NGD 1962 Fender Jaguar

Panama_Jack666

I can re-affirm what @miserneil said! This thing will probably get gigged more int eh next 12 months than most of us will in the next 10 years! Ridiculous price as well. It's in good company among a pre cbs tele & strat!

Personally I think we need more people like James buying vintage instruments. He buys them, then gigs them more than 250 times in a year. None of his gear sits in glass cabinets never to be played again!

IvisonGuitars

Panama_Jack666 said:

Personally I think we need more people like James buying vintage instruments. He buys them, then gigs them more than 250 times in a year. None of his gear sits in glass cabinets never to be played again!

Couldn’t agree more

I play ‘65 & ‘66 Teles live, I know @fretfinder gigs a vintage Junior or 2, @Trotter & @woody_89 tour with vintage guitars and those are just the first couple off the top of my head.

Buy them and play them on their merits as an instrument. I’ve so far never felt the need to introduce a song and JUST before we count in say “oh & by the way, this Tele is a Firemist Gold refinish and those are repro Klusons.....a 1, 2, 3, 4...”

Bucket

Lovely guitar OP, and for what seems like a hell of a price.

thebreeze

jamesoliver1234 said:

Pots and pickups are orinigal it's currently having a set up 

Who do you use to set your guitars up James?  I think I'm vaguely in your area (south Herefordshire) and have wondered who would be best round here.  (Someone has mentioned Angela Arnott in the Forest of Dean, do you know her?)

jamesoliver1234

@thebreeze I always use dave dearnley he knows what I like and has always been helpful....I've not come across Angela but if it's the person I'm thinking she's also excellent 

thebreeze

Thanks James.  Enjoy your Jag!

IvisonGuitars

Rockfield Guitar Engineering would be a little closer for you @thebreeze or Guitar A&E in Hereford itself (former touring tech). I’ve not used either but hear good reports of both.

thebreeze

Thanks @miserneil, that's really helpful - I'll look them up.

blueskunk

Self admitted Twaddle and guitar nerd. I like the jaguar , it’s well cool. 

Grocer_Jack

Great guitar - enjoy it and gig it hard! 
I have a refinished sonic blue 1964 Jag and it's great - capable of anything from surf to jazz and everything in between. Old jags have a great rock voice with moderate overdrive too - it's surprisingly rich and deep. I've played and owned quite a few modern jags as well, but none have quite had the same sound as the old ones I've played. GREAT necks too. 

lasermonkey

As long as the sellers are completely truthful and upfront, modified/demodified vintage guitars are a great way of obtaining an instrument which may otherwise be unaffordable for many of us.

My '65 Electric XII has a replacement neck from a Shenendoah (the heel is a bit longer, but hardly noticeable when playing) and it's been resprayed (it's black and was originally sunburst, judging by the pickup cavities). The seller pointed out all of this and I got it for £875. I very much doubt that I'd ever have had the opportunity to own one of it wasn't for the mods that had been done on it, none of which affect the sound. I couldn't be happier with it!

Would I have bought the OP's Jag at the price he paid? In a heartbeat!

Fuengi

Panama_Jack666 said:

I can re-affirm what @miserneil said! This thing will probably get gigged more int eh next 12 months than most of us will in the next 10 years! Ridiculous price as well. It's in good company among a pre cbs tele & strat!

Personally I think we need more people like James buying vintage instruments. He buys them, then gigs them more than 250 times in a year. None of his gear sits in glass cabinets never to be played again!

Play?!

I'm far too busy researching my next delay pedal, the correct power supply and comparing relative patch cable impedance to play anything! 

Some people have far too much time on their hands. 

5redlights

HarrySeven said:

jamesoliver1234 said:

Pots and pickups are orinigal it's currently having a set up 

Get a pic of the trem cavity and under the guard?

Shouldn't you take it out for dinner first before asking for those sort of photos?

breadfan

miserneil said:

I’ve so far never felt the need to introduce a song and JUST before we count in say “oh & by the way, this Tele is a Firemist Gold refinish and those are repro Klusons.....a 1, 2, 3, 4...”

I saw this on 'Guitar Riffs at the BBC' the other night.

https://youtu.be/pxZ77w9bnm8

Sadly, Pete didn't mention what string gauge he was using.

Funkfingers

breadfan said:
Pete

What a Sell Out! 

I thought that Pete held his group together with Rotosound strings!

jamesoliver1234

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10215992245501885&id=1320493110&_rdr ; a short video clip

maw4neu

Cracking guitar . . . Well played Sir :-)