Up for sale, a 1999 Fender Jaguar ‘66 vintage reissue Kurt Cobain model HJG-66KC in 100% original condition and in perfect working order. Easily the rarest iteration of the Kurt Cobain Jaguar platform, this guitar was part of a small run made for Fender Japan in collaboration with the Japanese music store chain Ikebe. Officially model HJG-66KC IV, this Jaguar features USA-made Dimarzio DP103 PAF and DP100 Super Distortion humbuckers, a Tune-o-matic bridge, vintage-accurate Sunburst finish, and standard control configuration (differentiating it from the other two sub-models, the V and VI).
The DP103 PAF in the neck position has a traditional Gibson-style tonal range with excellent dynamics and articulation, full and powerful while still retaining great articulation. The DP100 Super Distortion in the bridge position is Dimarzio's iconic high powered humbucker, designed to kick your amp into overdrive and perfectly tailored to Nirvana-style ripping distortion. This Kurt Cobain HJG-66KC IV weighs 8lbs 14oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 11-49 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .800” 1st fret, .940” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, 7 1/4” vintage-spec radius
-Frets: Slender, leveled/crowned, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-4
-Scale Length: 24”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh
-Serialization: “Crafted in Japan” script, O-prefix
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: DiMarzio DP103 PAF, DP100 Super Distortion
-Controls: Volume and Tone x2 (Rhythm and Lead Circuits), “Strangle” switch, Pickup On/Off x2, Rhythm Circuit switch
-Hardware: ABR-1-style bridge, vibrato, dome-top knurled knobs
-Plastics: Four-ply red tortoise pickguard
The three-tone Sunburst gloss exhibits prominent checking on top, with a few “tanlines” on the back from removed stickers, faint buckle rash central to the back, and some minor dings on the body as a whole. There are a few shallow nicks in the smooth ambered gloss on the neck profile that are not distracting to the palm while fretting.
A gigbag is included.