Up for sale, a 2000 Fender American Vintage '62 Jaguar Yamano limited edition model in 100% original condition, complete with the original G&G hardshell case. An extremely rare example of the American Vintage series Jaguar offered exclusively via Fender's distribution deal with Yamano in Japan over 25 years ago, this guitar features a custom color Candy Apple Red gloss nitro lacquer finish and matching headstock. Essentially a precursor to the later “Thin Skin” models (also produced in tiny quantities), this Jaguar’s matching headstock combined with a vintage-spec 7 ¼” radius are the Yamano-exclusive model’s defining features.

The production totals for the American Vintage Jaguar models were notably small in the first years of production (Jaguars were first added to the line in 1999), and this instrument captures the feel and tonal properties of a Pre-CBS example with tonewoods comprising an alder body, maple neck, and thick slab rosewood fretboard, yielding an extremely resonant, detailed, and broad natural acoustic tone.

Plugged in, this Jag delivers the goods, retaining the original pair of black bobbin single coil pickups with lightly beveled flat-pole alnico magnets. The American Vintage '62 pickups are a bit rounder and fuller in the midrange than later Fender Jag pickup winds, retaining plenty of twang and snap in the top end, with the slightly aggressive chime and sinewy snarl that sets this model apart. Offering plenty of sparkling cut and percussive snap, this Jaguar is quite versatile. Engage the Rhythm Circuit on the guitar's lower body horn for darker, meatier tones, or flip the "strangle" switch in the Lead Circuit for thinner tic-tac sounds. Top it off with copious chrome and a flip-up string mute and you have the model that was Fender's flagship guitar when it was introduced in '62, with every bell and whistle Leo Fender and his team could think to include. This Jaguar weighs 8lbs 5oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, where we specialize in Offset Fender instruments, with 11-49 roundwound strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Maple
• Shape: Slender C, measuring .825” 1st fret, .895” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Rosewood slab, 7 1/4" vintage spec radius
• Frets: Slender, no wear
• Scale Length: 24"
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42mm)
• Tuners: Kluson-style, Gotoh
• Serialization: V-prefix (neck plate)
• Factory Markings: Neck heel pencil dated 4-14-00, makers’ marks on neck heel/pocket

Body Specs:

• Wood: Alder
• Pickups: American Vintage '62 Jaguar single coil x2
• Controls: Volume/Tone (Rhythm/Lead Circuits), Pickup On/Off x2 and Low Cut switch
• Harness: CTS pots date to the 11th, 24th weeks of 2000
• Hardware: Bridge with threaded saddles, flip-up string mute, Vibrato
• Plastics: Three-ply parchment pickguard (zig-zag scratches beneath strings), pointer knobs

The dark Candy Apple Red nitro lacquer gloss has a few subtle shadows of previously removed stickers, with cosmetic wear otherwise limited to some small dings and shallow buckle wear on the back. The ambered gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, with a few tiny marks along the profile length that are virtually undetectable to the palm while fretting.

The original G&G brown tolex hardshell case is included, along with the hangtags.

***We are dealers for the Mastery M1 bridge, OMV-P Offset Vibrato, and Lollar Jaguar pickups, any of which can be installed or included prior to shipment for an additional charge***