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1998 Fender Jaguar ‘62 Vintage Reissue JG66-85 Sunburst, Japan CIJ

$1,699.99
$1,699.99
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Up for sale, a 1998 Fender Jaguar ‘62 vintage reissue model JG66-85 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. A discontinued model, this "Crafted In Japan" Fender was made for the Japanese domestic market, uncommon outside its country of origin.

Weighing 8lbs 11oz, this alder-bodied Jaguar offers a clear, ringing voice which translates well through the original pair of flat pole piece alnico magnet single coils. For surfy snap and twang, it's hard to beat the Jaguar, a model adopted by a huge range of genres for its cutting Fender tone and easy playability. With a percussive clarity and snarl in the bridge position and warmer, darker tonalities at the neck, there's a broad range of tones available on the Jaguar, further enhanced by the Rhythm Circuit on the bass-side body horn (for even darker tones) and a high pass filter switch on the hexagonal switch plate (for more thinned out, treble-centric sizzle). This Jaguar JG66-85 benefits from a professional setup 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: Maple
  • Shape: Medium C, measuring .830” 1st fret, .915” 12th fret
  • Fretboard: Rosewood, vintage-spec 7 1/4" radius
  • Frets: Slender, no wear
  • Scale Length: 24"
  • Nut Width: 1.650" (42mm), bone
  • Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh
  • Serialization: "Crafted in Japan” script, O-prefix

Body Specs:

  • Wood: Alder
  • Pickups: JG-Single single coil x2
  • Controls: Volume x2,Tone x2 (Rhythm/Lead Circuits), Pickup On/Off x2 and Low Cut switch
  • Hardware: Bridge with spiral (threaded) saddles, Pat. # Vibrato
  • Plastics: Four-ply red tortoise pickguard, lightly aged pickup covers, pointer knobs

The gloss three-tone Sunburst finish has a few minor chips along the lower bout perimeter, with some scattered light dings on the body. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, save for a single nick adjacent to the 3rd fret on the bass side of the fingerboard.

The original Fender-branded gigbag is included.