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Body: 2-Piece Select Alder Body Finish: Lacquer Control Knobs: Vintage Plastic Fingerboard: Rosewood Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome Neck Finish: Lacquer Pickguard: 4-Ply Brown Shell Position Inlays: Micarta White Dot Neck Material: Maple Neck Shape: 1962 Jaguar (.820"-.890") Scale Length: 24" (648 mm) Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm) Number of Frets: 21 Fret Size: Narrow Tall 6105 String Nut: Bone Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm) Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Jaguar Flat Magnets Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Jaguar Flat Magnets Controls: Circuit Selector Switch, Rhythm Circuit Volume and Tone, Lead Circuit Volume and Tone, Pickup On/Off Switches, Tone Circuit Switch Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle (Lead Circuit) Pickup Configuration: SS Bridge: Adjustable Jaguar Tuning Machines: Vintage Style Case/Gig Bag: Vintage-Style Hardshell
The Fender Jaguar was introduced as a high-end model guitar four years after the Jazzmaster. Though similar to the Jazzmaster in its offset body and lead/rhythem circuits controls, the Jaguar differed in two key ways. For one, the Jaguar used a shorter 24-inch scale length compared to the 25 1/2-inch of most Fender guitars. Additionally, the Jaguar used two thinner single-coil pickups compared to the feedback-prone soapbox pickups of the Jazzmaster. The Jaguar was not as popular as the Telecaster or Strat in its initial run, but has found some popularity with punk, grunge and indie rockers since.
Unique to this Year: First year of Jaguar production.
Body Style: Offset solidbody
Wood Composition: Alder body, Maple neck with veneer Rosewood fingerboard
Design Elements: Bolt-on neck, dot inlays, 2 single-coil pickups with notched side-plates, individual pickup selectors 24-inch scale length, treble and bass roll knobs, floating tremolo system, lead/rhythm circuit switch
Finish Specifications: Sunburst was the standard finish for the Jaguar in 1962. Rarer colors are more prized by collectable.
Notable Players: Kurt Cobain, Johnny Marr, Carl Wilson
