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I would have to agree with you on G&L being underrated. They are a real sleeper brand!

goofyfoot wrote:G&Ls are definitely underrated --- as good if not superior use of components and fit/finish that would make an oinker blush. I'm as happy as a clam at high tide with my ASAT Semi-Hollow and Comanche. Just my dos centavos' worth. Over 'n out.....Goofyfoot.

But those pups on that Strat are butt ugleeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!
....looks like some sort of circuit board or something.

ben_brown wrote:

goofyfoot wrote:G&Ls are definitely underrated --- as good if not superior use of components and fit/finish that would make an oinker blush. I'm as happy as a clam at high tide with my ASAT Semi-Hollow and Comanche. Just my dos centavos' worth. Over 'n out.....Goofyfoot.

But those pups on that Strat are butt ugleeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!
....looks like some sort of circuit board or something.

It's a G&L Comanche, not a Fender Strat. The split pickups are killer, brah. Go play one. You will hear how good their sonic, tonal, and resonant qualities are, really. The upper part of the split configuration picks up the E-A-D strings and the lower part the G-B-E strings.

From the G&L website (review section for the Comanche): "Aside from the split design, the Comanche pickups echo those of G&L’s ASAT –-- wide-aperture single-coils that are louder and fatter than Strat pickups. The Z pickups’ separated-coil configuration enhances the highs and lows, and because the two coils are wound in opposite directions, each pickup is humbucking. It’s a great recipe." Leo Fender and former Fender design guru George Fullerton created this idea. They knew a thing or two when they started G&L Guitars in 1979. Noted Hollywood luthier Dave Neely, who I trust implicitly, is adamant when he says FMIC can't touch G&L today with regards to component selection/build quality at an attractive price point. I agree. But hey, different strokes for different folks. Whatever floats the next person's boat is cool with me. It's all copacetic. Late.....Goofyfoot.

Yeah...I know it's a G&L and I know it's not really a Strat but the pups are still pretty Fuggleeee

ben_brown wrote:Yeah...I know it's a G&L and I know it's not really a Strat but the pups are still pretty Fuggleeee

Hmm- maybe they should have gone for the proper split-pickup like on Fender Electric XII, but then again, they're probably copyrighted too.