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 Big Leaf maple body which is strange because maple was not listed as an option.

 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: Volume, treble, bass, 3-way pickup selector, pickup coil splitter, phase switch

 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