Upgraded or stock switch?

[Buddy]

Hi, can anyone please tell me if this is an upgraded, aftermarket switch, or if it is a standard Agile switch? It is inside an older AL-3000. It has the new headstock shape, but it is old enough that it has the sticker serial number on the back of the headstock.

If I have found the correct listing from Rondo, it says "upgraded," but I don't know exactly what that means. If it helps, the switch tip cover that's on there is orange. I thought that might be a sign of a Switchcraft switch, but to be honest, I don't know what they look like from underneath, and switch tip covers can be... well... switched, without switching the switch. Holy cow. I just tied my brain in a knot. Which witch is switch? Haha.

I think the cheap-o switches are housed inside a box, aren't they? Or, have I got that completely backwards, and the good ones are housed in a box?

As you can see, I'm confused about switches, and I don't have much background knowledge about them.

Any guidance would be appreciated. I am listing some guitars on Reverb, and I want to make the listing as accurate as possible.

[uwmcscott]

Looks like it’s been swapped for a switchcraft style. Every AL I’ve ever had came with a metal box-style switch.

[Buddy]

Thank you!

It also has 500K pots. Again, the Rondo listing says "upgraded," and I don't know what to make of that. So, I don't know if this guitar has been upgraded by the previous owner, or if these are just the upgraded parts that came stock from Rondo.

The pickups do not look stock to me. They look to be nickel plated. But that just might be oxidation from the normal chrome. When I lifted them up to check the back, there was absolutely nothing written on them. So I don't know if those have been upgraded or not, either. Sorry for the rubber gloves. I was cleaning the guitar and I didn't want to put finger prints on it.

And the other picture is just a picture of the top, so you can see the tops of the pickups and the switch tip, if either of those things might be helpful.

Thanks so much for the quick reply! I'm trying to get this thing written up for posting before bed tonight. The write up is the worst part of the whole rigmarole.

[glasshand]

I think the cheap-o switches are housed inside a box, aren't they?

Yeah, the box switches are the cheap ones. They're a lot easier to damage with excess heat while soldering...ask me how I know.

[Buddy]

I have not attempted soldering yet. I've switched / replaced / adjusted just about everything else you can do on a guitar, but nothing with the electronics... yet.

[uwmcscott]

That’s a beautiful top....are you putting it up for sale? I would possibly be interested. How’s the weight?

[Buddy]

Yikes! Yes, I just posted it before I read your message. I will PM you.

[Buddy]

PM sent... please let me know if you get it... i had problems with PMs not going through before.