G&L Ascari GTS

G&L’s done something special: We’ve created an instrument that’s steeped in guitar history yet strikingly new – The Ascari, the newest member of G&L’s Tribute Series. It was inspired by a recently uncovered prototype drawing done three decades ago by G&L co-founder George Fullerton, representing Leo Fender’s vision for G&L’s first 24¾” scale, three-tuners-to-a-side guitar. It was designed jointly by G&L’s longtime VP of engineering, Paul Gagon, and his close friend and former collaborator, Grover Jackson, founder of Jackson Guitars. Its DNA is full of rock guitar history.

The Ascari GTS breaks new ground for G&L: it has a set neck, a Leo-inspired headstock with three tuners to a side, and a 24¾” scale to put it squarely on the classic side of the rock’n’roll stage.

G&L Ascari GTS Specs:

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CONSTRUCTION: set-neck

SCALE: 24 3/4″

PICKUPS: G&L AS4255C in neck position, G&L AW4368C in bridge position; designed by Paul Gagon

BODY WOOD: Mahogany with Flame Maple top

NECK WOOD: Mahogany with Rosewood fingerboard

NECK RADIUS: 12″

FRETS: 22 medium jumbo

NECK WIDTH AT NUT: 1 11/16″

NECK PROFILE: modern slim C

NECK INLAY: pearl trapezoid

BRIDGE: Tone-Pros locking C-TPFP bridge and CT1 tailpiece

CONTROLS: 3 position pickup selector, volume, tone with push/pull coil tap

FINISH: Trans Red or Trans Black, bound body and neck

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