FACTOIDS & TRIVIA
And here it is... a Candy Apple Red F-100. The most common colors found on early F-100s are sunburst and natural with either ash or mahogany bodies. Besides the color, this F-100 also has a Northwestern maple body which is unusual as maple was not listed as an option.
G&L F-100 Series II (March 1981)
Body: Solid; 2-piece
maple
Finish: Candy Apple Red, nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck: 1-piece maple, bolt-on
Fingerboard: Ebony; pearloid dot markers
Number of Frets: 22
Pickguard: None
Bridge: G&L Dual Fulcrum Vibrato, chrome
Nut: Plastic
Tuners: Schaller, enclosed, nickel
Pickups: Two, G&L Magnetic Field Design humbucking with adjustable pole pieces
Controls: Master tone, master volume, 3-way pickup selector, pickup coil splitter, treble boost
Scale Length: 25 1/2 inches
Neck Width at Nut: 1 5/8 inches
Body Width at Lower Bout: 13 inches
Body Depth: 1 5/8 inches
Weight: 8.5 lb.
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