The Temptation

[OldStrummer]

I have been intrigued by Leo Fender's later work in electric guitar technology, and am sometimes tempted by the guitars coming out of G&L. Today's Musician's Friend Stupid Deal of the Day is making it extremely hard to resist.


I have about 21 hours to yield (or not) to the temptation...

Oh, yeah. The specs:
SPECIFICATIONS
Body

Body shape: Double cutaway
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Top wood:
Body wood: Nyato
Body finish: Gloss
Orientation: Right handed

Neck

Neck shape: C modern
Neck wood: Maple
Joint: Bolt-on
Scale length: 25.5 in.
Truss rod: Dual-action
Neck finish: Satin

Fretboard

Material: Brazilian cherry
Radius: 9.5 in.
Fret size: Medium jumbo
Number of frets: 22
Inlays: Dot
Nut width: 1.69 in. (43 mm) Molded

Pickups

Configuration: SSS
Neck: Alnico single-coil
Middle: Alnico single-coil
Bridge: Alnico single-coil
Brand: G&L
Active or passive pickups: Passive
Series or parallel: Parallel
Piezo: No
Active EQ: No
Special electronics: PTB system

Controls

Control layout: Volume, treble, bass
Pickup switch: 5-way
Coil tap or split: No
Kill switch: No

Hardware

Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
Bridge design: G&L Dual-Fulcrum
Tailpiece: Not applicable
Tuning machines: Die-cast sealed
Color: Chrome

[DanTheBluesMan]

I wonder what the PTB system is?

shee-it that's less than a CV Strat and probably a higher quality. If I had any to try around here, I would but thankfully I do not. Don't need to spend any more money than I already have.

[OldStrummer]

According to Premium Guitar, "What it is: A variation on the two-band tone circuit that Leo Fender created late in his career for G&L guitars. It employs two tone pots: One cuts highs like a conventional tone control, while the other filters out lows. PTB stands for “passive treble/bass.”

[Don]

A friend has a Tribute Fallout and it's a really well made guitar. I want them to make a Tribute Doheny in 3-tone sunburst with a tortiose guard and a rosewood fretboard with block inlays!

http://glguitars.com/product/doheny/

[OldStrummer]

A friend has a Tribute Fallout and it's a really well made guitar. I want them to make a Tribute Doheny in 3-tone sunburst with a tortiose guard and a rosewood fretboard with block inlays!

http://glguitars.com/product/doheny/

Two things that stood out to me on the SDOTD: (1) The body wood listed is "Nyato." From The Wood Database, it's a wood found in "India through Southeast Asia to the Philippines, New Guinea, and the Western Pacific Islands." (2) The neck is maple with a Brazilian Cherry fretboard. Both of these are new to me. I don't have a clue as to how well they are made into guitars.

[renderit]

Sweet looking beast. I'd be screaming at my wallet on that one...

[DanTheBluesMan]

I've got to stay the course, it's almost April and I've got a garage workshop to get going. This started last July and it is holding up a bass build. No. More. Guitars.

please, for the love of all that's good, no more guitars. I cannae take it no more