Thanks Tim! The manual helped a bunch...hehe..."Military Grade" pickup selector switch...who writes this stuff? Anyway, any info on dating it would be awesome, because I've exhausted just about every resource on the web I can think of...oh, used it in band practice today, this baby is sweet! When you roll off the tone it's real jazzy and really hollow, good for clean haunting arpeggios, and when you keep it all the way up, man, this thing has tone! For being older than I am, it's held up amazingly! The neck pup is dark and gritty, the middle is great for all purpose or bringing out harmonics, and the bridge has bite by the busload! It does need shielded though, but that's just a can of paint and a couple hours of coating the body cavity, so no biggy...thanks all, and if you find one of these in a pawn shop and are looking for an awesome metal guitar or just a solid backup, this axe has it all! : D