NVGD 1963 Jaguar

[ohm_mho]

I’m pleased to say that I finally joined the vintage offset gang this week with the acquisition of this beautiful 1963 Jaguar from a shop in Melbourne, Australia.







Neck and body dates point to February ‘63 so it’s an early one.

It needed a pretty thorough setup on arrival, but I’m happy with where I’ve got it to over a period of about three days. If anyone has tips on how to deodorise an old Fender hardshell case, drop a comment below! That’s the next project on the list.

[JSett]

That's exactly how an old offset should look.

Congratulations

[tdksa90]

I'm having Jaguar envy. Beautiful guitar!!

[Pacafeliz]

Nice!
But I'd say that's a refin, right?

[GreenKnee]

Looks lovely, congrats on the new guitar. There's nothing finer than an early 60's Jaguar, they hold some serious vibes that resonate when playing

I used these air fresheners when growing something particularly smelly and it worked wonders at stopping my house from smelling. It neutralises odours so I'd hope it would be a permanent fix too.

https://onaonline.com/product/ona-block/

[Surfysonic]

Congrats & enjoy! Looks like your Jag has had quite the life. The stories it could tell! I also have a Feb '63 Jag, but it had been refinished by a previous owner (see avatar).

Nice!
But I'd say that's a refin, right?

What makes you think so? What would be the tell tale signs?

[bulrich]

Looks fantastic. Congrats!
Some silica packs will help with the odor.

[Pacafeliz]

Congrats & enjoy! Looks like your Jag has had quite the life. The stories it could tell! I also have a Feb '63 Jag, but it had been refinished by a previous owner (see avatar).

Nice!
But I'd say that's a refin, right?

What makes you think so? What would be the tell tale signs?

The red/black burst is way too pronounced. But hey I might be wrong...

[JSett]

The red/black burst is way too pronounced. But hey I might be wrong...

I'm not sure it is. Here's a few examples, all from 1963, for comparison:

[Surfysonic]

Congrats & enjoy! Looks like your Jag has had quite the life. The stories it could tell! I also have a Feb '63 Jag, but it had been refinished by a previous owner (see avatar).

Nice!
But I'd say that's a refin, right?

What makes you think so? What would be the tell tale signs?

The red/black burst is way too pronounced. But hey I might be wrong...

From what I've seen of early '60s bursts in the past, it's common for the red/black burst to be too pronounced. Having a quick look at a Reverb search from '62 - '65, some '63s, '64s, and '65s were far less subtle than the '62s and some '63s.

https://reverb.com/marketplace?query=Fe ... ice%7Cdesc

[ohm_mho]

That's exactly how an old offset should look.

Congratulations

I'm having Jaguar envy. Beautiful guitar!!

Thanks guys! I'm really happy with it.

[gishuk]

Just the perfect amount of wear for a sunburst IMO, lovely guitar.

[ohm_mho]

Congrats & enjoy! Looks like your Jag has had quite the life. The stories it could tell! I also have a Feb '63 Jag, but it had been refinished by a previous owner (see avatar).



What makes you think so? What would be the tell tale signs?

The red/black burst is way too pronounced. But hey I might be wrong...

From what I've seen of early '60s bursts in the past, it's common for the red/black burst to be too pronounced. Having a quick look at a Reverb search from '62 - '65, some '63s, '64s, and '65s were far less subtle than the '62s and some '63s.

https://reverb.com/marketplace?query=Fe ... ice%7Cdesc

The lighting in my living room is also accentuating the darker / warmer colours in the finish. Here's the Jag on my "workbench" (the dining room table):

[Telliot]

It looks like a pretty typical target burst to me. A look under the hood would probably answer the question. In either case it’s lovely — congrats!

[Surfysonic]

The red/black burst is way too pronounced. But hey I might be wrong...

From what I've seen of early '60s bursts in the past, it's common for the red/black burst to be too pronounced. Having a quick look at a Reverb search from '62 - '65, some '63s, '64s, and '65s were far less subtle than the '62s and some '63s.

https://reverb.com/marketplace?query=Fe ... ice%7Cdesc

The lighting in my living room is also accentuating the darker / warmer colours in the finish. Here's the Jag on my "workbench" (the dining room table):

Awesome and congrats again! I've got some amber Edison bulbs in my home office's overhead light/fan fixture, so some of my gear tends to look a bit amberish when I take gear photos at night.