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Johnny Marr Jaguar
(Olympic White)
VINTAGE STYLE with unique featuresJohnny Marr is best known as the strikingly dynamic guitarist-arranger-songwriter behind the Smiths, who redefined and ruled U.K. pop in the 1980s. A master of melody, layering and texture, Marr has brought his own instantly identifiable genius to the proceedings ever since, in stints with The The, the Pretenders, Modest Mouse and the Cribs - to say nothing of his solo career and innumerable guest appearances. The Johnny Marr Jaguar® is a fantastically non-standard model that is as distinctive as the sounds he wrings from it.
For authentic, Johnny Marr tone a pair of Custom-Wound Bare Knuckle® Johnny Marr pickups were included. The chiming neck pickup is tempered by the bright, more aggressive bridge pickup. The Custom neck shape based on Johnny's '65 Jaguar® Guitar is also a unique feature, together with a 7.25”-radius fingerboard with 22 vintage-style frets for a classic playing feel. Vintage-style Jaguar bridge, tremolo and tuning machines provide original-era aesthetics, rock-solid performance and tuning stability. Other features include the dual bright pickup switches, chrome hardware and 4-bolt neck plate. A hardshell case is also included.
at a glance
• Maple neck based on Marr's 1965 Jaguar, with custom profile and vintage-style heel truss rod adjustment
• Vintage-style floating tremolo tailpiece and "taller" tremolo arm with nylon sleeve insert to prevent arm swing
• Jaguar bridge with Mustang® saddles, nylon post inserts for improved stability and chrome cover
• Dual upper-horn slide switches (universal bright and pickup-switch position four bright)
• Four-position blade pickup switch mounted in lower-horn chrome plate
• Dual custom-wound Bare Knuckle® Johnny Marr single-coil pickups
• 7.25"-radius rosewood fingerboard with 22 vintage-style frets
Why Choose Fender's Johnny Marr Jaguar?
FOUR-WAY
PICKUP SWITCHRather than traditional slide switches, Marr’s signature Jaguar has a special four-way blade pickup switch on the lower horn, delivering the bridge pickup alone, the bridge and neck pickups in parallel, the neck pickup alone, and the neck and bridge pickups in series.
BRIDGE POST/TREMOLO ARM
SLEEVE NYLON INSERTSThe Johnny Marr Jaguar features special nylon bridge-post inserts for improved bridge stability, and a "taller" tremolo arm with a nylon-sleeve insert to keep it from swinging loose.
NITROCELLULOSE
LACQUER FINISHNitrocellulose lacquer is one of the great original-era Fender electric guitar finishes, and is still used today on select instruments. Thin, porous and delicate, it’s a premium finish prized for sonic qualities that let body woods breathe with their true tonal character, and for an appearance that ages and wears in a distinctive way appealing to many players.
CUSTOM
NECK PROFILEIn an especially authentic touch, the neck on this signature model has a comfortably broken-in custom profile (the shape of the neck in cross section) based directly on Marr’s 1965 Jaguar.
BARE KNUCKLE®
PICKUPSFor specially voiced tone worthy of such an inventive and versatile guitarist, this Jaguar is built with "Bare Knuckle" Johnny Marr single-coil custom-wound neck and bridge pickups.
TWO "BRIGHT"
SLIDE SWITCHESIn an extra-special design element, the upper horn of the Johnny Marr Jaguar features two slide switches—a "universal" bright switch that kicks everything up a notch or two, and a separate bright switch that only affects the "series" pickup switch position.
Fender® Johnny Marr Jaguar® Signature Model | Fender
Every Guitar Includes Professional Setup
It doesn’t matter what the value of the guitar, if you buy it from us we take extra steps to ensure you are completely satisfied with your instrument. Each guitar goes through a 22 step professional guitar set up process to make sure your new instrument sounds as the manufacturer intended it to play.
This means that your guitar may take an extra day to deliver, just so we can get these checks done. You’ll receive email updates once your guitar is ready for despatch.
We hope you feel it’s worth the extra time and patience we spend on your instrument.
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The Tech Spec
| Features | Specification | Body Type | Solidbody |
|---|---|
| Body Shape | Jaguar® |
| Body Material | Alder |
| Body Finish | Gloss Lacquer |
| Colour | Olympic White |
| Neck Material | Maple |
| Neck Shape | Custom Shape Based on Johnny's '65 Jaguar® Guitar |
| Radius | 7.25" (184.1 mm) |
| Fingerboard Material | Pau Ferro |
| Fingerboard Inlay | Ivory Dot |
| Number of Frets | 22, Vintage-Style |
| Scale Length | 24" (610 mm) |
| Nut Width | 1.650" (42 mm) |
| Nut Material | Synthetic Bone |
| Bridge/Tailpiece | Jaguar® Bridge with Mustang® Saddles and Vintage Style "Floating" Tremolo Tailpiece, Includes Chrome Bridge Cover |
| Tuners | Vintage-style |
| Pickups | 2 x Custom-Wound Bare Knuckle® Johnny Marr |
| Controls | Master Volume, Master Tone |
| Switching | 4-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups (In Parallel), Position 3. Neck Pickup, Position 4. Neck and Bridge Pickups (In Series) |
| Auxiliary Switching | 2 Slide-Switches: Universal Bright Switch; Bright Switch for Blade Position 4 |
| Case/Gig Bag | Hardshell Case |
