The body is laminated hardwood and the stamped metal pick guard doubles as the bridge base. All gen1 Bullets were S2's. These were made through '82 at which time Fender began making the Mk2 Bullet which came in a number of configurations from HH, to single Humbucker to triple single coils (like my red version). The first generation Bullets also came in a Stratocaster double cutout shape as well. Whites like this are somewhat rare- most came in red or cream. The pickup selector switch has three positions with single tone and volume knobs. It's pretty heavy in the body- nearly the same weight as the JMJM.
The serial has no "E" which supposedly means this is an early '81 version. The serial still comes up in the Fender database after adding the "E" however. The pickups are surplus Mustang types. I'll take a look at the innards and neck stamp when it's time for a string change. Looks like the truss rod needs a bit of tightening to bring the neck down a touch and I think it might need a touch of shim, but for now it's definitely playable and sounds fantastic. The neck has no blemishes and the fingerboard is in near perfect condition.
The scale is 25.5 inches (or thereabout)- seems the same as my Squier JMJM, thought the JMJM feels a bit wider fingerboard wise. The Gen 1 neck has no skunk stripe unlike the Gen 2's (at least mine doesn't).
So far I'm loving it-absoultely over the moon- I'll post up a sound sample out of my Fender Twin.
