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NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 1:44 am
by alvinstraight
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 6:18 am
by PJazzmaster
very nice. It has the right wear, even if it is a refinish!
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:29 pm
by alvinstraight
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2020 11:34 pm
by zhivago
Really lovely looking Jag! Congrats!
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:59 am
by SWFC68
That's pretty. I love it.
-A
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:33 pm
by Surfysonic
Outstanding Jag! Congrats!
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:57 am
by supersonicjazzmaster
Ah, meganice Jaguar!!! Congrats!
Love the color and colorfading.
It´s a players guitar. In my opinion, the more wear the better the guitar, because it´s played a lot, because it sounds good.
I also have a 1965 Jag. The pickups on mine have staggered pole pieces.
I would love to hear yours through my 1961 Showman.
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 2:05 pm
by Unicorn Warrior
Love it baby
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:58 pm
by Normdigsit
Damn nice looking. And you’re not too bad with the camera...
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:07 am
by alvinstraight
Thanks for all the nice comments!
Took it a local luthier today to get a quota on how much it would cost to get it sorted, and got some potentially positive news. His take on it was that the finish is actually original, and that the back had just been sanded down for some reason. If I decide to go for the full makeover, I guess we'll look for more signs pointing one way or another. But when compared with another blonde Pre-CBS Jag that he happened to have in the shop, the finish yellowing, checking etc. looked more or less exactly the same. He also thought the body looked like ash, which I guess was only available with the blonde finish?
Any experts/blonde Jag/JM owners that can chime in/know more about this? How I might I most easily be able to tell the originality of the finish? The pots are original, but the wiring has clearly been redone at some point.
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 2:25 pm
by Veitchy
That's gorgeous - it's clearly lived a life.
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 2:40 pm
by Mondaysoutar
alvinstraight wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:07 am
Thanks for all the nice comments!
Took it a local luthier today to get a quota on how much it would cost to get it sorted, and got some potentially positive news. His take on it was that the finish is actually original, and that the back had just been sanded down for some reason. If I decide to go for the full makeover, I guess we'll look for more signs pointing one way or another. But when compared with another blonde Pre-CBS Jag that he happened to have in the shop, the finish yellowing, checking etc. looked more or less exactly the same. He also thought the body looked like ash, which I guess was only available with the blonde finish?
Any experts/blonde Jag/JM owners that can chime in/know more about this? How I might I most easily be able to tell the originality of the finish? The pots are original, but the wiring has clearly been redone at some point.
Great looking Jag man. If you take the guard off, you might find some remnants of the original finish if it’s a refin. The neck pocket also could have some indicators of an original colour. If I was you, I’d get the bridge pickup sorted, give it a good clean and it’s sorted.
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 2:57 pm
by andy_tchp
alvinstraight wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:07 am
Took it a local luthier today to get a quota on how much it would cost to get it sorted, and got some potentially positive news. His take on it was that the finish is actually original, and that the back had just been sanded down for some reason. If I decide to go for the full makeover, I guess we'll look for more signs pointing one way or another. But when compared with another blonde Pre-CBS Jag that he happened to have in the shop, the finish yellowing, checking etc. looked more or less exactly the same. He also thought the body looked like ash, which I guess was only available with the blonde finish?
Any experts/blonde Jag/JM owners that can chime in/know more about this? How I might I most easily be able to tell the originality of the finish? The pots are original, but the wiring has clearly been redone at some point.
I won't claim to be an 'expert' but it certainly looks like it could be original, they (blonde finishes) do seem to take on that colour. Put it this way: if it'd been presented as an original finish I wouldn't have doubted it.
The disparity between back/front could be something as simple as the guitar being left on a bed routinely when not in use, in a room that got a lot of direct sunlight.
Removing the neck/pickguard will provide more insight.
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:07 pm
by HNB
Beautiful!
Re: NGD: Blonde player grade 1965 Jaguar
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:59 am
by alvinstraight
Here are a couple of shoots from when I had the pickguard off a few months ago. As you can tell, the electronics have been messed with (but the pots are period correct).
Also rereading the conversation with the guy who owned the guitar previous to the dealer I bought it from suggest that he indeed tried to sand off the back looking for an original finish. He had bought it back in the early 00s as a 70s refinish. I guess this sanding story would explain the lack of yellowing since it is the top coat that is responsible for this color shift if I have understood things correctly?
Anyway, if anyone has ideas based on these photos if it looks like an original paint job or not, please chime in! Otherwise, I'll pop the neck off and check there.
