"The model pictured here is a 1979 RD Artist with a maple body and Firebird-like cutaway that wasnуt received warmly by guitarists. Constructed with an ebony fretboard atop a 3-piece mahogany neck, the Artist models had a 24.75"" scale length. For those wanting to venture into Fender territory, the RD Customs offered a 25.5"" scale length. This RD Artist features two humbuckers, four control knobs, a 3-way pickup selector, Tune-o-matic bridge, and a TP-6 tailpiece Additionally, the Artist model was outfitted with 3-way switch for mode selectionяneutral, bright, or front pickup expansion with back pickup compression."