T-100 vs CE-100

[Zachary]

Can someone enlighten me...what is the difference between these 2 guitars? To my untrained eye they look identical. I'm thinking specifically of late 50's/early 60's models.

 

[matsickma]

Hi Zachary,

The 1950's models with the P90ish looking Franz pickups are near identical except the CE model body is around 3 inches deep and the T body s around 2 inches deep. The variations of the T and CE as you move into the 1960's and beyond get more complex with each having subtle variations.

M

 

[Walter Broes]

They have the exact same silhouette and electronic setup around that era, but like Matsickma says, the body is quite a bit deeper on the CE100, different feeling and sounding guitar.
The way to tell them apart, seen from the front, at a glance is that the CE100 has a block inlaid neck, the T-100 has dots.