Original sparkle finish offsets?

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Original sparkle finish offsets?

Post by eggwheat » Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:39 pm

Anyone got any pics of original sparkle finish offsets? They exist dont they? Or was I dreaming...
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Re: Original sparkle finish offsets?

Post by mezcalhead » Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:59 pm

They do, apparently. There's one here .. I think there was another thread about them as well but I can't find it right now.
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Re: Original sparkle finish offsets?

Post by zhivago » Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:08 pm

they definitely exist....legend has it that they were sprayed at a garage down the road from Fender.
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Re: Original sparkle finish offsets?

Post by eggwheat » Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:15 pm

ahh cool! I remember seeing a guitar magazine cover years ago with a line up of original sparkle finish Jazzmaster and jags! Idiotface here didnt buy it..
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Re: Original sparkle finish offsets?

Post by dinosaur » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:42 pm

These are the two at the Fender Musuem:

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Post by dltinter » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:57 pm

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Post by Maggieo » Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:00 pm

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Re: Original sparkle finish offsets?

Post by eggwheat » Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:59 am

the champagne sparkle jaguar is king,,hey they look easy to steal!
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Re: Original sparkle finish offsets?

Post by Fall reverb » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:15 am

This (1962) Jaguar's purple sparkle finish is supposedly factory-original :

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Although the colours look completely different in these pics, it appears to be the same Jaguar - the (finish) damage on the guitar's bass side is located on the same spot, plus the pickguard's pattern appears to be the same as well.
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Re: Original sparkle finish offsets?

Post by Maggieo » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:09 am

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Re: Original sparkle finish offsets?

Post by Fall reverb » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:17 am

Maggieo wrote: Mother of God, I want that purple Jag!!!  :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :?
I would love to own this guitar's Jazzmaster-counterpart, preferably with a matching headstock... ;)

This 1961 Jazzmaster is featured on rocknrollvintage.com's website, and its silver sparkle finish is apparently also factory-original...

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Re: Original sparkle finish offsets?

Post by Naturality » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:32 pm

Grant From Feeder has a Silver Sparkle JM that he supposedly hasn't refinned, and he bought in the 90's. Maybe an original, maybe not
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Re: Original sparkle finish offsets?

Post by eggwheat » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:41 pm

Hmm thought the rule was if it's custom colour and it has a tortoishell scratch then it probably aint original?
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Re: Original sparkle finish offsets?

Post by Fall reverb » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:59 pm

eggwheat wrote: Hmm thought the rule was if it's custom colour and it has a tortoishell scratch then it probably aint original?
That is most certainly not the case, eggwheat - there were plenty of factory-original offsets made with a.o. Blonde, Olympic White, Burgundy Mist Metallic, Candy Apple Red etc. finishes with tortoiseshell pickguards.
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