1962 Jaguar - finally!!
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1962 Jaguar - finally!!
Well after years of wanting I was finally able to get one of my dream guitars, a 1962 Jag! I’m living and working out of town for 3 months and since it was my day off I decided to check out the handful of music shops that are open on Sundays. I walk into this shop in north Oakland and there on the wall is this beautiful sunburst Jag
The neck is stamped Sept 62, however someone in an offset Facebook group I’m in commented that the string tree is off alignment from the 5th string tuning peg, which is something that started in 1963? The bridge pickup has staggered poles, which made me think it’s not original, since the neck pickup has flat poles. Is it possible the guitar was assembled in 63 using some 62 parts? The nut is the only thing I’m certain is a replacement.
I won’t have a chance to look more into the guts of this thing until next week but I’m excited to see what the body date is and any other markings there might be!
Anyways, I’m absolutely floored by the guitar original parts or not! It sounds amazing and the neck is worn in just right!
The neck is stamped Sept 62, however someone in an offset Facebook group I’m in commented that the string tree is off alignment from the 5th string tuning peg, which is something that started in 1963? The bridge pickup has staggered poles, which made me think it’s not original, since the neck pickup has flat poles. Is it possible the guitar was assembled in 63 using some 62 parts? The nut is the only thing I’m certain is a replacement.
I won’t have a chance to look more into the guts of this thing until next week but I’m excited to see what the body date is and any other markings there might be!
Anyways, I’m absolutely floored by the guitar original parts or not! It sounds amazing and the neck is worn in just right!
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Re: 1962 Jaguar - finally!!
Some more pics!
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Re: 1962 Jaguar - finally!!
Wohooo! That's beautiful
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Thanks!! I’m still in shock lol, absolutely over the moon about this guitar!
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The wear on the neck is just perfect. I always love seeing real-deal play wear, and how unique it is to the original player and playing style, as opposed to the the more generic "worn all over" look of modern relics.
Also interesting that the back of the neck is relatively natural in color, no reddish/amber.
Also interesting that the back of the neck is relatively natural in color, no reddish/amber.
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Very nice! My favorite year for Offsets, and the wear is perfect.
I've never seen anybody modify a case like that either, they moved the pocket lid and neck rest to the opposite side. Maybe so the body doesn't move as much? Very odd
I've never seen anybody modify a case like that either, they moved the pocket lid and neck rest to the opposite side. Maybe so the body doesn't move as much? Very odd
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yeah I was confused... my first thought was, did they make left-handed cases? which would still be wrongHighnumbers wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 1:26 pmVery nice! My favorite year for Offsets, and the wear is perfect.
I've never seen anybody modify a case like that either, they moved the pocket lid and neck rest to the opposite side. Maybe so the body doesn't move as much? Very odd
To the OP, I'd say one of the pickups was replaced, probably the bridge. Perhaps for something with more output?
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Re: 1962 Jaguar - finally!!
Staggered poles on Jag pickups didn't start until mid-63, so the bridge pickup is a definitely later replacement.
Regardless, it looks like an awesome guitar!!
Regardless, it looks like an awesome guitar!!
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Re: 1962 Jaguar - finally!!
Very impressive, congrats!
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Thanks! Yeah the case had me scratching my head when I first saw it lol. It does keep things a little more rigid I supposeHighnumbers wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 1:26 pmVery nice! My favorite year for Offsets, and the wear is perfect.
I've never seen anybody modify a case like that either, they moved the pocket lid and neck rest to the opposite side. Maybe so the body doesn't move as much? Very odd
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Yeah the bridge pickup being replaced by a 63 or later was my first thought as well. Definitely looking forward to taking the hardware off and seeing what the body and pot dates are!OffYourFace wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 1:52 pmyeah I was confused... my first thought was, did they make left-handed cases? which would still be wrongHighnumbers wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 1:26 pmVery nice! My favorite year for Offsets, and the wear is perfect.
I've never seen anybody modify a case like that either, they moved the pocket lid and neck rest to the opposite side. Maybe so the body doesn't move as much? Very odd
To the OP, I'd say one of the pickups was replaced, probably the bridge. Perhaps for something with more output?
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Agreed, it looks so rad and the feel is just perfect!RockStarNick wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 9:22 amThe wear on the neck is just perfect. I always love seeing real-deal play wear, and how unique it is to the original player and playing style, as opposed to the the more generic "worn all over" look of modern relics.
Also interesting that the back of the neck is relatively natural in color, no reddish/amber.
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Fucking GREAT tort on that too. Congratulations!
By all means you can choose not to but I follow the prices of these pretty well so I'm curious as to what the 'real world shop' price you paid was. Only if you want to share of course.
By all means you can choose not to but I follow the prices of these pretty well so I'm curious as to what the 'real world shop' price you paid was. Only if you want to share of course.
Silly Rabbit, don't you know scooped mids are for kids?
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Thanks dude! Yeah I absolutely love the way the tort looks!
And yeah no problem at all with sharing! I traded in a 78 SG Special ($1500) and paid $5600 including taxes. The sales tax is kinda crazy in Oakland at 10.25% lol. The guitar was tagged $7200 in the shop and they had it for like $8049 on Reverb