Solid Maple body, Hard Maple set neck, Rosewood fingerboard with
graphite nut
25.5 inch scale, 22 frets.
Pickups - two Magnaflux II UBC (Neck and bridge) and one Magnaflux IV
(Mid)
Master volume control (Push/pull for coil tap), two tone controls
(Push/pull for mid pickup on/off and bridge pickup phase reverse)
Bendmaster FT trem with FT string lock
First appears in the 1985 UK catalogue, available in Candy Red, Candy
Blue, Metallic Black or Silverstone. In the January and April 1985 US
pricelists, colours available are Candy Red, Black and Silverstone,
price is $479.50. The price rises to $499.50 in the Sept 1985
pricelist. A White finish is added in the August 1986 pricelist, and
prices rise to$659 for the White finish, $675 for Black and Silverstone
and $699 for Candy Red. In the Sept 1987 pricelist White is the only
finish available at $659. The FX does not appear in the Jan 1988
pricelist.
Thanks to Israel Antonio Valle Duarte for the photos above
At some point (As with the DX) the trem changed to the Bendmaster
Deluxe - thanks to Ty Welt for the photos below
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