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Fender Jaguar Sunburst 1964
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Behold, Leo Fender’s last stroke of genius for the brand that bears his name, the Jaguar. This complicated and charming misfit has eventually found the way to true guitar geek’s heart, and this is obviously one of the finer examples of this highly desirable guitar. The body, neck and pots are all dated from 1963, but the serial number on the neck plate, which starts with an L, indicates that those different parts have been put together in 1964.
Apart from a refret, this baby is all original, including the mute with a lot of foam left and the bridge cover (which only serves an aesthetic purpose, but you’ll probably want to remove it to be able to mute the strings). The wear is beautiful, more lively and unexpected than most relicing jobs. There’s a beautiful belt buckle rash on the back, the logo is partly gone and there are weird traces on the back of the treble cutaway.
Those markings almost like a wild animal has sunk its teeth into that Jaguar, and it could be a great fireside story of how a musician fought a grizzly bear with his guitar. But the true geeks know where those markings usually come from: they are the remainders of a Fender Body-guard. This gizmo built by Parker for Fender in the sixties and early seventies was a rubber pad that would cover the back of your guitar to protect it from scratches. The problem is that it reacted badly with the varnish, which led to a few weird traces like the ones on this Jaguar. A cool guitar with a funny story: basically what vintage is all about.
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