine a year or so ago thru G&L and it was no deal. Not direct to me or to a dealer where I'd just bought a new custom ASAT Classic. Seemed to me like they didn't want their necks winding up on partscasters but that's just a guess. (a lot of folks don't like the headstock profile anyway)

milocj · June 30th, 2008, 07:23 PM

My understanding is that if you simply want a different neck or profile you're SOL and have to search Ebay or for a parts guitar but if your neck was actually damaged beyond repair you could send the guitar to G&L and pay them to put a new neck on it.

I'm with Jwells on this one. I thought that if you tried to bolt a Fender neck onto a G&L body you would have to leave a gap the size of the 22nd fret between the butt of the neck and the pocket and that if you bolted one onto a Tele body your scale length increased because the nut got shoved farther out.

I guess I could actually measure one of my Teles and Asats to compare the nut to heel length.

June 29th, 2008, 12:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
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June 29th, 2008, 12:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 7,681	Welcome! That's too bad about the neck. Here's what I'd do. I'd check www.guitarsbyleo.com and see what you can learn there. One fellow there is called Darth Invader; that's really Mr. Dave MacLaren, and he's the go-to guy at G + L guitars for creating happy customers. Especially if you bought your G + L guitar new, he might possibly offer to get you a replacement neck in less time and for less money that I could get one there for one of mine, just because I want a fatter neck or something. That is really the only place to go; there isn't any aftermarket maker of G + L necks. His hands might be tied, as he's got to make sure he isn't messing with fulfilling warranty and production demands; that needs to come first. It sure couldn't hurt to try. He may expect you to send him the broken USA G + L neck. Fully understandable since nothing would transform a low cost G + L Tribute into a world class guitar like a USA G + L neck. If I had had a source for these USA necks at less than full cost ($$$), there's at least 5 Tributes I have bought and just changed out the neck. Good luck. __________________ Bubban0v

June 29th, 2008, 11:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 11,921 101 Photos	Rick ................ very interesting. You've put a 21 fret aftermarket Fender neck on a G&L which originally had a 22 fret neck and every thing was copacetic .............. very interesting. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

June 29th, 2008, 10:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rick Towne Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 810	BB is right about contacting the Guitars by Leo website for a genuine G&L neck. However, any aftermarket Tele neck should work if you would like to try a different shape. Contrary to popular wisdom, I've used a G&L neck on a Tele body and vice versa, without any problems.

June 30th, 2008, 07:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
milocj Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 332 3 Photos	My understanding is that if you simply want a different neck or profile you're SOL and have to search Ebay or for a parts guitar but if your neck was actually damaged beyond repair you could send the guitar to G&L and pay them to put a new neck on it. I'm with Jwells on this one. I thought that if you tried to bolt a Fender neck onto a G&L body you would have to leave a gap the size of the 22nd fret between the butt of the neck and the pocket and that if you bolted one onto a Tele body your scale length increased because the nut got shoved farther out. I guess I could actually measure one of my Teles and Asats to compare the nut to heel length.