As you can see in the pictures it has had some modification in its life time. The pick guard is the most obvious and is what drew me to the guitar in the first place. It was a professional job as to me it looks like if you didn't know any better one might think it came from the factory like that. But what was it hiding? In a previous incarnation I'm guessing it had some different pick ups and maybe some sort of different bridge or active electronics added judging by what we see on the back of the guitar. The body has numerous dings ( some appear to have been filled in with a jiffy marker ) and , along with the neck has heavy finish checking. Speaking of the neck, it is straight , comfortable and it is probably Ebony. The frets are in good shape and I have no idea if they are original or not. Tuners are ok. The wiring looks like a bit of a rats nest but everything functions as it should. I am not sure what the body wood is.
I had never played let alone seen an F-100 in the flesh before I bought this one. The bridge is much quieter that the neck pick up. It can really do high gain quite well although that is not really my style. I can get some decent sounds with the phase switch engaged. It is just over 8 lbs and is balanced very well on a strap and is very comfortable to play standing up. The nut is not original and needs to be replaced at some point.
A side note about the CLF replacement knobs. The brass inserts that they come with DO NOT fit inside the knobs. I was able to install with out them and I don't know if it was a one off but something to be aware of. I decided to post after reading a recent post where relicing was discussed. It looks cool if its the real deal !
