+ Video Fender 1965 Candy Apple Red Matching Headstock With Neck Binding Guitarsmith Custom Guitar

Here for sale is Fender 1965 Jaguar in Candy Apple Red with a matching headstock finish and features the highly desirable white neck binding. The body is from a 2012 USA Fender Candy Apple Red Jaguar.

The neck is absolutely a joy to play, with that feel only a vintage Fender neck can provide. It has had a complete re fret with vintage Fender style frets like what would have been used originally, so it plays wonderfully. It is set up to 11-49 gauge strings. The matching headstock necks were custom ordered so they are highly coveted. The binding is also exquisite and is an excellent design option brought in post '65. It features the original tuners that are working fine. The date stamp on the neck heel is 1 Nov 65 B.

The neck was paired with a 2012 USA made Fender body and is the original finish and is very close in look to the original '65 Candy Apple Red neck. Together they make a incredible pairing a bring this superb neck back to life. We have used all original Fender parts where possible for this Guitarsmith Custom build. The  pick guard is Fender USA, the switches are Switchcraft, the knobs, are USA Fender, as is the control plate covers, the bridge assembly and the bridge, and bridge cover. The bridge cover looks great on the guitar and can be pulled off if required. It does not have the original neck plate and case. The pickups are a pair of Seymour Duncan Hot for Jaguar. The original Jaguar pickups were hit and miss in output and these Seymour Duncan provides a much hotter fuller sound.

There is some minor wear to the body, a small section of finish is gone from the edge of the upper switch plate on the top horn, and there is some play wear to the back of the body with some tiny surface scratches.
The guitar plays exceptionally well. An all original 1965 matching headstock Fender guitar command exceptionally high prices so this guitar is a great way to get the feel and look while retaining that all American build quality brought to you by us here at Guitarsmith Custom.

Please note all guitars are sold as seen. Attention international buyers, we are based in Hamburg Germany, purchasing this instrument from a country outside of the European Union eg United Kingdom, USA etc it means you will have to pay import tax. If the instrument was made in your country however and you purchase it from us here in Europe, it means the item is considered “Returning to Origin” and you do not need to pay import tax. We try our best to show the guitar's condition in the photos but this is not always possible for every detail. Each guitar is set up to the shop standard playing style and as we all know; each player is different.If it is not set up to your liking this is not a cause for complaint, as is finding some kind of imperfection that we may or may not have mentioned. We sell used guitars not museum pieces and we do not accept returns unless they have been damaged in transit. If you are looking for a perfect guitar that you will worry about damaging and hang on the wall we advise you to buy new! So be rock n roll!