The guitar in your images is an authentic pre-CBS 1964 Fender Jaguar finished in its original 3-Tone Sunburst finish.While designated by its "L" prefix serial number, Fender's historical production timelines show that serial number L47809 was officially stamped and distributed in early 1964. This instrument is an exceptional example of a golden-era pre-CBS Jaguar, featuring a highly figured maple neck alongside several quintessential pre-1965 features like clay dot fretboard markers and an unbound neck.SpecificationsBody & Construction

• Model: Fender Jaguar (Pre-CBS Era)
• Origin: Fullerton, California, USA
• Body Material: Solid Alder (2-Piece offset waist body)
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Color: 3-Tone Sunburst (features a vibrant target-burst yellow center, transitioning to a distinct red band and deep black perimeter)
• Pickguard: Original multi-ply Brown/Red Tortoiseshell celluloid guard with a wide, distinct bevel edge

Neck & Fretboard

• Neck Material: 1-Piece Maple showcasing prominent flame/tiger figure running down the entire length of the shaft
• Neck Treatment: Unbound neck edges (period-correct pre-1965 layout)
• Neck Profile: Vintage Slim-to-Medium "C" shape profile
• Fingerboard Material: Pre-CBS "Veneer" dark Rosewood fretboard
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25 inches (184 mm) vintage radius
• Scale Length: 24 inches (Short scale layout)
• Frets: 22 Vintage-Style Small frets
• Inlays: Original Clay Dot position markers (a hallmark of pre-late 1964 production before the switch to pearloid dots)
• Nut Width: 1.625 inches (Standard "B" neck width designation)

Hardware

• Bridge System: Vintage floating bridge unit with individual threaded steel barrel saddles (missing its original snap-on chrome bridge cover)
• Tailpiece: Original patent-pending Fender Floating Vibrato unit featuring an integrated tremolo tension adjustment system and lock button
• Tuning Machines: Kluson Deluxe single-line enclosed nickel tuners (stamped "Kluson Deluxe" in a single center row)
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt chrome neck plate stamped with the classic pre-CBS "L" series code prefix followed by L47809

Electronics & Controls

• Pickups: Two proprietary Fender Jaguar single-coil pickups, each cradled in its signature metal "claw" cage to narrow the magnetic window and cut down stray hum
• Wiring Setup: True split dual-circuit matrix
• • Upper Bass-Bout Circuit: Slide switch activating the standalone Rhythm circuit, bypassing lower settings to isolate the neck pickup with independent recessed volume and tone thumbwheel pots.
  • Lower Treble-Bout Switch Matrix: Three independent chrome slider switches controlling:
  • • Lead Neck Pickup On/Off
    • Lead Bridge Pickup On/Off
    • Low-End Bass Cut Filter switch ("Strangle Switch")
  • Master Layout: Global volume and tone master circuit controlled by vintage-accurate black hexagonal knobs mounted to a chrome plate.