All user reviews for the Fender American Vintage '62 Jaguar

Allemgagne purchased new on Ebay.

Thin Skin Color Pink Shell Pink what?

In a word: superb, magnificent, grandiose Ouha any scratches!

this is my guitar together, and when I go (guitar) pan big slap video taped it.

I also have a Strat Us, a TV Jap, Jap Mustang.

Most: the sumptuous look, my most beautiful skyscrapers! A good finish, including electronic quality much better than my other guitars. Its very aggressive guitar became my reference style indie rock noise. More aggressive than the Strat, less brutal than the TV bcp less and less metal than the Mustang. The mute is very fun to play!

Cons: Fender sticker on the head, but not both a scraper to 1500 balls they can not put the logo under a veneer of shame!!!
Paint thin skin is beautiful moreover fragile, soiled quickly taking bcp tasks. The handle is good, although I prefer that my mustang and my Strat. Least a really versatile Strat, the selector offers its aggressive achement therefore not scratch for all styles ....

€ 1,700 is expensive qd even better try to find secondhand around 1000 €.
With hindsight I remake this choice!

I speak here of the 62 edition of USA manufacturing. The maple neck / rosewood 22 fret radius of 7.5''and the body are finished in nitrocellulose (with matt polyurethane underlay for the body, alder. Everything is from U.S..

America cotton smell ...

Here's a quick comparison between the model Japanese alder (last series), the U.S. vintage reissue, and the original U.S.:

The Japanese jag: fully finished in polyurethane, more durable, but do not skate, handle the relatively similar to the U.S. edition is made with less care, and less wood chosen. The pickups have an output level much lower than the U.S., and more screaming. No significant difference between the circuit rhythm and solo the neck pickup. The bridges of the bridge are of poor quality, and disrupt vibrate easily. The stem of vibrato has no restraint in its housing. The factory settings are random facts "wholesale" in speed.

The U.S. reissue: attention to the nitro finish that does not support contact with certain plastics and foams (dark traces separations), and which requires great care so as not to grow old. Quality wood and finish. The pickups have an output level much higher than the Japanese, a little less shrill, but always extremely metallic clicks and over strats and Telecasters, the solo circuit. Its very smooth rhythm of the circuit, bluesy to jazzy. The bridges behave well enough to not really need to change, and the stem of vibrato, differently shaped, is clipped into place and not fall. Instrument very stable and well adjusted at the factory. Playability of the neck which does nothing.

The original 60's: the pickups sound much more mellow and do not have too much acid side of the moderns. The rosewood fingerboard is impressive finesse compared to modern models.

A test of the U.S. reissue:
The guitar sometimes lacks sustain in the bass and the microphone is so acute that the acid distos preamps and have trouble digesting: the tone knob halfway, it was even more acute that a stratum. The neck is a rare comfort, and all the hardware inspires a notch more confidence than what was on the Japanese. Sounds clear arpeggios in the style vibrato / tremolo and reverb plate are beautiful and incomparable style surf / rockabilly. The sound can turn an excess interest to punk and psychobilly, and industrial.
No heavy trash riffs without a preamp modeling compress the sound, attacked by a serious préégalisation to calm acute overflowing.
You can force the volume to appear without the risk of acoustic feedback microphone (not before being overwhelmed by the feedback already ropes to control with beautiful vibrato and fingers).

Purchased at a price highly interesting, this guitar has allowed me to finally compare with my old Japanese: no need to turn the microphones or the bridge, or tinkering with the rod of the vibrato bar so that it does not every turn. The guitar is really usable right now, and it's seriously built. Japanese is a good guitar with some errors easy to correct. The U.S. version has a different smell, a different weight (heavier!), Another sacred feeling and inspires a respect from the start. I would not change it, and do not see the point. For a more versatile and ordinary while keeping the look, the Japanese hotrails equipped Seymour, a buzz-stop and bridges mustang is a more logical choice.
Beautiful guitar.

The Fender American Vintage Series '62 Jaguar is an electric guitar that is made in the USA and has two single coil pick ups.  It has all sorts of tone knobs including switches to choose between the different pick ups and to choose between different combinations of the two.  It also has tone wheels as well as a bright switch and two volume knobs.  The guitar also has a whammy bar and has the standard 1/4 inch input.



Playing the Fender American Vintage Series '62 Jaguar is really a pleasure as the neck of the guitar is extremely fluid and has a great overall feel.  It is easy to play all around the neck and feels great for playing both lead and rhythm guitar parts.  Getting a good sound from this Jaguar is a pretty easy thing to do as it not only has a great inherent tone but also has a ton of different tone knobs that allow the user to get a wide array of different sounds from within the guitar.  The guitar also has a great shape to it and is one that has become synonymous with the Jaguar.



I use the Fender American Vintage Series '62 Jaguar with a '76 Fender Twin Reverb and occasionally some effects pedals but I find that even when I just use this guitar for clean tones that I'm able to get some really awesome sounds and I'm able to get them in great variety.  My favorite part about this guitar is all of the tone knobs and wheels that it has on it that make it possible to get so many different tones.  This guitar is great for all types of music although I use it mostly for rock and pop as that is the type of music that I usually play.



I've been using the Fender American Vintage Series '62 Jaguar for recording for about two years and it is definitely one of the cooler guitars that I've used not only because of its great versatility in terms of tone but also because of its awesome look and feel.  This guitar isn't all that cheap, but is reasonable when you consider you are getting a top notch guitar that will last a lifetime if treated right.  If you are in the market for a new electric guitar that has a unique blend of look, feel, and sound the Fender American Vintage Series '62 Jaguar is as good of a choice as any.