- offset double cutaway alder body, bolt-on maple neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, four-on-one-side tuners, fixed bridge with string mutes, F logo bridge cover, two J-style pickups, two concentric (v, tone) controls, tortoiseshell/metal pickguard with finger rest, chrome hardware, available in Blonde, Black, Custom Colors, or 3-Tone Sunburst finish, mfg. 1965-1981.
In 1965, a bound fingerboard was introduced. In 1966, block fingerboard inlays replaced dot inlays. In 1969, a black-bound maple fingerboard with black block inlays became optional. By the mid-1970s, pearloid block fingerboard inlays and white binding became optional on maple fingerboards. In 1975, a three-bolt neck and neckplate design were introduced.