2006 Fender Jaguar Special HH JGS-86 Offset Electric Guitar Gunmetal Red Burst, Japan CIJ

Up for sale, a 2006 Fender J-Craft Series Jaguar Special model JGS-86 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This discontinued “Crafted in Japan” Jaguar features an HH pickup complement and a gloss Gunmetal Red Burst finish with matching headstock.

Featuring an alder body, maple neck, and thick slab rosewood fretboard, this Jaguar has a clear, balanced natural acoustic response with healthy sustain. The Dragster humbuckers have a full and punchy sound in each pickup position. Benefitting from the myriad switching of the original Jaguar design, the guitar boasts a Rhythm Circuit on the lower body horn to thicken up the tone, and a low cut switch located on the hexagonal control plate to make things extra snappy when desired. Weighing 8lbs 12oz, this Jaguar Special HH has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .845” 1st fret, .930” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood slab, modern 9 1/2“ radius
-Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-4
-Scale Length: 24”
-Nut: 1.650" (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh (smoked nickel-plated)
-Serialization: “Crafted in Japan”, R-prefix

Body Specs:

-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Dragster humbucker x2
-Controls: Volume/Tone x2 (Lead & Rhythm Circuits), Pickup On/Off x2, Low Cut
-Hardware: Tune-o-Matic Special bridge, stopbar, machined knobs (smoked nickel)
-Plastics: One-ply black pickguard

The gloss Gunmetal Red Burst finish is dark and rich, and cosmetic wear includes buckle rash on the bass side of the back and some minor dings on the body, primarily on the lower bout. The smoked nickel plating on the hardware shows varying degrees of aging (the smoked treatment wears through quickly). The smooth ambered gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, with two small nicks central to the carve behind frets 2-3.

The original Fender-branded gigbag is included.