Greetings all! First post, but hopefully not the last.
I have an opportunity to purchase a 1981 G&L F-100 Series I tomorrow. I have not seen the guitar personally, but as far as I can tell the guitar is all original. It does not have the OHSC. Money is a bit tight, but I feel this is a good purchase. What say you?
Congrats!
It looks good, and the slotted polepieces and active electronics adds value(sonic and monetary).
Here some text and an image from the patent :
"An electromagnetic pickup for an electric guitar or similar stringed instrument incorporates a magnetic pickup assembly
having pole pieces whose heads are slotted. The heads are positioned directly below the strings of the guitar.
By orienting the slots so that they are perpendicular to the strings a percussive sound characteristic is obtained.
By rotating the heads so that the slots are parallel to the strings, a sound characteristic typical of dual pole pickups is achieved."
Again, you got a great guitar in great shape for a great price. Enjoy it and welcome to the addiction.
I have never been a fan of bare naked wood on a guitar but when it's in that shape I might change my mind. To me it's like a car with just primer on it. It should be nice and shiny and pretty.
Here's my Candy Apple Red F-100. It's just about my favorite guitar right now.
I finally got time to start setting the guitar up. Took off the neck and it's dated june of 1981 I think. The neck pocket did not have a date stamped in it. It had a "1" stamped in Red with a circle around it. I'll take some pics tomorrow.
The Micro-tilt screw was stripped out, so I have a set ordered. The frets need a minor leveling and cleaning, but so far all looks good. I have not looked at the electronics yet. I'll post pics of the journey
