- similar to RD Standard, active solid state electronics, 4 knobs, 3-way pickup selector switch, one selector switch, two-way mini switch for model selection, large backplate, maple fingerboard, circuit board designed by the Moog synthesizer division of Norlin, available in Natural or Walnut finish, approx. 1,375 mfg. 1977-1979 only.
In 1979, this model was renamed the RD Custom 77.