- single sharp cutaway mahogany or swamp ash (2003-present) body, carved maple top, raised black pickguard, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, three-per-side tuners, chrome hardware, two covered humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, available in Alpine White, Blue Teal Flip-Flop (disc. 2005), Classic White (disc. 2008), Ebony, Fireburst, Light Burst (Music123 exclusive, mid-2000s), Platinum (2003-05), Pewter (2002 only), White (disc. 1994), or Wine Red finish, mfg. 1984-1998, reintroduced 2001-2012.
In 1987, ebony fingerboard replaced rosewood fingerboard. In 1990, trapezoid fingerboard inlay replaced dot inlay.