1962 Fender Jaguar Pre-CBS Vintage Electric Guitar Sunburst, Slab Board w/ Case
$9,999.99
$9,999.99
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Up for sale, a 1962 Fender Jaguar in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original brown tolex hardshell case. 100% original save for a bone nut and a full refret with vintage-spec fretwire, this Pre-CBS Jaguar from the model's first year of production features a slab Brazilian rosewood fretboard, a feature found only on the Jaguar's first few months of production before Fender moved to veneer boards that August.
Weighing 8lbs 3oz, this Jaguar has a bold, textured acoustic tone that rings out with great authority. Both pickups retain their original windings, metering at 6.7k ohms in the neck position and 7.2k at the bridge. The pickups have the twang, chime, and cut for which these single coils are known, and in output they're close to a Strat pickup, albeit with the metal "claw" surrounds that both focus the magnetic field of the pickups and reduce unwanted hum. The myriad of switching options and 1Meg potentiometers ensures that the Jaguar can cover much more range than a Strat, while still covering the traditional Fender single coil territory.
In the Lead Circuit (hexagonal control plate), the "strangle" switch cuts low end and can make for great tic-tac tones, while the Rhythm Circuit on the bass-side horn introduces a set of darker tonalities exclusive to the neck pickup, with a richness and low end girth that is great for driving a tube amp or your favorite fuzz box. This Jaguar has been professionally set up here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, where we specialize in Fender Offset instruments, with 11-49 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Flame maple
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .790” 1st fret, .975” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood slab, 7 1/4” radius
-Frets: Slender (vintage-spec refret), faint wear beneath the B string on frets 1-3
-Scale Length: 24”
-Nut: 1 5/8”, bone (replacement)
-Tuners: Kluson Deluxe single line (High E missing part of "safety post")
-Serialization: Pre-L neck plate
-Factory Markings: June, 1962 neck heel stamp
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Single coil x2 (original windings), 6.7k ohms (N), 7.2k (B)
-Harness: Stackpole pots date to 18th week of 1962
-Controls: Volume/Tone (Rhythm/Lead Circuits), Pickup On/Off x2 and Low Cut switch
-Hardware: Bridge with threaded saddles, vibrato unit, flip-up mute (new foam)
-Plastics: Tortoise pickguard
The three-tone Sunburst nitro lacquer finish has buckle wear on the back, some finish loss on the body edges, forearm wear on the bass-side lower bout on top, and various dings and scuffs from use. The nitro gloss on the neck carve has worn down to the bare maple, silky smooth with light flame figuring along the profile length.
The original brown tolex hardshell case is included, painted and partially stripped on the exterior.
Weighing 8lbs 3oz, this Jaguar has a bold, textured acoustic tone that rings out with great authority. Both pickups retain their original windings, metering at 6.7k ohms in the neck position and 7.2k at the bridge. The pickups have the twang, chime, and cut for which these single coils are known, and in output they're close to a Strat pickup, albeit with the metal "claw" surrounds that both focus the magnetic field of the pickups and reduce unwanted hum. The myriad of switching options and 1Meg potentiometers ensures that the Jaguar can cover much more range than a Strat, while still covering the traditional Fender single coil territory.
In the Lead Circuit (hexagonal control plate), the "strangle" switch cuts low end and can make for great tic-tac tones, while the Rhythm Circuit on the bass-side horn introduces a set of darker tonalities exclusive to the neck pickup, with a richness and low end girth that is great for driving a tube amp or your favorite fuzz box. This Jaguar has been professionally set up here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, where we specialize in Fender Offset instruments, with 11-49 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Flame maple
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .790” 1st fret, .975” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood slab, 7 1/4” radius
-Frets: Slender (vintage-spec refret), faint wear beneath the B string on frets 1-3
-Scale Length: 24”
-Nut: 1 5/8”, bone (replacement)
-Tuners: Kluson Deluxe single line (High E missing part of "safety post")
-Serialization: Pre-L neck plate
-Factory Markings: June, 1962 neck heel stamp
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Single coil x2 (original windings), 6.7k ohms (N), 7.2k (B)
-Harness: Stackpole pots date to 18th week of 1962
-Controls: Volume/Tone (Rhythm/Lead Circuits), Pickup On/Off x2 and Low Cut switch
-Hardware: Bridge with threaded saddles, vibrato unit, flip-up mute (new foam)
-Plastics: Tortoise pickguard
The three-tone Sunburst nitro lacquer finish has buckle wear on the back, some finish loss on the body edges, forearm wear on the bass-side lower bout on top, and various dings and scuffs from use. The nitro gloss on the neck carve has worn down to the bare maple, silky smooth with light flame figuring along the profile length.
The original brown tolex hardshell case is included, painted and partially stripped on the exterior.
