FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The SC-3 received a facelift in 1984 when it was given a more traditional body shape usually made from poplar or maple. The guitar shown here has an early second style body. This is a transitional body between the early body of 1982-83 and the SC-3 body of the 1985-87 period. It retains the early '80s slab body (no rear contour) but has the Strat-shape of the later models. Although sunburst was a standard color for student models beginning in 1984, most examples are blue, red, black or white, probably because these colors were more popular and opaque colors hide less-than-perfect wood. Though it doesn't show well in the photo, the body is made of nicely flamed maple.

 Body: Solid; 2-piece flame maple

 Finish: Sunburst, nitrocellulose lacquer

 Neck: 2-piece maple, bolt-on

 Fingerboard: Maple; black plastic dot markers

 Number of Frets: 22

 Pickguard: None

 Bridge: G&L Dual Fulcrum Vibrato, chrome

 Nut: Plastic

 Tuners: Schaller Mini, chrome

 Pickups: Three, G&L Magnetic Field Design single coil with adjustable pole pieces

 Controls: Master volume, master tone, 3-way pickup selector

 Scale Length: 25 1/2 inches

 Neck Width at Nut: 1 5/8 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout: 12 inches

 Body Depth: 1 5/8 inches

 Weight: n/a