- offset double 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, tortoiseshell/metal pickguard with finger rest, two J-style pickups, two concentric knobs (v, tone) controls, chrome hardware, available in 3-Tone Sunburst, Blonde, or Custom Colors finishes, mfg. 1960-64.
In early 1962, three standard knobs (two v, tone) replaced two concentric (stacked) knobs. Also in 1962, Blonde and custom color finishes were introduced with Blonde-finished instruments using an ash body and Custom color finishes having white pickguards. In 1963, the string mutes were removed. Matching color headstocks are common.