Fender Jaguar Relic Electric Guitar, Mexican, Fender locking tuners, Bigsby style tremolo
This is a Mexican made Fender Jaguar Classic Player which I've owned and loved playing for over seven years or thereabouts. Reluctantly I'm offering it for sale because just lately I've realised all I'm doing is taking it down off the wall, dusting it, reminiscing and hanging it back up. It's time someone else had some fun with it. It looks like it's lived in the corner of a damp shed all its life and you'd be forgiven for thinking it won't even tune up, let alone play. But it plays just fine, has a good action, holds its tune rock solid - thanks to the Fender locking tuners which are a big improvement on the ones it came with. The 'road-worn' look was achieved over a long period of time whilst the guitar was entirely dismantled, with a methodical electrolysis process worked on all the metal panels and careful ageing of the pickguard, volume and tone knobs, pickup covers, etc. The solid alder body (originally sprayed candy apple red) was stripped down to bare wood and first of all sprayed orange which didn't look particularly fitting. So it was stripped back again to bare wood and coated in a sand colour - quite similar to some Telecasters. As far as I'm aware, Fender Jaguars were never sprayed this colour. But this one is. Another alteration is the tremolo. I got fed up with the Fender tremolo a few years ago (it isn't much to write home about) and replaced it with a Bigsby style tremolo which gives a much greater range and holds its tune a lot better. I kept the old one though, and it could be fitted back without too much trouble. Just bear in mind it isn't really anywhere near as good, sound wise. But for a more authentic look, I can understand why the old tremolo might be to some people's preference. All in all, it's a knackered looking guitar that actually isn't knackered, it's full of beans underneath all that rust and muck... If you're after something to make heads turn when you're playing live, this might be it. Everything works as it should, I'm throwing in a fairly new Levi's guitar strap because it's a spare one hanging round and the old army bag strap strangling it at the minute is a bit trying on the shoulder after an hour or three. Looking for around Β£450 for it, but I'm easily open to offers. CASH ON COLLECTION only please. Any questions, please ask! Thanks for looking. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit