2016 Fender Classic 60s Jaguar Vintage Reissue Offset Candy Apple Red JG66, Japan MIJ

Up for sale, a 2016 Fender Classic 60s Jaguar in 100% original condition and in perfect working order. A custom color example with a Candy Apple Red gloss finish and matching peghead, this short-lived (and discontinued) instrument was a rebranding of the JG66 model, manufactured in Japan exclusively for the Japanese domestic market, rarely seen outside its country of origin.Tonewoods include an alder body, maple neck and rosewood fingerboard, ensuring a balanced, clear acoustic voice that translates well through the stock alnico magnet single coil pair. There's plenty of twang and snap in the top end, and the slightly aggressive chime and sinewy snarl that sets this model apart. The pickups have great clarity for strummed passages and sparkling lead lines. Engage the Rhythm Circuit for even darker, meatier tones (great for use with fuzz pedals) or click on the "strangle" switch in the Lead Circuit for even thinner tic-tac sounds. Top it off with more chrome than a Cadillac and you have the model that was Fender's flagship guitar when it was introduced in '62, with every bell and whistle Leo Fender and his team could think to include. This guitar weighs 8lbs 7oz, 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.The maple neck has a medium C-shaped profile carve with modest shoulder and lightly rolled fretboard edges, measuring .825" deep at the 1st fret and .905" at the 12th. The rosewood fretboard has a vintage spec 7 1/4" radius with dot inlay and flawless slender fretwire. This Jaguar plays cleanly in every register up the 24" scale with a straight neck and responsive, optimally adjusted truss rod. The bone nut measures 1.650 (42mm) in width, and the Candy Apple Red-finished headstock retains the original Gotoh, Kluson-style tuning machines which turn smoothly and hold pitch as they should. The "Made in Japan" text and JD16-prefix serial are present above the four-bolt neck plate.All of the electronics function as intended, with individual on/off switches for each pickup on the Lead Circuit, in addition to the bass cut (or "strangle switch") on/off toggle and Master Volume and Tone knobs. The Rhythm Circuit has its own pair of Volume and Tone wheels in addition to the on/off toggle switch that engages this circuit, which adds a darker tone cap exclusively for use on the neck pickup. The vibrato unit is very responsive, actuating smoothly for surfy warbles and dives, working in concert with the original bridge with threaded saddles. The chrome-plated hardware is positively gleaming with just a hint of surface patina, and plastics include a mint green pickguard.The Candy Apple Red gloss finish is abbreviated "OCR" for "Old Candy Red," representing a darker and more vintage-correct shade of this custom color than earlier Fender Japan offerings. There is one large finish chip on the bass-side lower bout edge, beyond that, there’s barely a scratch on the guitar. The gloss finish on the neck profile is flawless.The original Fender-branded gigbag is included, along with the original hangtags.***We are dealers for the Mastery M2 bridge, OMV-P Offset Vibrato, and Lollar Jaguar pickups, any of which can be installed prior to shipment for an additional charge***