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1962 Fender Jaguar, Sunburst, Early Example

Regular price £14,995.00 £11,495.00
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At a Glance:

Model: Jaguar

Year: 1962

Finish: Sunburst

Modifications: None

Repairs: Some solder reheated on pots

Weight: 3.57kg

Case: Correct Brown Tolex hardshell

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Body Wood: Alder

Neck Wood: Maple

Tuners: Correct Kluson Single Line

Pickups: 2 x Correct Single Coil

Hardware: Correct Chrome

Neck Profile: Medium C

Nut Width: 40.87mm

Neck Depth: 1st fret - 20.27mm / 12th fret - 24.72mm

Pots: 2 x Correct 1M, 250k Stackpole

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1962 Fender Jaguar, Sunburst, Early Example

Regular price £14,995.00 £11,495.00
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1962 Fender Jaguar, Sunburst, Early Example

Description

A stunning example of one of the earliest Fender Jaguars to leave the factory, including original case tags and ephemera.

Billed as ‘faster and easier to play’ due to its shorter scale length, and equipped with some of the most advanced switching options of any Fender to date, the Jaguar cut quite a swath when introduced in the spring of 1962. Its sports car looks and catchy ad campaigns meant to appeal to the growing youth market showed Fender taking huge strides into the new decade with the Jaguar as its headlining instrument. 

This guitar is in fine condition, showing some minor battle scars of a life well lived. Retaining the vibrant hues, particularly the red, this is an excellent example of an early 60s sunburst finish. The neck is in great shape and feels very comfortable. The fretboard shows no real sign of wear and the original frets have plenty of life left in them. The neck date is February 1962 and would have been amongst some of the first Jaguars to leave the factory. 

The original tortoiseshell pickguard hasn't shrunk very much and is in fantastic condition. Noteworthy is the fewer number of screws holding the pickguard, a feature of very early Jaguars as is the slot head pickup adjusting screws. The hardware is in great shape too.

Electronically everything is correct. There is one solder joint that had to be remade as the wire to the volume pot had broken when we opened the control cavity. The black ground wire over the pots also looks like it has been reheated and possibly extended. The pots read week 32 of 1962. All other solder joints appear correct and undistrurbed.

The guitar sounds fantastic. Unplugged there’s a vibrancy that isn’t always evident in these offset guitars. Once plugged in, the guitar has a wide palette of tones available and both pickups work well so as to make any option a good one; again a statement that can’t be made about all Jaguars.

First year Jags have something special about them and this one is no exception. Complete with the correct brown Tolex hardshell case, strap and original goodies!

At a Glance:

Model: Jaguar

Year: 1962

Finish: Sunburst

Modifications: None

Repairs: Some solder reheated on pots

Weight: 3.57kg

Case: Correct Brown Tolex hardshell

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Body Wood: Alder

Neck Wood: Maple

Tuners: Correct Kluson Single Line

Pickups: 2 x Correct Single Coil

Hardware: Correct Chrome

Neck Profile: Medium C

Nut Width: 40.87mm

Neck Depth: 1st fret - 20.27mm / 12th fret - 24.72mm

Pots: 2 x Correct 1M, 250k Stackpole

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