2018 Fender Traditional 60s Jaguar Offset Guitar Sunburst, Japan MIJ

Up for sale, a 2018 Fender Traditional ‘60s Jaguar in excellent condition and in perfect working order. This model was made exclusively for the Japanese domestic market, rarely seen 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). Weighing 8lbs 5oz, this Jaguar has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 11-49 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.The maple neck has a medium C-shaped profile carve with round shoulders and lightly rolled fretboard edges, measuring .850” deep at the 1st fret and .955” at the 12th. The rosewood fretboard has a vintage-spec 7 1/4“ radius, and the slender fretwire is in great shape, only exhibiting light wear beneath the plain strings on the crowns of frets 1-5. This guitar plays cleanly up the 24” scale with a straight neck and a responsive, optimally-adjusted truss rod, and the stock bone nut measures 1.650” (42mm) in width. On the headstock, the original set of Kluson-style Gotoh tuning machines turn smoothly and hold accurate pitch. The “Made in Japan” text and JD18-prefix serial are present on the back of the headstock.The electronics include 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 smooth and responsive, actuating easily for surfy warbles and dives, working in concert with an upgraded Mustang-style bridge with barrel saddles. The chrome-plated hardware is bright and clean, and plastics include the original pair of knobs and dark brown tortoise pickguard.Cosmetic wear on the gloss three-tone Sunburst finish is limited to a handful of dings on the body as a whole, largely concentrated along the lower bout perimeter and on the top below the bridge. The neck profile retains its smooth ambered gloss, with a scant few marks along the profile length that don't distract the palm while fretting.A gigbag is included.***We are dealers for the Mastery M2 bridge, Mastery Offset Vibrato and Lollar pickups, any or all of which can be installed prior to shipment for an additional charge***