I love a brightly colored Jag, but the finish you've already got bears a striking resemblance to Elvis Costello's famous Jazzmaster, which I think is pretty damn cool: http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/ae12/estaban22/Elvis%20Costello/ECJazzmaster11.jpg It looks like you've already got a pretty jaw-...

In other words, I've only seen CAR without the matching headstock on truly vintage Jags from the 60's/70's and very recent AVRI models. Did this particular color combination exist at all between then and now, preferably in the late 90's/early 2000's? Vintage CAR Jags had matching headstocks. Any yo...

I agree about going the pre-owned route for sure, I'm just curious if the consensus would agree that, all things being equal, it's a little silly to charge $3K for even a brand new American Jag. I'm just trying to wrap my head around how the MSRP got that high in the first place.

I've been in the market for my first Jag lately and I think I've nearly got a CIJ model ready to buy, but I've also given some thought to the current batch of brand new AVRIs. Am I crazy, though? The currently available 1965 AVRI is gorgeous, but for god's sake, the MSRP is THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS. I...

here ya go http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/11222855544_b420e5502e_c.jpg As an official stickler for details, I can honestly say I'd expect HUNDREDS to be discounted simply because of the shockingly bad placement of that headstock decal. Yikes. When the type is clearly contoured around the shape ...

Nick wrote:The gig bag says Gibson on it. The guitar says Fender on it.

RED FLAG!

You're telling me all this time I haven't been bidding on a Firebird? DAMMIT

I did some digging of my own and it's looking now like $999 is way beyond what a CIJ Jag from 2002-2004 is worth. I Googled my way to a LPB version of the same model (in excellent condition) for sale at $550. On the other hand, I so rarely see these particular models on eBay, so I'm still weighing i...

You guys have better eyes than me! I couldn't make out that "Q" for the life of me. Anyway, thanks! My guess was the 2002-2004 as well, which would make this the exact model I'm looking for. Due to the somewhat hard-to-find nature of this particular model, I'm very much in favor of making ...

Just yesterday I was asking about CAR Jaguars made in Japan without matching headstocks, and I found a real-life answer sooner than I expected: http://www.ebay.com/itm/FENDER-JAGUAR-OLD-CANDY-APPLE-RED-MADE-IN-JAPAN-GREAT-CONDITION-/111184317990?pt=Guitar&hash=item19e31a0e26 The price seems good...

Thanks! Also, it's a long (and boring) story about why I need to know this, but how exactly were those guitars bought and sold in America at the time? I know getting actual Fender Japan guitars in the States can be tricky, so when you say released in the US market, was that through some separate cha...

I'm curious if any CIJ or AVRI Jaguars were released before the last couple years with a Candy Apple Red body but without a matching headstock. According to archived versions of Fender.com, no AVRI models were available in CAR at all until very recently, and every CIJ Jag I've seen in CAR has a matc...