Black plastic binding and thin black pick guard.
Satin finish with many smudges and flaws.
Logo on head is barely visible. I use this guitar to play back porch blues tunes and think it sounds a whole lot like the scratchy blues recordings I like. It is a comfortable guitar to play and my 16 year old prefers it to his 500 dollar solid top. It does resonate well. The work was worth it, The original finish was the worst.