[E.L. Fudge]

Originally Posted by mmcquain

Good catch on the tuners in that shot. Those must be the originals... wish the picture was in color so you could see if they were gold or not. The rest of the hardward is well worn gold and I've often wondered if the guitar originally came with gold (special order) or was swapped out later (like the tuners were).

From what I've read, the gold hardware was on it when he bought it in '71 for $1800.