That is Leo romanticism at best. The ASAT was originally released as the Broadcaster, but Leo got hit yet again by Gretsch, so he went back to the prototype name early in the production.HarlowTheFish wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:51 pmHave also heard "A Strat, A Tele" because Leo loved making new, better things, and didn't get that people got attached to specific models -- this was his "F y'all this does all those tones but more and more better ya dinguses".mbene085 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:48 pmI've heard many hypotheses that he named G&L after military hardware, but the official story is that ASAT stood for "After Strat, After Tele" to signify that it was the evolution of his design work.BoringPostcards wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:45 pmASAT is an acronym for anti-satellite weapons systems. Leo loved naming things after military stuff. He must have been a history buff.
He definitely was not making a statement.
The Broadcaster versions are rare and are the most expensive vintage G&L. They are all black with Leo's signature on the headstock or body.
Here is one on Reverb:
https://reverb.com/item/5486294-g-l-bro ... 1985-black
Also, I just found the CLF Research video posted a year ago, where Dave McLaren explains the history of the ASAT, and he confirms it as Anti Satellite missile:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar-f6L5X2F4