Up for sale, a 1999 Fender Jaguar '62 vintage reissue model JG66-85 in excellent, 100% original condition, finished in custom color Candy Apple Red with matching headstock. A discontinued model, this "Crafted In Japan" Fender was made for the Japanese domestic market, uncommon outside its country of origin.
Acoustically, 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 surprisingly broad range of tones available on the Jaguar, a range 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 JG66-85 weighs 8lbs 6oz, professionally 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: Slender C, measuring .825” 1st fret, .940” 12th fret.
-Fretboard: Rosewood, 7 1/4" vintage-spec radius
-Frets: Slender, no wear
-Scale Length: 24"
-Nut Width: 1.650" (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh
-Serialization: "Crafted in Japan" script, P-prefix serial
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: JG-Single x2
-Controls: Volume/Tone x2 (Lead & Rhythm Circuits), Pickup On/Off x2 and Low Cut switch
-Hardware: Bridge with spiral (threaded) saddles, vibrato
-Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard, pointer knobs, aged pickup covers
The gloss Candy Apple Red finish has a few small chips along the lower bout perimeter and on top at the arm contour, with sparingly little additional wear. There are a few shallow marks in the ambered gloss along the bass-side shoulder of the neck profile.
A modern Fender-branded gigbag is included.
***We are dealers for the Mastery bridge (M2 and M10), OMV-P Offset Vibrato, and Lollar pickups, any or all of which can be installed prior to shipment for an additional charge***