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Hi Dano,
From lurking about on the Fender Forum, I think I can answer some of these.
You may want to try asking Jim Shine (he subscribes to this list but never
posts). You can also reach him on the Fender Forum in the Jaguar &
Jazzmaster forum.
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> I've found a guitar of interest on Ebay, but I'm very suspect of it.
> Looks nice, but there are just a few things that don't jive, so I need to
> bounce it by someone who might be certain....Here is the link:
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> Now then, here are my question:
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> The seller is claiming its an original '66 Jaguar
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> -In black? Was that ever an optional custom color?
Yes.
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> -Rectangular mother-of-pearl fret inlays in the 60's??? I thought
> that was a
> 70's thing.
No it started after CBS took over....66 sounds right.
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> -Black pot knobs? Like the kind in the picture? in '66?
The Jaguar lead pot knobs were always black, but they had indentations in
the sides of them for gripping. Its hard to tell but the ones in the photos
look smooth.
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> -No "Jaguar" on the headstock decal? Would Fender have done such a thing?
Yes. Black guitars were somewhat rare, and Fender didn't want to make
special gold decals for each line. So they ended up just saying "Fender" on
them and were used on all black guitars.
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> -no mention of replacement foam on mute?
It may still be original, but probably is fossilized. At least it still has
the mute!
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> I don't know...can anyone dispute this? Great looking guitar but the
> year "66" and the details just don't jive.
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It looks good to me...very clean. The only detail is the knobs. I can't
quite tell if they are right or not.
More expert opinion can be found at the Fender Forum:
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