Fender American Vintage/American Original colors?

[dave19er]

Is anyone aware of a site, posting, etc, that shows the different colors that Fender has offered over the years on their American Vintage/American Original lines, and when those colors were offered? Like, that they offered the AO Jaguar in Candy Apple Red from 2018 to 2020. I’ve looked around, both on here, as well as other forums and sites, but haven’t really found anything that lists that out. I’m particularly interested in Jaguar colors at the moment, but also curious about other models/colors.

Thanks!

[snarf]

According to the parts sheet for AO Jaguar:
FMIC Assets AO Diagram and parts list

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1 BODY 65 VINTAGE JAGUAR CAR 7711787509
1 BODY 65 VINTAGE JAGUAR 3TSB 7711786500
1 BODY 65 VINTAGE JAGUAR SFG 7711787557

according to reverb the avri '62 came in a bunch of different finishes:
Reverb Page for AVRI 62 jaguar

3-Color Sunburst
Black
Candy Apple Red
Dakota Red
Fiesta Red
Ice Blue Metallic
Inca Silver
Ocean Turquoise
Olympic White
Sherwood Green Metallic
Surf Green

best I can find. No idea about the exact years though.

[BoringPostcards]

We really were spoiled for choice with the AVRI62 line. We’ll never see that large variety of finish options again on any vintage reissue series.

[GreenKnee]

According to the parts sheet for AO Jaguar:
FMIC Assets AO Diagram and parts list

Code: Select all

1 BODY 65 VINTAGE JAGUAR CAR 7711787509
1 BODY 65 VINTAGE JAGUAR 3TSB 7711786500
1 BODY 65 VINTAGE JAGUAR SFG 7711787557

They also came in daphne blue after a couple of years, I think replacing the CAR finish?

[sunburster]

according to reverb the avri '62 came in a bunch of different finishes:
Reverb Page for AVRI 62 jaguar

3-Color Sunburst
Black
Candy Apple Red
Dakota Red
Fiesta Red
Ice Blue Metallic
Inca Silver
Ocean Turquoise
Olympic White
Sherwood Green Metallic
Surf Green

best I can find. No idea about the exact years though.

Black, Sunburst and White were from the beginning to the end of the AVRI62 Jaguars (1999-2012).
Sherwood Green, Fiesta Red and Dakota Red were from 1999-2001 (Dakota Red is very rare, it seems they did not make many).
Inca Silver was only offered in 2001 (close to Dakota Red, in terms of rarity).
The rest were each made for several years, from 2002-2010.

As regards AV65 Jaguars, they made them in Sunburst and CAR from the beginning to end of the run (2012-2018).
Ice Blue metallic (the only color offered with a matching headstock!) was only made in 2013 (only a couple hundred made). Sonic Blue was an FSR in 2013 or 2014, only a few hundred of those were made as well.

[JSett]

Ice Blue metallic (the only color offered with a matching headstock!) was only made in 2013 (only a couple hundred made).

I JagBlaster'd a minty one of these last year then was disappointed and sold it and, looking back, I wish I hadn't fucked with it - and just kept it. Classic regrets...I've got more than a few of those.

[iainmayfield]

i'm lucky enough to have several AVRI62 models - both Jaguars and Jazzies - the ice blue metallic ones are the best - i have one of each - also have models in olympic white, black, fiesta red and ocean turquoise!

[GreenKnee]

i'm lucky enough to have several AVRI62 models - both Jaguars and Jazzies - the ice blue metallic ones are the best - i have one of each - also have models in olympic white, black, fiesta red and ocean turquoise!

Pics or it didn't happen

[iainmayfield]

i'm lucky enough to have several AVRI62 models - both Jaguars and Jazzies - the ice blue metallic ones are the best - i have one of each - also have models in olympic white, black, fiesta red and ocean turquoise!

Pics or it didn't happen

have you ever tried posting up pictures on here - its a right pain!! trust me - i have more jazzmasters than you could shake a stick at.....

[Embenny]

have you ever tried posting up pictures on here - its a right pain!! trust me - i have more jazzmasters than you could shake a stick at.....

I just upload to Imgur and then copy and paste the image URL on OSG.

Works great. Also makes it easy to go back and find old photos you might want to link again, like this Aztec Gold AV65 that I probably shouldn't have sold two years ago:

[JSett]

Wow, yours was in incredibly better condition than mine (that I sold last year)



That guitar served me very well though.

[Embenny]

Wow, yours was in incredibly better condition than mine (that I sold last year)

That guitar served me very well though.

That's pretty good-lookin' too!

I got all in my head about not wanting to play a gold guitar. It just didn't seem right. Totally stupid, because it was a phenomenal Jazzmaster the likes of which I might not see again. It just played so well.

Looking at it with that mint guard, it really looked alright. Trouble is, I only put that on around the time I sold it. It came to me with a gold guard, which was just way too much gold, and I think it just formed this initial impression of not liking its looks that I never quite shook:



So I never played it as much as I should have, and only stuck the mint guard on when I pulled off the Staytrem to sell it.

[marginwalker]

according to reverb the avri '62 came in a bunch of different finishes:
Reverb Page for AVRI 62 jaguar

3-Color Sunburst
Black
Candy Apple Red
Dakota Red
Fiesta Red
Ice Blue Metallic
Inca Silver
Ocean Turquoise
Olympic White
Sherwood Green Metallic
Surf Green

best I can find. No idea about the exact years though.

God a Dakota red AVRI Jazzmaster is one of my dream guitars

[dave19er]

Thank you! This is great info; I'd wondered about this. I'd seen a CAR AO Jag recently, but I'd only seen the seafoam green and daphne blue thus far.

It really seems hard to find info on years for the colors. Back in the 90s, I bought a 3TSB American Vintage Jazz Bass. I really wanted a Lake Placid Blue one, but those were impossible to find. I'd call some shops, and they'd say that Fender had stopped selling them in LPB, and other shops would be all "they sell them; they're just hard to get."

According to the parts sheet for AO Jaguar:
FMIC Assets AO Diagram and parts list

Code: Select all

1 BODY 65 VINTAGE JAGUAR CAR 7711787509
1 BODY 65 VINTAGE JAGUAR 3TSB 7711786500
1 BODY 65 VINTAGE JAGUAR SFG 7711787557

according to reverb the avri '62 came in a bunch of different finishes:
Reverb Page for AVRI 62 jaguar

3-Color Sunburst
Black
Candy Apple Red
Dakota Red
Fiesta Red
Ice Blue Metallic
Inca Silver
Ocean Turquoise
Olympic White
Sherwood Green Metallic
Surf Green

best I can find. No idea about the exact years though.

According to the parts sheet for AO Jaguar:
FMIC Assets AO Diagram and parts list

Code: Select all

1 BODY 65 VINTAGE JAGUAR CAR 7711787509
1 BODY 65 VINTAGE JAGUAR 3TSB 7711786500
1 BODY 65 VINTAGE JAGUAR SFG 7711787557

They also came in daphne blue after a couple of years, I think replacing the CAR finish?

[dave19er]

Oh man. I'd love an Ice Blue with a matching headstock! First choice would be LPB w matching headstock, but since that's not a thing, I'd take an Ice Blue one!

according to reverb the avri '62 came in a bunch of different finishes:
Reverb Page for AVRI 62 jaguar

3-Color Sunburst
Black
Candy Apple Red
Dakota Red
Fiesta Red
Ice Blue Metallic
Inca Silver
Ocean Turquoise
Olympic White
Sherwood Green Metallic
Surf Green

best I can find. No idea about the exact years though.

Black, Sunburst and White were from the beginning to the end of the AVRI62 Jaguars (1999-2012).
Sherwood Green, Fiesta Red and Dakota Red were from 1999-2001 (Dakota Red is very rare, it seems they did not make many).
Inca Silver was only offered in 2001 (close to Dakota Red, in terms of rarity).
The rest were each made for several years, from 2002-2010.

As regards AV65 Jaguars, they made them in Sunburst and CAR from the beginning to end of the run (2012-2018).
Ice Blue metallic (the only color offered with a matching headstock!) was only made in 2013 (only a couple hundred made). Sonic Blue was an FSR in 2013 or 2014, only a few hundred of those were made as well.