Year
|
Pickup
|
Controlplate
|
Pickguard
|
Finish
|
Headstock
|
Fretboard
|
Neck
|
Knobs
|
Tuners
|
1953*
|
Fuma
|
none
|
Tortoise
|
Sunburst
|
Pearloid
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece
|
Large, white
|
Open, 3 on a strip
|
1954
|
Fuma
|
Round, tortoise
|
Tortoise
|
Blond or various
sunburst
|
Pearloid/black,
no logo
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece
|
Teacup, white with
gold caps, beveled tip
|
Open, 3 on a strip
|
1955
|
Fuma
|
Round, tortoise
|
Tortoise
|
Blond or various
sunburst
|
Pearloid/black,
no logo
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece
|
Teacup, white with
gold caps, beveled tip
|
Open, 3 on a strip
|
1956
|
Fuma
|
Round, tortoise
|
Tortoise
|
Blond or various
sunburst
|
Pearloid/black,
no logo
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece
|
Teacup, white with
gold caps, beveled tip
|
Open, 3 on a strip
|
1957
|
Fuma or "Bar"
|
Round, tortoise
|
Tortoise
|
Blond or various
sunburst
|
Logo + 3 vertical
dots
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece
|
Teacup, white with
gold caps, beveled tip
|
Open, 3 on a strip
|
1958
|
Fuma or "Bar"
|
Round tortoise
or Rectangular tortoise "radio"
|
Tortoise
|
Blond or various
sunburst
|
Logo + 3 vertical
dots
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece
|
Teacup, white with
gold caps, round tip
|
Open, 3 on a strip,
or open single
|
1959
|
"Bar"
|
Rectangular tortoise
|
Tortoise
|
Blond or various
sunburst
|
Vertical logo
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece
|
Teacup, white with
gold caps, round tip
|
Open, 3 on a strip,
or open single
|
1960
|
"Toaster"
|
Rectangular tortoise
|
Tortoise
|
Blond or various
sunburst
|
Treble clef
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece + trussrod
|
Teacup, white with
gold caps, round tip
|
Open, 3 on a strip
|
1961
|
"Toaster"
or "Diamond logo"
|
Rectangular tortoise
|
Tortoise
|
Blond or dark sunburst
|
Treble clef
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece + trussrod
|
Teacup, white with
gold caps, round tip
|
Open, 3 on a strip
|
1962
|
"Diamond logo"
|
Rectangular tortoise
|
Tortoise
|
Blond or dark sunburst
|
Treble clef
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece + trussrod
|
Teacup, white with
gold caps, round tip
|
Open, 3 on a strip
|
1963
|
"Diamond logo"
or "Staple"
|
Rectangular tortoise
|
Tortoise
|
Blond or dark sunburst
|
Treble clef
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece + trussrod
|
Teacup, white with
gold caps, round tip
|
Open, 3 on a strip
|
1964**
|
"Staple"
|
Rectangular tortoise
|
Tortoise
|
Blond or dark sunburst
|
Treble clef
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece + trussrod
|
Teacup, white with
gold caps, round tip
|
Open, 3 on a strip
|
1965**
|
"Staple"
|
Rectangular tortoise
|
Tortoise
|
Blond or dark sunburst
|
Treble clef
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece + trussrod
|
Teacup, white with
gold caps, round tip
|
Open, 3 on a strip
|
1966**
|
"Staple"
|
Rectangular tortoise
|
Tortoise
|
Blond or dark sunburst
|
Treble clef
|
Rosewood with mother
of pearl dots
|
3 piece + trussrod
|
Teacup, white with
gold caps, round tip
|
Open, 3 on a strip
|