1963 Jaguar Realistic Price?
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Fenderbaum
Senior Stratmaster
Just realised that i am confusing Jaguar with Jazzmasters.. They go for quite different prices.
Still.. would be fun to restore this one..
He got a bid for $3000
Still.. would be fun to restore this one..
He got a bid for $3000
Intune
Most Honored Senior Member
I’d love to have that for $3k. Would be cool to see pics under the pickgaurd. It’s got some flat head screws in the tremolo which are obviously not original. I see 3 nail holes in the front so not sure why? There’s lots of original going on but who knows what’s under the hood. Super cool though
Intune
Most Honored Senior Member
Yes back in the 50’s and fender stopped using them around 1952. This jag should not have any flat head screws being a 63.
For your viewing pleasure here is my all original 63 Jaguar. I also have the matching Black Face Champ amp with original amp cover that was originally sold as a set in 63.
lifelonggtrgeek
Strat-Talker
Wow - that’s the drool worthy guitar of the day!
do you play it much? What a beauty.That’s a bucket list guitar of mine. So cool to have the amp that was purchased with it!
I use it in the studio quite a bit. I rarely gig with it. I also have a 67 Jaguar as well, but it has been refinished.Wow - that’s the drool worthy guitar of the day!
Here is a pic of the 67. It has a mastery bridge, but I like the original bridge better.
If you don't mind me asking, Scott, why?
I've seen plenty of green pickguards, but never a green headstock??
somebodyelseuk
Senior Stratmaster
All original '63 for less than a CS reissue?
If it's legit, I'd give him the asking price now.
If it's legit, I'd give him the asking price now.
Fenderbaum
Senior Stratmaster
Bid was at $3200 last i heard from him
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JimboJonesIV
Strat-Talker
I think it is beautiful just the way it is. If you do a refin, are you going to do the neck too? Shiny new body paint and beat up old neck finishes look terrible together. So you'll need to do a relic job on your new refin, and they don't always look so good.
Fenderbaum
Senior Stratmaster
No.. The neck would be left as is..
I would send the body to Tom who did This PreCBS Strat that was in absolute shambles. (Was a fun thread.) That Strat was also for sale recently (listing is gone) for $9000.
He did a great job with the finish on that poor thing
But yeah, MAYBE i would just keep it that way. But i am in Asia for the time being, so probably a no-buy. But would be on it if i was home.
I would send the body to Tom who did This PreCBS Strat that was in absolute shambles. (Was a fun thread.) That Strat was also for sale recently (listing is gone) for $9000.
He did a great job with the finish on that poor thing
But yeah, MAYBE i would just keep it that way. But i am in Asia for the time being, so probably a no-buy. But would be on it if i was home.
The original bridge is designed to rock with the whammy where the string contact to the bridge moves with the whammy and never loses its point of contact. It takes some understanding of how it operates to set it up right, but once it is it never goes out of tune. One issue, which has an easy fix, is that the screws in the original bridge tend to vibrate loose and un-adjust them selves when playing. The easy fix is to use loctite or a drop of super glue on the screw threads once it is set up. This keeps the screws from moving and the bridge becomes very stable. The Mastery bridge is a well machined hand made replacement bridge that doesn’t really rock. The strings slide over the saddles a little which tends to make it not stay in tune quite as well when you really whang on the whammy hard. The mastery is a great after market upgrade that is an easy drop in replacement that is a definite upgrade in terms of materials and refinement in how it’s made, but they aren’t cheap.
Thanks for detailed answer. I always considered Jazzmaster/Jaguar flaws in design (bridge, tremolo, neck shim, string buzz) reported all over the internet to be nothing more than a lack of understanding of hardware and proper setup.
So as we age, we hold on to certain pieces of info and never update them.
One of those pieces of info, for me, is the 1980s costs of offset & student level Fender guitars.
In my 56 year old mind, these are still $200-300 max. I cannot comprehend almost $4K. Does not compute.
One of those pieces of info, for me, is the 1980s costs of offset & student level Fender guitars.
In my 56 year old mind, these are still $200-300 max. I cannot comprehend almost $4K. Does not compute.
Intune
Most Honored Senior Member
Funny because no one wanted them in the 70’s or 80’s because if you had one, they are for surf and you were pretending to be a beach boy. They were actually and still are the most expensive fender made. Even the custom shop jag/jazzmaster costs more then any other fender. I get what you’re saying though. My AV65 jag is probably one the best fenders I’ve ever had. It really does it all.
