A FenderCustom Shop '62 Jaguar single coil pickup with toothed metal binding in neck position
A FenderCustom Shop '62 Jaguar single coil pickup with toothed metal binding in bridge position
Passive electrics with lead and rhythm circuits
Lead circuit with two on/off switches for the pickups, bass cut ("strangle switch") and volume and tone controls
Rhythm circuit with separate volume and tone pots for the neck pickup
Fender Adjusto-Matic bridge
Fender Vintage-Style "Floating" Tremolo Tailpiece
Schaller "F" Vintage-Style tuners
Including FenderCustom Shop guitar case and certificate
Authentic Custom Shop Replica of a Mid-Sixties Jaguar
With the Fender '66 Jaguar Deluxe Closet Classic RW Aztec Gold, the FenderCustom Shop sends an authentic replica of a mid-sixties Jaguar into the race, combining excellent playing characteristics with flexible sounds and a distinctive look. While the "Deluxe Closet Classic" nitro finish gives theimpression of a devotedly maintained period original, the Offset-Design with short 24" scale length (610 mm) and slim C-neck ensures particularly agile handling. FenderCustom Store '62 Jaguar single coils and the obligatory circuit with lead and rhythm circuit elicit the guitar amp first-class vintage sounds that are ideally suited to the diverse genres of alternative and surf rock. naturally completes Fender the '66 Jaguar Deluxe Closet Classic RW Aztec Gold electric guitar with high-quality Vintage-StyleHardware in the form of an Adjusto-Matic bridge with TremoloTailpiece and tuning stable Schaller "F" tuner.
An authentic replica of a mid-sixties Jaguar, the Fender '66 Jaguar Deluxe Closet Classic RW Aztec Gold impresses with a distinctive look and authentic sound and playing characteristics.
Four screws and a neckplate with custom store logo connect the alder body and the quartersawn maple neck of the '66 Jaguar Deluxe Closet Classic.
Authentic construction and comfortable handling
In the construction of the '66 Jaguar Deluxe Closet Classic, the FenderCustom Shop naturally follows the historical specifications as closely as possible to reproduce the sound characteristics and feel of an original of the time. Under the golden, gauzily applied nitro finish, a two-piece alder body is used, which not only promises an ideal balance due to the offset design, but also guarantees a free access to the high layers of the rosewood fingerboard, which is set historically correct as a "Round Laminated Board" on the 9.5" arching (241 mm) given by the maple neck. The short 24" scale length (610 mm) not only supports the distinctive sound character of the guitar, but also guarantees buttery smooth playing characteristics in combination with the slim "1966 Jaguar C" neck profile.
Fender Custom Shop '62 Jaguar single coils and the obligatory electrics with lead and rhythm circuit promise diverse vintage sounds.
Versatile guitar sounds with vintage character.
The electrical sound transformation of the '66 Jaguar Deluxe Closet Classic is handled by two FenderCustom Shop '62 Jaguar single coils. The historically wound single coils with the characteristic serrated metal surrounds offer an increased Output and elicit particularly warm clean and overdrive sounds in vintage style from the guitar amplifier, which never lack the typical Fender transparency and are insensitive to interference. The pickups of the Fender '66 Jaguar electric guitar are naturally managed by the passive electrics, which are divided into lead and rhythm circuits. While the rhythm circuit exclusively provides the neck pickup with its own volume and tone pots, the lead circuit grants full control over the sound thanks to two pickup on/off sliders, the bass cut switch and general volume and tone controls.
Schaller "F" vintage-style tuners keep the Fender '66 Jaguar Deluxe Closet Classi securely in the correct tuning.
Historically accurate hardware
Last but not least, high-quality attachments in historically accurate finishes complete the features of Fender's '66 Jaguar Deluxe Closet Classic RW Aztec Gold electric guitar. The smoothly responding Fender Vintage-Style "Floating" Tremolo tailpiece, which can be used to create shimmering pitch shifts up and down, guides the strings over a Fender Adjusto-Matic bridge, whose six individually adjustable string saddles guarantee precise adjustment of intonation and string action. On the headstock, which is painted to match the rest of the guitar, Schaller "F" tuners with an embossed Fender F also keep the guitar securely in the correct tuning.