After purchasing it used, I removed the parts once and replaced the pickguard, pickup covers, and knobs with new ones. The original parts were black. (All original parts are included.) Neck, fingerboard, body, frets, neck: I spent 3 hours cleaning them. (I'm a bit of a neat freak.) It's comfortable and smooth to play. Regarding the pickups: Center and front = Fender Mexico Rear = Fender USA from a Highway One. As expected of a Japanese vintage guitar. Wonderful natural resonance and neck vibration. It also produces bluesy tones from the amp. The neck is straight, and the frets are in good condition. Being a vintage guitar, there are some minor scratches, but no particularly noticeable major damage, and it's in player's condition. I'm selling it because I have too many guitars. I apologize to the previous owner.